MOMA returns to Berlin: The Impressionists (now thru October 7th)
The New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie) in Berlin is presenting it's second installment of the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcase. The first installment broke visitation records all summer long.
Tickets: Oy-vey it gets complex:
10 Euro for weekdays, and 12 Euro on weekends; Children and teens up to 16 years of age have free entry. There is a new system in place regarding entry times (to prevent the insane lines witnessed at the first MOMA installment): Each ticket is pre-numbered. There are monitors displaying times of entry for various groups of numbers. Usually there will be about two hours between the time of your ticket purchase until your scheduled entry. During this time you are welcome to leave the area and check out the sites nearby (such as the Sony Center).
Long lines are expected at the ticket purchasing counters. There are two ways to avoid this: order an "early-bird ticket" or arrange for VIP tickets. The "early-bird ticket" can be purchased for 10 Euro and is valid on a specific date for an 8am entry time; this ticket & VIP tickets can be purchased on-line at: www.metinberlin.org. VIP tickets are 30 Euro, and include an audio tour and private entry.
This segment features 19th century French masterpeices from artists such as Matisse, Gauguin and Manet. If the exhibit is any where as good as the last it's worth the trip, and the wait.
The gallery is located at Potsdamer Straße 50 (Map) and is best accessed via U-bhf Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Park, S or U-bhf Potsdamer Platz, Bus M29, or Bus M48. Here is a convenient link to the public transportation system, use the "Journey Planner" located in the right-hand column.
