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 from late antiquity to the early 20th century, is southern Germany with a focus on Bavaria. The museum was founded in 1855 by King Maximilian II. Since 1900 it has been housed in the building designed by Gabriel Seidl, one of the most important and original museum buildings of its time.Building on the art collections of the Wittelsbach dynasty, the museum's historic interiors house precious paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture, weapons and handicrafts from the early Middle Ages to Historicism. Particularly noteworthy are the numerous works by the famous South German carvers Hans Multscher, Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans Leinberger, Johann Baptist Straub and Ignaz Günther. are further highlights of the collection. One focus of the permanent exhibition is devoted to Baroque luxury in arts and crafts, from precious Nymphenburg porcelain to splendid garments. The museum also presents specialist departments on cultural history, including music history and games. The folklore collection includes furniture and stoveware from Bavaria as well as the world-famous collection of cots with examples from the 17th to 19th centuries from the Alpine region, Naples and Sicily. The collection of Dr. Gerhard Bollert, the last large German private collection of medieval sculpture, is presented in a separate wing of the museum as a unique document of the collector culture of the early 20th century.
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