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König Ludwig II.-Museum im Neuen Schloss Herrenchiemsee (King Ludwig II Museum in the New Herrenchiemsee Palace)

Special features:
Museum café.
Accessibility
no information available
Opening Times
Open today 10:00-16:45
Address
Neues Schloss 1
83209 Herrenchiemsee
Contact

The 12 rooms of the King Ludwig II Museum are located on the ground floor of the southern palace wing. Personal items such as a christening robe and death mask document the King's biography. Selected art objects from the "royal castles" show him as an important patron, models and plans of unrealised projects bear witness to his visions as a builder. For Herrenchiemsee Palace on an island in the middle of Lake Chiemsee was not his most ambitious project. Original state furniture from the destroyed royal flat of the Munich Residence or from the first bedroom of Schloss Linderhof (Linderhof Castle) are highlights of the museum.

Another theme is the king's friendship with Richard Wagner. Here you will find, among other things, the plans and models for a festival theatre in Munich and numerous stage models of the (original) performances.

Last edited on 20.12.2024

Additional information

  • Opening Times

    Open today 10:00-16:45

    In the timeframe of 01. April until 24. October:

    • Mondays: 09:00-18:00
    • Tuesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Wednesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Thursdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Fridays: 09:00-18:00
    • Saturdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Sundays: 09:00-18:00

    In the timeframe of 25. October until 31. March:

    • Mondays: 10:00-16:45
    • Tuesdays: 10:00-16:45
    • Wednesdays: 10:00-16:45
    • Thursdays: 10:00-16:45
    • Fridays: 10:00-16:45
    • Saturdays: 10:00-16:45
    • Sundays: 10:00-16:45

    Holidays:

    • 06.01.2025
      Epiphany: 10:00-16:45
    • 18.04.2025
      Good Friday: 09:00-18:00
    • 20.04.2025
      Easter Sunday: 09:00-18:00
    • 21.04.2025
      Easter Monday: 09:00-18:00
    • 01.05.2025
      Labour Day: 09:00-18:00
    • 29.05.2025
      Ascension Day: 09:00-18:00
    • 09.06.2025
      Pentecost Monday: 09:00-18:00
    • 19.06.2025
      Corpus Christi: 09:00-18:00
    • 15.08.2025
      Assumption Day: 09:00-18:00
    • 03.10.2025
      Day of German Unity: 09:00-18:00
    • 01.11.2025
      All Saints' Day: 10:00-16:45
    • 26.12.2025
      Boxing Day: 10:00-16:45

    Closed on all other holidays

  • Inclusion

    No information available

  • Offers

    Further offers

    • Museumscafé

  • Digital Offers

    No information available

  • Contact

    Address

    Neues Schloss 1
    83209 Herrenchiemsee

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 08051/6887-0

    E-Mail

    sgvherrenchiemsee​(at)​bsv.bayern.de (opens your email program)

    Website

    https://www.herrenchiemsee.de/deutsch/n_schloss/l2mus.htm (external link, opens in a new window)

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    Tourism Region

    Chiemgau
    Upper Bavaria

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