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The museum houses a large collection of European artefacts from the Middle Ages until early 20th century. A new building behind the museum houses the State Archeological Collections from the first settlement in the Paleolithic Ages through the Roman period right up to the early Middle Ages.

The Bavarian National museum exhibits especially ivory reliefs, goldsmith works, textiles, glass painting, tapestries, shrines and sculptures. Among the artists are Erasmus Grasser , Tilman Riemenschneider , Hans Leinberger , Adam Krafft , Giovanni Bologna , Hubert Gerhard , Adriaen De Vries , Johann Baptist Straub , Ferdinand Tietz , Ignaz Günther and Ludwig Schwanthaler .

The museum is also famous for its collections of courtly culture, musical instruments, furnitures, cribs, oil paintings, clocks,
porcelain and faience.


External link

  • http://www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de/