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Palaces & Museums

Munich has many palaces and museums reflecting its rich history

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Palaces

‣ Located in the centre of the city, the Munich Residenz is the former royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs

‣ The Residenz is the largest city palace and the complex contains ten courtyards and displays 130 rooms

Munich Residenz

‣ It was the official residence of the Wittelsbach royal family from 1385 to 1918. Today it serves as both royal residence and government seat

‣ It is also home to the Residenz Museum, the Treasury (the royal jewels are displayed here) and the Bavaria’s state coin collection

‣ The collection at the Treasury is one of the most important in the world and spans 1,000 years from the early Middle Ages ‣ Royal insignia, crowns, swords, goblets, goldsmith works, rock crystal,

ivory work, icons and numerous other treasures are magnificently presented

The palace was commissioned by Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide in 1664 after the birth of their son Maximilian

The Nymphenburg Palace

The Nymphenburg Palace was the main summer residence of the former rulers

The palace and its park belong to the most famous sights in Munich because of the magnificent garden that encloses the palace building

‣ The park of the palace covers an area of around 180 hectares

‣ The descendants of Ferdinand Maria live in one wing of the palace

Museums

Deutsches Museum is one of the largest museums of science and technology in the world

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The museum is housed on a small island in the Isar river occupying an area of 50,000 m2

The museum attracts about 1.3 million visitors every year

It is one of the most important museums of art in Europe and it is part of the Bavarian State Picture Collection

The Alte Pinakothek Old Pinakothek

Ludwig I ordered a new building to house his art collection in 1826. At the time it was the largest museum in the world

It is home to paintings by German, Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French and Spanish painting masters

The Neue Pinakothek New Pinakothek

Its focus is European Art of the 18th and 19th century and it is one of the most important museums of art in the world

Pinakothek der Morderne is one of the world’s largest visual arts museum devoted to the arts of the 20th century up to present

Pinakothek der Moderne

Together with the Alte and the Neue Pinakothek it is part of the Kunstareal (the art area) About 400 paintings and 50 sculptures are exhibited here

The Lenbachhaus is an art museum, housed in the villa of portrait painter Franz von Lenbach.

It has a variety of works by Munich painters and contemporary artists

The Lenbachhaus

Bavarian National Museum

The Bavarian National Museum is one of the most important museums of decorative arts in Europe

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