Mies van der Rohe's only building in post-war Germany opened in 1968: a huge steel roof resting on just eight columns, with glass walls on all sides.
After a long renovation by David Chipperfield Architects it reopened in 2021. The upper hall is one of the hardest and most beautiful spaces to show art in.
Eight years after the opening, the building became the scene of one of Berlin's most famous art actions, when Ulay carried Spitzweg's The Poor Poet out of the collection – the story is told in our article on Ulay's 2026 retrospective at the museum. Opening hours and tickets are in the Neue Nationalgalerie visitor guide.