Museums in Munich
Germany · 2 museums
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World Museum Guide covers 2 museums in Munich, Germany — with verified admission prices, opening hours, and highlights for each. See each guide for prices and free days.
Alte Pinakothek
The Alte Pinakothek is one of the world's oldest public art galleries, opened in 1836 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria to house the Wittelsbach dynasty's extraordinary painting collection. Designed by Leo von Klenze, its long neoclassical facade on Barer Strasse anchors Munich's Kunstareal — a museum quarter that also includes the Neue Pinakothek, the Pinakothek der Moderne, and the Brandhorst Museum.
⏱ 2–3 hours
Deutsches Museum
Founded in 1903 by engineer Oskar von Miller, the Deutsches Museum on Museum Island in the Isar river is the world's largest science and technology museum by size and collection scope. Its permanent exhibition covers 73,000 square metres of floor space and contains more than 28,000 exhibited objects across aviation and space, marine technology, mining, power machinery, chemistry, physics, mathematics, musical instruments, and more.
⏱ 3–4 hours