This museum represents Lübeck’s gallery of the 19th century and the classical modern. The important collection of paintings, sculptures, art-works and photographs comprises works of German and European artists and the focus lies on art of the Romantic period and the Classic Modern. The title of the presentation is “From Caspar David Friedrich to Edvard Munch” and it combines a regional focus with international significance. The museum is located in two palatial houses dating from the 18th century, the Behnhouse and the Drägerhouse. The rooms in the Dräger house primarily offer a fitting location for exhibiting the painting collection and staging special exhibitions. But their character of private living-rooms remains visible. Interiors from the 19th century can also be viewed in the historical rooms of the Behn house. Parts of the painting collection are included here. Bourgeois interior design is thus combined with bourgeois collecting. Thanks to the interplay of art gallery and historical building, the house is considered one of the most beautiful museums in Northern Germany.