Museums

The museum (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum) presents many pieces once owned by the House of Wittelsbach. The galleries also show objects from late antiquity to the medieval period, through the Renaissance and the Baroque to the 19th century and Art Nouveau. Selected special collections, for example the collections of porcelain, ivory, musical instruments, furniture, textiles, gold and … Read more » “National Museum Bavaria”

The museum (Stadtmuseum) tells the history of the city of Munich.  

The Centre (NS-Dokumentationszentrum München) is a place of education and remembrance documenting and addressing the crimes of the Nazi dictatorship and their origins, manifestations and consequences right up to the present day.

The organization (Haus der Kunst) is a museum and center for contemporary art. It is dedicated to the exploration of the diverse histories of contemporary art by exhibitions, research, and education.

The collections show the works by Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) and Art Nouveau according to themes and art of the 19th century and around 1900, as well as rotating exhibits on contemporary art.  

The Alter Hof presents the medieval background of Munich. The Imperial Castle exhibits the first royal residence for the House Wittelsbach and Ludwig IV the Bavarian as Emperor.  

Maximiliansforum is an exhibition space and platform for contemporary art, including visual and applied arts projects.