| Description |  |
The Kulturforum is characterized by its innovative modernist architecture; several buildings are distinguished by the organic designs of Hans Scharoun, and the Neue Nationalgalerie was designed by Mies van der Rohe. Today, the Kulturforum lies immediately to the west of the redeveloped commercial node of Potsdamer Platz.
Among the cultural institutions housed in and around the Kulturforum are :
- Neue Nationalgalerie
- Gemäldegalerie
- Museum of Decorative Arts
- Museum for Music Instruments
- Museum of Graphic Arts
- Art Library
- Berliner Philharmonie
- Chamber Music Hall
- Berlin State Library
- Ibero-Amerikan Institute
- Wissenschaftszentrum
- St. Matthäus-Kirche |