Matthew T.
Yelp
We found this place in the Lonely planet book for Berlin, but that should be no reason to hold you back from going here. If you like contemporary art, are curious about it, or just want your sensibilities about art challenged, I suggest you go here. Not everyone is a fan of contemporary art, but challenge yourself sometime and go. Plus, the idea that it is a private collection, housed in the owners home and you get a peak inside? What is not to love about that? Plus the building itself is amazing and has an interesting story, much like many buildings in Berlin.
You need to make an appointment to view the collection. It is only open on Saturday afternoons, so be sure to go to their web page and set up an appointment. It is also closed in August when they change the items on display. You can learn more about the collection and the owners on their web page so I won't bore you here. But I found it very useful that I had gone to the Hamburger Bahnhof museum of contemporary art before coming here. An excellent museum in it own right, there are some arts in common so it was kind of fun to see some pieces by names I recognized.
The hof where you find the collection also has a great cafe and there is a book store, not affiliated with the collection which are great places to spend some time while you wait for your appointment to see the collection.
