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Dream ships of the Renaissance

Ship goblets and seafaring around 1600

25.04.2024 - 01.09.2024 ,
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum)

Special features:
Museum café.
Accessibility
partly accessible
Opening Times
Open today 10:00-17:00
Address
Prinzregentenstraße 3
80538 München
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Ship-shaped drinking vessels and centrepieces are among the most extraordinary creations of the goldsmith's art around 1600, telling the story of courtly and patrician dining culture as well as shipbuilding and seafaring in splendid detail. They are symbols of a time of early globalisation and colonisation. With magnificent works of craftsmanship, paintings, prints, precious manuscripts, maps and navigational instruments, the exhibition shows the most common types of ships and the most sought-after trade goods.

Last edited on 02.09.2024

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Museum / Exhibition Centre: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum)

The Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum) is one of the major European museums dedicated to both the fine arts and cultural history. The core area of the diverse holdings, which range...

Location: München