MITTE. Completed in 1876, the Alte Nationalgalerie is noteworthy because its design reflects the very same period of the art it houses ­ a true harmony of form and function. Though heavily damaged during WWII, the building re-opened in 2001 following extensive reconstruction, and its vast, three-level collection of 19th-century art continues to be available for public consumption. Among the pieces on display are Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet and Goethe-era landscapes by Jakob Philipp Hackert.

MITTE. Originally intended to hold all of the state-owned art collections in Berlin, the Altes Museum was designed in ancient Greek style by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and completed in 1830. The Collection of Classical Antiquities, a presence at the Altes Museum since 1904, currently displays Greek and Roman art and sculpture here, and the Egyptian Museum has maintained its collection on the second floor since 2005 (it is scheduled to remain until 2009).

MITTE. Housed in a contemporary white building, this museum is dedicated to the designs of the talented artists of the Bauhaus school. Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school, hired a group of well-known artists to teach in his school. Today, exhibits display the various items that were created from this modern movement between 1919 and 1932 (when the Nazis put a stop to the group's progression). Objects showcased include furniture, sculpture, ceramics, and architecture by such famous names as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Vassily Kandinsky, and Gropius himself. U-BAHN: Nollendorfplatz

CHARLOTTENBURG ­ WILMERSDORF. Three floors of Art Nouveau and Art Deco works are showcased in this relaxing museum, and some pieces are even displayed in fully furnished rooms. Porcelains, paintings, and several items of furniture were part of Karl Bröhan's collection and date as far back as 1890. Paintings by Hans Baluschek and portraits by Willy Jaeckel are additional highlights of the exhibit. S-BAHN: Westend; U-BAHN: Richard-Wagner-Platz

STEGLITZ - ZEHLENDORF. Works exhibited in this intriguing museum are devoted to the six expressionist painters who made up the group known as Die Brücke (The Bridge). The group began in 1905 in Dresden and was proficient until 1913. Today, visitors may view the colorful artwork as the vivid paintings boldly bask in the sunlight. Two of the four rooms in the museum show various works produced after the dissolution of this movement.