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The little porcelain box mounted in pure gold containing a perfume set is one of the most exquisite products of Viennese Du Paquier Porcelain Factory. It originally came from the…

In the 18th century, nativity scenes were almost exclusively exhibited publicly in churches and convents. In this nativity scene by the Servite Order, a Catholic Order committed…

Many of the precious porcelains at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum originally came from the Wittelsbach court and can be traced back to the 18th century. Due to their family…

This goblet is one of the largest and most virtuosic pieces of Baroque ivory turning and illustrates the high standards of the Electoral Collection in Düsseldorf. Georg Steiner,…

The sixteen comedy figures by the Nymphenburg modeller Franz Anton Bustelli are among the most beautiful porcelain figurines of the Rococo period. The highly gracefully composed…

This monumental tall-case clock once furnished a room in the Cistercian Abbey of Salem at Lake Constance. The complex but concealed clockwork by the Viennese Augustinian priest…

Canopy beds were a customary bridal accessory in rural areas in the 18th and 19th centuries. The ornamental painting on this bed is a reference to this occasion. The side boards…

In the 19th century, family-run and small businesses specialising in figurative reverse glass painting settled around glassworks in numerous places throughout Bavaria. The mostly…

This loosely-falling dress was tailored around 1740 and was later refashioned into a robe à la française with a fitted top around 1775. What makes this gown special is the use of…

Made to look like a garden pavilion, this faithfully preserved cabinet originally stood in the magnificent palace of Count Rheinstein-Tattenbach, which was located on…

Blue-glazed jugs were considered pure luxury in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially in rural Bavarian households, and only the wealthiest farmers and officials could afford…

This imposing grille was once part of the baroque decoration of the gothic Dominican church St Blaise in Regensburg. Richly decorated with foliage and strapwork, the gates and…

The only complete crèche characterising the liturgical year in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum's collection comes from the workshop of Augustin Alois and Josef Benedikt Probst.…

…valuable gifts from the Florentine court, which later made their way from Düsseldorf to Munich and are now highlights of the collection of European Baroque sculpture.

Commissioned by Elector Max Emanuel, this monumental timepiece exemplifies the collaborative work of Augsburg craftsmen. The carpenter Heinrich Eichler is considered to be the…

In the 18th century, childbirth was fraught with danger and the risk of mortality was high for both the mother and the new-born child. Accordingly, parents were grateful when a…

Programmable lathes for the mechanical processing of the precious material ivory are among the most sophisticated pieces of equipment in the history of pre-industrial technology.…

Hunting was the privilege and passion of the nobility. This precious wheellock gun is one of the characteristic achievements of the Munich court workshops, where cutting and…

Nearly life-size, this porcelain bust is an intimate portrait of Count Sigmund von Haimhausen (1708-1793). He was the founding president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, chief…

As late as the 18th century, courts of justice would impose public shaming as punishment for minor offenses. The aim was to deter others by publicly disgrace the condemned. One…

This rifle is one of the most beautiful weapons produced by German gunsmiths in the 18th century. Extremely fine reliefs with hunting scenes and Rococo ornamentation adorn the…

This monumental showpiece cabinet with two writing compartments with fold-down desk tops on each side, revolving tabernacle with drawers in the middle and a top piece with clock…

The beautiful young woman lies asleep on a luxurious chaise longue. The furniture and the fashionable outfit only seem to contradict the depiction as a shepherdess. In the Rococo…

The Parisian designer René Lalique was the pre-eminent decorative artist of his time. This pendant is proof of this. It is a spectacular interpretation of the pansy, a flower…

The Baroque Rooms with works by Keiyona C. Stumpf. German guided tour

The Baroque Rooms with works by Keiyona C. Stumpf. German guided tour

Italian Baroque Bronzes German guided tour The tour is free of charge. The admission ticket to the museum is valid.

The Baroque Rooms with works by Keiyona C. Stumpf. German guided tour

The Baroque Rooms with works by Keiyona C. Stumpf.German guided tour

Perspectives on Ivory in the Baroque Period. German guided tour

…von Siemens Art Foundation, the Eleonora Schamberger Foundation and the Bauer Baroque Foundation. A New Concept at the Bavarian School MuseumThe section on the history of Jewish…

…Bayerisches Nationalmuseum. The museum is located in in the centre of town in an old Baroque manor, which served as a school from 1860 until the 1960s. An extension built in 2002…

…the turn of the 12th century up to the Renaissance period, and in some cases to the Baroque period. The important art centres during this period of Bamberg, Nuremberg and…

…tobacco boxes and exquisite gold and silver valuables of the very highest quality. Baroque arts and crafts from Europe's leading workshops bear witness to the glory and splendour…

…for young and old alike. The magnificent hunting weapons from the Renaissance and Baroque periods occupy a special position. Most of them come from the collections of the…

…Anton Bustelli. In addition to the nearly 800 objects in the permanent collection on Baroque Luxury in the main building, there is a magnificent branch museum awaiting visitors…

…Albrecht V of Bavaria created in Faenza with its mythological depictions, over original Baroque faience trompe l’oeil dishes in the shape of animals and vegetables, to the rural…

…the much-acclaimed young artist Keiyona Stumpf will set her latest creations in the Baroque and Rococo halls in an exciting relationship to the museum's top-class works of art.…

Modern meets Baroque In cooperation with Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum Murano exemplifies Italian glass art par excellence. In the 13th century, Venice moved its glass…

…20th century.Alongside masterpieces from the Middle Ages, the magnificent holdings of Baroque reliefs, statuettes and masterfully designed turned ivories from the Wittelsbach…

…Between 1850 and 1910, historicist styles including neo-Gothic, neo-Renaissance, neo-Baroque and neo-Rococo can be seen reflected in Munich's arts and crafts. A unique highlight…

…sculpture with the religious and profane masterpieces of the Renaissance and the Baroque The art works of Italian and South German bronze sculpture from the 16th to 18th…

Musical images of the Baroque period. Nagi Tsutsui – BarockviolineIlhae Kim – CembaloJacopo Sabina – TheorbeTickets for 10 euros are available at the museum box office.

The Bayerisches Nationalmuseum is among the principal museums of Germany. The museum presents art from Late Antiquity up to Art Nouveau Period, and uniquely illustrates the…

Would you like to take a look behind the scenes of the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum? Or would you rather try your hand at art yourself? Our wide-ranging programme of events includes…

…acquisitions.Spanning the various epochs from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Art Nouveau, the collections feature masterpieces of European art, including…

…its way from the ducal Kunstkammer into the Antiquarium of Munich´s Residenz. In the Baroque period, visitors were encouraged to test their strength with it - the bronze weighs…

…glass from Tyrol and Venice, a significant collection of precious cut glass from the Baroque period and the imaginative creations of the Art Nouveau. An extensive collection of…