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Maximilianmuseum (Maximilian Museum)

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Fuggerplatz 1
86150 Augsburg

The Maximilianmuseum (Maximilian Museum), located in the centre of the old town between the town hall and St. Anna's Church, is the parent building of Augsburg's municipal art collections. The current complex, a museum since 1855 and named after the Bavarian King Maximilian II, consists of two historic town houses, the "Welserhaus" (15th century) and the "Hainhoferhaus" (16th century). Since the reconstruction in 1907/08 under Gabriel v. Seidl, two side wings connect the two individual houses to form a closed building quadrangle around an inner courtyard. This courtyard, now covered by a glass roof, houses the precious original bronze figures of the Augsburg splendour fountains by Hubert Gerhard (c. 1540/50-1620) and Adriaen de Vries (1556-1626). Highlights of the museum are sculptures from the 16th to 18th centuries (by Hans Daucher, Sebastian Loscher, Georg Petel, among others), Augsburg goldsmith's art, porcelain and faience (e.g. from the Swabian faience manufactories of Augsburg, Künersberg, Göggingen and Friedberg), clocks and scientific instruments. The city history collection includes the famous wooden models of Augsburg's city hall by Elias Holl.

Last edited on 16.05.2024

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