Kunst- und Wunderkammer auf Burg Trausnitz (Chamber of Art and Curiosities at Trausnitz Castle)
Chambers of art and curiosities were the forerunners of today's museums. Their contents reflect the pre-scientific understanding of the world of the 16th century, in which the finest ivory carving was considered just as much a miracle as an exotic animal. The Kunst- und Wunderkammer (Chamber of Art and Curiosities) at Burg Trausnitz (Trausnitz Castle) is a reminder of the great tradition of art chambers established by the Wittelsbach dukes: Duke Albrecht V founded one of the most important art chambers in Europe in Munich in 1565, and his son Wilhelm did the same in Landshut before uniting the two collections in Munich. Today's museum - arranged according to archival tradition - displays, as it did then, the artistic, the exotic and the strange, through the contemplation of which one can "quickly, easily and safely acquire a unique new knowledge of things as well as admirable wisdom" (Samuel Quiccheberg, advisor to Duke Albrecht V, 1565). Divided into the four halls of "Artificialia", "Naturalia", "Exotica" and "Scientifica", wondrous things are on display - from carved plum pits to a stuffed crocodile and mythical stones as well as plants to the high art of Italian sculpture and the first scientific instruments of modern times.
Last edited on 19.05.2024
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