Museum Starnberger See (Museum Lake Starnberg)
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Baroque pleasure boating, the villa culture of the upper (Munich) middle classes, a 16th century farmhouse and the lives of its inhabitants: this is just some of the history and stories surrounding the former "Würmsee" that the Museum Starnberger See (Lake Starnberg) tells. Extraordinary exhibits illustrate the lake hunts and lake festivals of the Wittelsbach rulers from the 15th century until the death of King Ludwig II, including the almost 12 metre long rowing ship "Delphin" (which Ludwig II renamed "Tristan"), the only completely preserved ceremonial ship of the Wittelsbach kings. The exhibition also shows the development of Starnberg from the introduction of the railway and steam navigation in the mid-19th century to the beginning of the summer mass tourism that can still be experienced here today.the "Lochmannhaus" (built in 1693), the oldest farmhouse in the region, is also part of the museum. Inhabited by both the aristocratic builder and the tenant family, it provides an insight into the living environments of the nobility and the rural population. Another special feature of the museum can be found in the "chapel", which was added when the museum opened in 1914: a "saint" created by Ignaz Günther in 1755.
Last edited on 10.04.2024
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