Alte Nationalgalerie
The Alte Nationalgalerie is an art museum in Berlin, part of the National Gallery Berlin. It is located in the Bezirk Mitte district. Commissioned by Frederick William IV of Prussia and opened in 1876, the building is a cultural heritage monument featuring Neoclassical architecture designed by Friedrich August Stüler and Heinrich Strack. It is one of the 85 most looked-up sights in Germany on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is 1 km from the center of Berlin and 19 km from Berlin Brandenburg Airport. It is located on Museumsinsel at Bodestraße 1-3, near the Neues Museum, Altes Museum, Pergamon Museum, and Berlin Cathedral. For weather, July and August are the warmest months with daily highs of 23 °C. The wettest months are June and July, which see about 60 mm and 59 mm of rain. In the winter, January and December are the coldest, with daily highs of 3 °C and lows of -2 °C and -1 °C.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and on public holidays from 10:00 to 18:00, but it is closed on Mondays and on December 24 and 31. There is an admission fee, and the museum is wheelchair accessible. In 2017, the museum recorded about 316,000 visitors.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 23 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| Rainfall, mm | 48 | 39 | 46 | 33 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 48 | 40 | 46 | 53 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
