Works of art in the 'temple of glass' designed by Mies van der Rohe

The striking glass building designed by Mies van der Rohe (built 1968) provides a worthy setting for the 20th century art collection of Berlin's State Museums. The museum houses an exclusive selection of modern art.

Andy Warhol, Big Electric Chair, 1967 Acryl auf Leinwand, 137,3 x 185,4 cm – © Artists rights society, New York

The focal points of the collection are works by exponents of Cubism, Expressionism, Bauhaus, Group Zero surrealism and American colour-field painting, as well as artists such as Pablo Picasso, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, Otto Dix and, from the post-1945 period, Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Barnett Newman, Morris Louis and others.

Wilhelm Lachnit Gliederpuppe, 1948 Öl und Tempera auf Sperrholz, 75 x 110 cm – © Erbengemeinschaft von Max und Wilhem Lachnit

High-calibre special exhibitions complete the programme at the New National Gallery.

Neue Nationalgalerie Kulturforum, Berlin-Tiergarten – © SMB, Foto: Maximilian Meisse