Munich art area

Location of the Pinakotheken and the Brandhorst Collection in the Munich art area

The Kunstareal Munich is a museum district in the Maxvorstadt in Munich . Although the museum district as such has grown historically, the term art area has only been used since the creation of the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Brandhorst Museum . Previously, the quarter was more known as a museum quarter . The area surrounding the Pinakotheken around Königsplatz is unique, with art, cultural and scientific facilities being concentrated on 66 hectares. There are 16 museums, exhibition halls, around 40 galleries and six universities. It is around the Pinakotheken itselfPinakothek sculpture park .

Museums

• Alte Pinakothek (European painting from the 13th to the 18th century)
• Neue Pinakothek (European painting and sculpture of the 19th century)
• Pinakothek der Moderne
  • Modern Art Collection (international painting, sculpture and photography of the 20th and 21st centuries)
  • State Collection of Prints and Drawings (international graphics from the Renaissance to the present day)
  • Architecture museum of the Technical University of Munich
  • The New Collection (Design Museum)
• Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus (old Munich painting, painting of the Blue Rider and the New Objectivity, international painting and sculpture of the 20th and 21st centuries)
• Museum Brandhorst (private collection of modern painting)

• Glyptothek Munich (ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan sculptures)
• State collections of antiquities (ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan vases, goldsmith's work and cabaret)
• State Museum of Egyptian Art (collection of ancient Egyptian art including neighboring cultures)
• Museum for Casts of Classical Sculptures

• Türkentor (exhibition platform for art)
• Munich Art Pavilion
• Nazi Documentation Center
• From 2006 to 2014: Palais Pinakothek in Palais Dürckheim as a center for art education

Some of the state's natural science museums are also in the immediate vicinity, such as the Paleontological Museum , the Empire of Crystals Museum and the Geological Museum .

Further planning

Since the neighboring LMU building and the Reich der Kristalle museum in the area are so old that one no longer speaks of renovation, but rather of demolition and new construction, new perspectives emerge. Now an overall concept is to be developed for the area between Gabelsberger-, Theresien-, Türken- and Barer Straße. In February 2019, the Pinakothek der Moderne foundation bought the architect of the Pinakothek der Moderne the rights of use for the second construction phase, which had not yet been completed.

literature

• Kaija Voss: Art Area Munich - Art Culture Knowledge , Munich Publishing House, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-7630-4030-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Evelyn Vogel: The Museum Quarter can be completely rethought SZ from February 25, 2019, accessed on February 26, 2021.

Web links

• Munich art area
• Pinakotheken in the Munich art area
• Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations Cultural Department: Art Area Munich - Art, Culture, Knowledge Status Report 2017 and Continuation of Coordination Art Area and Financing Accessed on February 26, 2021.

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 56.2 ″  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 19.1 ″  E