The exhibition “The Scharf Collection. Goya – Monet – Cézanne – Bonnard – Grosse” at the Alte Nationalgalerie will come to an end in just over two weeks. So far, more than 125,000 people have visited the exhibition. Due to its great popularity with the public, the opening hours will be extended until 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. on the last three weekends for the final sprint. To mark the exhibition, the Alte Nationalgalerie will be showing a free screening of the film “Die Farben der Zeit” (The Colors of Time) in the auditorium of the James Simon Gallery on January 29.
Image above: Claude Monet, Waterloo Bridge, 1903, Oil on canvas, 65 x 100 cm. © The Scharf Collection, Ruland Photodesign
Anette Hüsch, Director of the Alte Nationalgalerie: “We are delighted with the enthusiastic response to the exhibition from our visitors. During the last two weeks of the exhibition, we would like to give as many people as possible the opportunity to experience the works of the Scharf Collection at the Alte Nationalgalerie by extending our opening hours on the weekends.”
The last day the exhibition is open to the public is Sunday, 15. February 2026. Until then, the following extended opening hours apply:
30. January until 1. February 2026: 10 am to 7 pm
6. until 8. February 2026: 10 am to 7 pm
13. until 15. February 2026: 10 am to 8 pm
To kick off the final stretch of the exhibition, the Alte Nationalgalerie will present a free screening of the 2025 film “Die Farben der Zeit” (original title: La venue de l’avenir) by Cédric Klapisch on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 7 p.m. The screening will take place in the auditorium of the James Simon Gallery.
“The Colors of Time” is a French drama about memories and the invisible threads that connect people across generations. Between the past and the present, a story unfolds in which loss and hope shine through in ever-changing colors. These cinematic themes are echoed in the Scharf Collection.
The film runs for 124 minutes. It will be shown in the original French version with German subtitles (original version with subtitles). The recommended age is 12 and above.
Admission begins at 6:30 p.m., and the screening starts at 7 p.m. Please register in advance via Pretix (admission is free).
The exhibition
For the first time, the Scharf Collection, one of Germany’s most important private collections, is being presented on a large scale. The collection comprises mainly French art from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as contemporary international art. The exhibition at the Alte Nationalgalerie shows a selection of around 150 works, including outstanding pieces by Auguste Renoir, Pierre Bonnard, Edgar Degas, and Claude Monet, and invites visitors on a journey through the collection: from Goya and French Realism to the French Impressionists and Cubists to contemporary art. A special highlight is a selection of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s graphic works, which are preserved almost in their entirety in the collection.
WHEN?
Until 15. February 2026
WHERE?
Alte Nationalgalerie
Bodestr. 1-3
10178 Berlin
