Eight pylons and glass walls support the huge coffered ceiling of the New National Gallery, built in 1968 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, director of the Bauhaus from 1930 to 1933, and boasting a fine collection of paintings and sculptures from the early 20C to the 1960s. Highlights include German and Austrian expressionist works, the Die Brücke movement, and exhibits by the Berlin artist, Käthe Kollwitz. Sculptures by the likes of Henry Moore, Richard Serra and Alexander Calder are dotted around the museum.