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Neue Nationalgalerie vs Neues Museum

Both Neues Museum and New National Gallery are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Neues Museum ranks slightly better than New National Gallery. Neues Museum scores 90 with endorsements from 6 reviewers such as Frommer's, Let's Go and Travel + Leisure.

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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Neues Museum
Neues Museum
9 / 10
Bodestrasse 1-3, 10178 Berlin
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"After 12 years of painstaking work, the Neoclassical structure reopens with one of the world’s top collections of Egyptian art and a singular beauty, the bust of Nefertiti." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Finally reopened in 2009 after extensive remodelling by the British architect David Chipperfield, this stunning building now houses the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"Oddly enough, the Neues Museum (literally “New Museum”) houses the old. Tourists don’t just visit this place because it’s on Museum Island—its collection earned it a spot among the stars." Full review
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The museum is now home to the Museum of Pre- and Protohistory and the Egyptian Museum. In ruins prior to Reunification, the museum's richly decorated interior has been restored."
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"both the building and its inspiring contents are well worth the visit. " Full review
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