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. Morning (1808) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
This painting by Philipp Otto
Runge centres around Aurora, Practical Information
goddess of dawn, and was Glockengießerwall. Tel (040) 428
intended to be part of a series 131 200. Open 10am–6pm Tue–
called “Times of the Day”. The Wed & Fri–Sun, 10am–9pm Thu.
other works were never & Library: Open 11am–5pm
completed due to the Tue, Wed & Fri, 11am–9pm Thu.
artist’s untimely death Café: Open 10am–11pm Tue,
aged 33. Wed & Fri–Sun, 10am–9pm Thu.
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the background behind the rising flow, is loaded with symbolism.
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Gallery Guide
On the ground floor, Rooms 54–63 house the
Transparent Museum, offering an insight into
the work of the museum makers. Also on this
floor are prints, drawings and sculptures. On
the first floor, Rooms 1–15 contain works by the
old masters. In Rooms 16–34, paintings from
the 19th century are exhibited, and Rooms
35–46 display Modern Art (1900–1960).

Nana (1877) The
subject of Édouard
Manet’s painting was
the heroine of a Zola
novel. Manet was not
allowed to exhibit the
painting in the Paris
Key Salon because Nana
was known as a
Gallery of old masters Parisian courtesan.
19th-century paintings
Modern Art (1900–1960)
Drawings, prints and statues
Transparent Museum
Non-exhibition space

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