The Skulpturensammlung (sculpture collection) in the Bode Museum is one of the largest collections of older sculpture in Germany. It possesses sculptures from the early Middle Ages to the late 18th century from German-speaking countries, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain. The highlights of the collection are the Italian works of the late Gothic and early Renaissance by Giovanni Pisano, Luca della Robbia, Donatello, Desiderio da Settignano and Mino da Fiesole.

Another emphasis is on late Gothic German sculpture with works by Hans Multscher, Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans Brüggemann, Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden and Hans Leinberger. Impressive examples of building-related sculpture are the Gröning Empore, a major work of German Romanesque art, and the Baroque sculptures by Andreas Schlüter. Rococo and early Classicism in Germany are represented by works by Ignaz Günther, Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, Edme Bouchardon, Pierre Puget and Jean Antoine Houdon.

The Museum für Byzantinische Kunst (Museum of Byzantine Art) has a first-rate collection of late antique and Byzantine works of art and everyday objects from almost all areas of the ancient Mediterranean. The focus is on art from the Western Roman and Byzantine Empires from the 3rd to the 15th century, plus a large number of post-Byzantine icons and small works of art.