Bavarian National Museum
The Bavarian National Museum—Bayerisches Nationalmuseum—grew out of a royal ambition: it was founded by King Maximilian II of Bavaria in 1855. From the start, its holdings were organised into two main groups, dividing the art-historical works from a folklore collection. As you move through the museum’s story, the emphasis becomes clear in what the collection spans: European objects from late antiquity to the early 20th century, with particular strength from the medieval into the early modern. The present building also anchors that long timeline. It was erected between 1894 and 1900 in the historicist style by Gabriel von Seidl, replacing an earlier structure. This is not just a site for displaying treasures; it’s one of Munich’s four royal avenues, Prinzregentenstraße, and its museum space totals about 13,000 square meters across three floors. …
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