Bavarian State Museums and Collections
World-class museums
The Free State of Bavaria has a diverse and rich museum landscape. The state art collections are among the most significant ones in the whole of Europe. The natural sciences museums and collections, too, offer a broad range of interesting topics.
On this page, you will find an overview of all Bavarian state museums and collections.
State Art Museums and Collections
- Alte Pinakothek (website in German)
- Archaeologische Staatssammlung - State Archaeological Collection - Museum for Early and Ancient History (website in German)
- Bayerisches Armeemuseum - The Bavarian Army Museum, Ingolstadt (website in German)
- Architekturmuseum der TU Muenchen - Architecture Museum of the Technische Universität Muenchen (website in German)
- Bayerisches Nationalmuseum - The Bavarian National Museum (website in German)
- Deutsches Theatermuseum - The German Theatre Museum (website in German)
- Die Neue Sammlung - State Museum of Design and Applied Arts (website in German)
- Glasmuseum Frauenau – The Frauenau Glass Museum (website in German)
- Glyptothek (website in German)
- Museum für Abguesse klassischer Bildwerke - The Museum of Casts of Classical Sculptures (website in German)
- Museum für die Sammlung Brandhorst - The Brandhorst Museum and the Brandhorst Collection (website in German)
- Neue Pinakothek (website in German)
- Neues Museum Nuernberg - State Museum of Art and Design Nuremberg (website in German)
- Pinakothek der Moderne (website in German)
- Porzellanikon Selb/Hohenberg
- Sammlung Moderne Kunst - The Modern Art Collection of the Bavarian State Collection of Paintings (website in German)
- Staatliche Graphische Sammlung - The State Collection of Graphics (website in German)
- Sammlung Goetz - The Goetz Collection
- Sammlung Schack - The Schack Collection (website in German)
- Staatliche Antikensammlung - State Collections of Antiques (website in German)
- Staatliche Muenzsammlung - State Collection of Coins (website in German)
- Staatliches Museum Aegyptischer Kunst - State Museum of Egyptian Art (website in German)
- Staatliches Museum für Voelkerkunde - State Museum for Ethnology (website in German)
- Staatliches Textil- und Industriemuseum Augsburg - State Textile and Industrial Museum Augsburg (website in German)
State Natural Science Collections and the Botanic Gardens
- Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns - Bavarian Natural History Collections
- Bayerische Staatssammlung für Palaeontologie und Geologie - Bavarian Palaeontological and Geological State Collection (website in German)
- Botanischer Garten Muenchen - Botanical Garden Munich
- Botanische Staatssammlung Muenchen - The Munich State Botanical Collection
- Geologisches Museum Muenchen - The Munich Geological Museum (website in German)
- Mineralogische Staatssammlung Muenchen - The Munich State Mineralogical Collection (website in German)
- Museum Mensch und Natur - The Museum of Man and Nature (website in German)
- Museum Reich der Kristalle - The World of Crystals Museum (website in German)
- Palaeontologisches Museum Muenchen - The Munich Palaeontological Museum (website in German)
- Staatssammlung für Anthropologie und Palaeoanatomie - State Anthropological and Palaeo-Anatomical Collection (website in German)
- Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen - The Munich State Zoological Collection