I don't prefer audio or in-person guides, so I didn't use those options. But this is a magnificent museum presenting the old masters, especially Dutch & Flemish, and I loved every minute of it, even though it's a bit challenging to find one's way through the room numbers. Also, the museum was transparent about the fact that some rooms were closed for renovations of lighting, etc., which was a very helpful warning for me, and they also made sure to have available for viewing the main highlights of collections from closed rooms. Loved the experience (which I took in right after using my timed tickets to the Neue Nationalgalerie, a museum that could hardly be more different, yet is also stupendous). Go!

I went straight up the audio guide centre where the lady gave me a headset and directed me to the garderobe and lockers (you use 1 euro to use a locker, but you get it back). Then you just head straight to the gallery and have your voucher scanned at the door. No queuing! Dont trust google for closing time... and also grab a map! You will need it.

La pinacoteca raccoglie numerosi capolavori dell’arte fiamminga e italiana tra il XV secolo e il XII secolo. Per i primi, ci sono piaciuti molto alcuni dipinti di Van der Heyden e di Van der Goes, un dipinto strepitoso di Bosch (San Giovanni a Patmos), alcuni dipinti di Rembrandt (di lui, v’e’ una raccolta tra le più ampie al mondo) e due dipinti di Veermer. Con riguardo all’arte italiana, su tutti, ci piace citare alcuni dipinti di Raffaello e di Botticelli, ma anche uno, magnifico, del Beato Angelico