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Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
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( www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de ; Prinzregentenstrasse 3; adult/child €5/free, Sun
€1; 10am-5pm Tue, Wed & Fri-Sun, to 8pm Thu; Nationalmuseum/Haus Der
Kunst, Nationalmuseum/Haus Der Kunst) Picture the classic 19th-century museum, a
palatial neo- Classical edifice overflowing with exotic treasure and thought-provoking
works of art, a repository of a nation's history, a grand purpose built display case for royal
trinkets, Church baubles and state-owned rarities - this is the Bavarian National Museum,
a good old-fashioned museum for no- nonsense museum lovers.
Filling 40 rooms over three floors, there's a lot to get through so be prepared for at least
two hours' legwork.
Most start on the 1st floor where hall after hall is packed with Baroque, Mannerist and
Renaissance sculpture, ecclesiastic treasures (check out all those wobbly Gothic 'S' fig-
ures), Renaissance clothing and one-off pieces such as the 1000-year-old St Kunigunde's
chest fashioned in mammoth ivory and gold. Climb to the second floor to the Rococo, Ju-
genstil and Modern periods, represented by priceless collections of Nymphenburg and
Meissen porcelain, Tiffany glass, Augsburg silver and precious items used by the Bavari-
an royal family. Also up here is a huge circular model of Munich in the first half of the
19th century, shortly after it was transformed into a capital fit for a kingdom.
It's easy to miss, but the building's basement also holds an evocative collection of Krip-
pen (nativity scenes), some with a Cecil B DeMille-style cast of thousands. Retold in
everything from paper to wood to resin, there are Christmas story scenes here from Bo-
hemia, Moravia and Tyrol, but the biggest contingent hails from Naples. Also down here
is the excellent museum shop.
MUSEUM
Haus der Kunst
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(House of Art; 2112 7113; www.hausderkunst.de ; Prinzregentenstrasse 1;
10am-8pm Mon-Sun, to 10pm Thu; Nationalmuseum/Haus Der Kunst, Nationalmu-
seum/Haus Der Kunst) It was built in 1937 to showcase Nazi art, but now the Haus der
Kunst presents works by exactly the artists whom the Nazis rejected and deemed degener-
ate. The focus is on contemporary art and design supplemented by hip events, including
an after-work party that includes a tour, nibbles snacks and drinks.
ART MUSEUM
Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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