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Long after its tumultuous past, Berlin has blossomed into a cultural hub with a thriving art scene. Even though many of the city's great art collections were damaged during World War II, Berlin still has much to offer the art world. Everything from the ancient to the ultra-modern can be viewed at these fine institutions.

After suffering damage from World War II bombings, many of the city's museums have undergone major renovations. Several of these galleries are located on Museum Island, an island wedged between the rivers Spree and Kupfergraben.

With three world-famous collections, the Pergamon Museum is one of Berlin's most visited art museums. Travelers flock to this site for a look at several orginal-size monuments, such as the Pergamon Altar, the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, and the market gate of Miletus.

Also on Museum Island, the Old National Gallery boasts an extensive collection of works by European Impressionists, as well as the world's largest Adolph von Menzel collection.

For a contemporary overview of art, head to the New National Gallery, in the eastern part of the city. Ensconced in a spectacular building of light and glass, this museum has an extensive collection that ranges from Classical Modern to the art of the 1960s and 1970s. Every photo enthusiast should stop into the Museum für Fotografie (Museum for Photography) to explore its main attraction, "Helmut Newton's Private Property," which displays some of the late photographer's personal articles.

Aficionados of design and architecture should definitely make their way to the Bauhaus Archive - Museum for Design, which hosts a permanent exhibition of designs influenced by the Bauhaus school. If your tastes are more Art Nouveau, stop into the Brohan Museum, which has Berlin's finest collection of German Art Nouveau including glass, furnishings, paintings, and vases.