Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(State Museum of Ethnology; 210 136 100;
www.voelkerkundemuseum-muenchen.de
;
Maximilianstrasse 42; adult/concession €5/4, Sun €1; 9.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun;
Maxmonument)
A bonanza of art and objects from Africa, India, the Americas, the Middle
East and Polynesia, the State Museum of Ethnology has one of the most prestigious and
complete ethnological collections anywhere. Sculpture from West and Central Africa is
particularly impressive, as are Peruvian ceramics, Indian jewellery, mummy parts, and
artefacts from the days of Captain Cook.
DEGENERATE ART
Expressionism, Surrealism, Dadaism…modern art of all stripes was anathema to Hitler and his
honchos. Internationally renowned artists like Klee, Beckmann and Schlemmer were forced into
exile, their work was removed from museums and confiscated from private collections. The Nazis
then sold them off to rake in foreign currency; about 4000 of them were publicly burned in Ber-
lin.
However, in July 1937 Goebbels gathered about 650 paintings, sculptures and prints in the
crammed and poorly lit Galerie am Hofgarten, calling it an exhibit of
Entartete Kunst
(Degener-
ate Art). Organised into such themes as Mockery of God and Insult to German Womanhood, it
was intended to portray modern art as debauched and decadent. The propaganda show opened on
19 July 1937, just one day after the Great German Art Exhibition of Nazi-approved works
premiered in the nearby, custom-built Haus der Deutschen Kunst. Ironically, the Nazi art was
largely reviled by the public, while over two million people came to see the
Entartete Kunst
,
more than any other modern art show in history.
Archäologische Staatssammlung
(State Archaeological Collection; 211 2402;
www.archaeologie-bayern.de
; Lerchen-
feldstrasse 2; adult/concession €7.50/5.50, Sun €1; 9.30-5pm Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm Sun;
Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst, Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst)
Turns out
Bavaria has been a popular place of residence for 120,000 years. Prehistoric Stone Age
people came first, then the Romans, the Celts and finally various Germanic tribes. The
Archäologische Staatssammlung opens up a window on these long-gone civilisations with
cult objects, floor mosaics, jewellery, medical equipment and scores of other items.
MUSEUM
Sammlung Schack
ART MUSEUM
