Famous Museums in Munich

Let's explore the finest collection of museums in Munich:

1. The Neue Pinakothek

   4.5 (7857 Votes)
   

   Art And Culture, Art Museum, Architecture

   This art museum is focused primarily on important pieces of art from the 18th and 19th century and is also widely considered as one of the most important and influential museums of the 19th century. Founded in 1853 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, the original building had fallen prey to the devastation spread by the Second World War. The current building was designed keeping in mind postmodern id...Read more

2. Bmw Headquarters And Museum

   4.6 (5154 Votes)
   

   Automobile Museum

   Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, Germany has been at the forefront of mechanical prowess. The German cars set the standards for some of the best possible automobiles that the world has ever seen. BMW is headquartered in Munich and the Museum and main building offers tours to visitors. This tour must definitely be on the itinerary for all travelers who will certainly find the inner w...Read more

3. The Pinakothek Der Moderne

   4.5 (2199 Votes)
   

   Art And Culture, Art Museum, Art Gallery

   Locally referred to as the third Pinakothek, this modern art museum is highly revered for the sheer brilliance of its collection. The building itself however has been the subject of some speculation and criticism from locals. The modernistic approach to design found some disfavor from locals who felt that the grayscale building lacked in soul and did not have any reflections of the region&rsquo...Read more

4. Lenbachhaus

   4.6 (677 Votes)
   

   Art And Culture, Art Museum, Art Gallery

   The municipal gallery in Munich is a beautiful one that exhibits works by Kandinsky, Marc, Münter, Klee, Macke, Jawlensky and other artists in the Blue Rider circle, such as Bechtejeff, Bossi and Werefkin. Dedicated to the modern art in Munich, this museum attracts a lot of connoisseurs of art from all over the world. Apart from the modern forms of art, this museum also exhi...Read more

5. F C Bayern Erlebniswelt

   4.7 (231 Votes)
   

   Museum, Entertainment, Games

   Located in the Allianz Arena, the FC Bayern Erlebniswelt is the largest club museum in the whole of Germany. This club exhibits a history of more than 110-year history of the club ever since its foundation in 1900 until present. The exhibitions are presented with the help of numerous multimedia and interactive ploys. The first section is the Hall of Fame where the visitors can learn about the 1...Read more

6. Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum

   4.6 (191 Votes)
   

   Museum, Automobile Museum

   Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum is devoted to the world of automobile and transport and the ways they have facilitated human race ever since their advent. Germany is known for its world class automobile engineering so it is expected that Munich would also have a museum like this to point out the automobile significance. This museum exhibits a range of automobile starting from the earliest auto...Read more

7. Bier- Und Oktoberfest Museum

   4.1 (166 Votes)
   

   Brewery, Specialty Museum

   There is no way you can separate the beer culture from Germany. The beer production in Munich is simply stunning with 56 million bottles of production every year. It is needless to say that the city would be home to a beer museum that honours both the beverage and the world's biggest kegger. Located inside one of the oldest houses in Munich, this museum will introduce you to the exhibits of his...Read more

8. Staatliche Sammlung Fur Agyptische Kunst

   4.5 (214 Votes)
   

   Art Museum, Museum, Exhibition

   As the name suggests, this museum is dedicated to the exhibition of Egyptian art in Munich. There are sections inside this museum that will introduce you to various layers of Egyptian past as the Middle East section that displays objects from the areas of Assyrian and Babylonianculture. There artefacts, statues, sculptures, cult articles, papyri, stone tablets with hieroglyphics, glasswares, je...Read more

9. Glyptothek

   4.5 (183 Votes)
   

   Art Museum, Sculpture

   Glyptothek is one of the most important nineteenth-century art museums in the world. Populated with a lot of sculptures, this museum exhibits the famous Sleeping Satyr and the Aphaia reliefs from Aegina. Founded by crown prince Ludwig I, this museum will definitely attract the connoisseurs of art in Munich.  Apart from other accolades, this is the oldest museum in the w...Read more

10. Bavarian National Museum

    4.5 (128 Votes)
    

    Art And Culture, Art Museum

    The Bavarian National Museum claims to be significant and largest art museums in Europe that exhibits decorative arts at its best. The collection kept here is divided into two sections: the art historical collection and the folklore collection. On display here are European artefacts that pertain to the late antiquity until the early 20th century. Founded by King Maximilian II of Bavaria&nb...Read more

11. Munich Stadtmuseum

    4.3 (334 Votes)
    

    Art And Culture, Museum

    Also called as Munchner Stadtmuseum, this is the city museum of Munich housed inside the building that belongs to Gothic period. The exhibition inside this museum includes among many other artworks the famous gothic Morris dancers, created by Erasmus Grasser for the festival hall of the Old Town Hall, and the original puttos of the Mary's Column. A stroll insi...Read more

12. Villa Stuck

    4.4 (64 Votes)
    

    Museum, Architecture

    Stuck Villa in Munich is a renowned museum that houses art from the 19th to 21st centuries. Here, you can come across a significant collection of works by Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) and international exhibitions of the art in 1900 and for modern and contemporary art. This museum combines life, architecture, art, music and theatre. Open to all visitors, this museum will be of much interest...Read more

13. Haus Der Kunst

    4.4 (52 Votes)
    

    Art Museum

    Located on the southern edge of the famous English Garden, the House of Arts is an important non collecting art museum in the whole of Germany. Built between 1933 and 1937, this museum was set up with the idea of showcasing Germany's finest art. This museum opened up with an important exhibition called as Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung ("Great German art exhibition"), which intended...Read more

14. Staatliche Antikensammlungen

    4.4 (131 Votes)
    

    Museum

    As the name suggests, this museum is devoted to the collection of antiquities that relate to Bavarian state, Greece, Etruscan and Rome. This museum is in league with the sculptures collection, which is located in the opposite Glyptothek. The collection kept here is that of attic vases of King Ludwig I who had also collected antique gold jewellery from the collection of Caroline M...Read more

15. Museum Of Man And Nature

    4.5 (84 Votes)
    

    Museum

    Translated as the English Museum of Man and Nature, this museum is dedicated to the study of both. A part of Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, this museum will exhibit many specimens that will increase your understanding of human biology as well as the nature that surrounds the human beings. Apart being of an interest to adults, this museum will also be of much benefit to kids to enlighte...Read more

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