Detail of a crib from the Convent of the Servites in Innsbruck, North Tyrol, ca. 1750

Cribs The museum houses the artistically most valuable and extensive crib collection in the world. Three geographical focal points characterise the collection, which contains more than 60 illusionistically designed crib images: the Alps, Naples and Sicily. Primarily, many-figured nativity scenes, which were created between 1700 and the middle of the 19th Century are on display. The cribs stem not only from churches, but inter alia, also from the Neapolitan court and the property of the Neapolitan nobility. The largest part of this collection was donated to the Bavarian National Museum by the Munich financier, Max Schmederer (1854-1917). .

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From the House of Perthaler, Milbing, c. 1788

Furniture from Bavaria The exhibition includes ensembles and furniture from the 18th and 19th Century, which bear witness to the skills of the cabinet-makers from various regions of Bavaria. Especially in southern Upper Bavaria, rich furniture painting was created. Their religious motives illustrate how living rooms were also considered to be devotional rooms.

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Pottery from Bavaria Bavaria has a long tradition in the crafted production of ceramic vessels for every-day use. On display are earthenware, black ware and stoneware, primarily from the Lower Bavaria and Middle Franconia regions.

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