Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kritzolina, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Danapit, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kritzolina, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Danapit, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Neue Nationalgalerie's glass box
Your local guide
Andreas Vogel
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Highlights
- A gallery visible even when closed
- Walls stripped away by design
- Sculpture kept in the open air
- Modern architecture, explained on site
- Twentieth-century art, seen through glass
About this tour
This session looks at the Neue Nationalgalerie, a flat glass and steel building holding twentieth-century art. You see a design that strips away walls almost entirely, leaving the collection visible from outside even when the museum is closed. The session finishes on the raised terrace, among sculptures displayed in the open air rather than inside the gallery.
We start with a short sound check outside the entrance. I walk slowly around the terrace and describe a few works visible through the glass, taking questions on the architecture and the collection throughout. Afterwards I send a short note on the building's design and its architect.
This suits anyone interested in modern architecture as much as the art itself. It also works well as a shorter add-on to the Museum Island session.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Berlin before heading out.
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Neue Nationalgalerie exterior 15 min
The camera takes in the flat glass and steel building, and I explain how its design strips away walls almost entirely, leaving the collection visible from outside even when the museum is closed.
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The sculpture terrace 15 min
We move to the raised terrace around the building, and I point out a couple of sculptures displayed in the open air rather than inside the gallery.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Berlin: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Eisbein (pork knuckle) and Prenzlauer Berg, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 7 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Berlin, showing you Neue Nationalgalerie exterior and The sculpture terrace live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Berlin live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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