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Neue Nationalgalerie vs Museum Island

Both are highly recommended by experts. Overall, New National Gallery is preferred by most writers compared to Museumsinsel. New National Gallery comes in at 86 with positive reviews from 6 reviewers including Michelin Guide, Time Out and Fodor's.

Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie
9 / 10
Potsdamer Strasse 50, 10785 Berlin
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Bauhaus member Mies van der Rohe originally designed this glass-box structure for Bacardi Rum in Cuba, but Berlin became the site of its realization in 1968." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"In its modern glass-and-steel home designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), the Neue Nationalgalerie is a sequel of sorts to the art at Dahlem." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Just behind Potsdamer Platz—and anchoring the jagged golden twins that are the Philharmonic and the city library—sits the starkly modern glass cube of the New National Gallery." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Designed in the 1960s by Mies van der Rohe, the New National Gallery houses German and international paintings from the 20th century." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This building made of glass and steel (1968) by Mies Van der Rohe houses paintings and sculptures from the early 20C to the 1960s." Full review
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Museum Island
Museum Island
7 / 10
Bodestrasse 1-3, 10117 Berlin
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Fodor's Fodor's
"On the site of one of Berlin's two original settlements, this unique complex of five state museums, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an absolute must." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"One of the richest art collections in the world." Full review
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
3.0
"Museumsinsel (or Museum Island) is the name given to a clump of five museums, the Baroque-style Berliner Dom cathedral and large gardens clustered on a tiny island in the River Spree." Full review