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Places to see in ( Munich - Germany ) Bavarian National Museum
Places to see in ( Munich - Germany ) Bavarian National Museum
The Bavarian National Museum (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum) in Munich is one of the most important museums of decorative arts in Europe and one of the largest art museums in Germany. Since the beginning the collection has been divided into two main groups: the art historical collection and the folklore collection.
The museum was founded by King Maximilian II of Bavaria in 1855. It houses a large collection of European artifacts from the late antiquity until the early 20th century with particular strengths in the medieval through early modern periods. The building, erected in the style of historicism by Gabriel von Seidl 1894-1900, is one of the most original and significant museum buildings of its time. It is situated in the Prinzregentenstraße, one of the city's four royal avenues. The house replaced an older building which houses today the Museum Five Continents. Already in 1905/06, the museum was expanded to the north by a few rooms and a workshop wing. German Bestelmeyer added a wing at the southeast corner in 1937.
The main building of the Bavarian National Museum includes on three floors exhibition rooms with in total about 13,000 square meters. The core of the collection dates from the art collection of the Wittelsbach family. This gives the National Museum an importance far beyond the local area. Diversity and breadth of the collections, however, were particularly motivated by the new additions to the subsequent period. To date, the inventory is updated continuously not only through acquisitions, but also by significant foundations and bequests. Support experienced by the National Museum, in particular, by the 1960 launched club Friends of the Bavarian National Museum.
The National Museum has several branch museums throughout Bavaria. A new building behind the museum houses as addition the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection (Archäologische Staatssammlung) from the first settlement in the Paleolithic Ages through the Celtic civilization and the Roman period right up to the early Middle Ages.
The art collection displays artworks in a tour through more than forty rooms from the hall for late antiquity and Romanesque art via the rooms for Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art to the exhibits of Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau. The western side wing of the museum houses The Bollert Collection with late medieval sculptures. The folklore collection houses for example traditional Bavarian furnitures, rural pottery, crockery and religious folklore including an outstanding collection of Neapolitan, Sicilian, Tyrolian and Bavarian wood carvings including street scenes and Nativity Scenes.
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Munich, Germany: Königsplatz, Glyptothek and Staatliche Antikensammlung
This video shows the monumental ensemble of the Königsplatz (King´s Square), one of the most famous places in Munich Germany. It was designed by Leo von Klenze in the mid 19th century. One of the building is ocuppied by the Glyptothek museum, containing important greek and roman sculptures including the marbles of the Aegyna temple form Greece.
The opposite building is ocupied by the State Collection of Antiquities (Staatliche Antikensammlung) , containing gold and silver articles, pottery, glassware, etc.
In the middle of the square there is the Propylaea, a monumental gateway in doric style.
State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek Munich | Part 5 - East Pediment of the Aegina Temple
State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek Munich. The East Pediment of the Aegina Temple.
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Izmir is a city on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Known as Smyrna in antiquity, it was founded by the Greeks, taken over by the Romans and rebuilt by Alexander the Great before becoming part of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. Today, its expansive archaeological sites include the Roman Agora of Smyrna, now an open-air museum. The hilltop Kadifekale, or Velvet Castle, built during Alexander’s reign, overlooks the city.
Turkey is a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia with cultural connections to ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Cosmopolitan Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, is home to the iconic Hagia Sophia, with its soaring dome and Christian mosaics, the massive 17th-century Blue Mosque and the circa-1460 Topkapı Palace, former home of sultans. Ankara is Turkey’s modern capital.
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Egypt: Cave museum dedicated to Nazi General Rommel reopens after 7 years
The Rommel Cave Museum in Marsa Matrouh, which hosts many personal belongings of German Nazi General Erwin Rommel, was reopened by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and the Matrouh governorate, Saturday, after a seven-year renovation plan.
SOT, Ahmed Hassan, Rommel Cave Museum vistor (Arabic): It is part of history, and I love to see these belongings as we used to hear about [this part of history] only in our study books, but now we can see it in reality. I am very happy with that.
SOT, Shaaban El-Sayed, Rommel Cave Museum vistor (Arabic): Every war has advantages and disadvantages. In Egypt we gained lots of benefits from being occupied, as the occupying countries made infrastructures like railways, [as well as brought] antiques, and history that we study up until now.
SOT, Sobhy Gameel, Rommel Cave Museum vistor (Arabic): These belongings [make me recall] me the [years] of the world war, and how military leaders planned for the war - we know their efficiency. We hear a lot about Rommel as one of the great leaders of the world. These belongings are part of history, they have a great value.
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Munich : First we visited the sculpture gallery and the Museum of Antiquities Collection at the Königsplatz. Then we drove to the Bavarian food & drink festival and the Pfälzer Wine Festival . On the way back we briefly stopped at Little Venice and the Templar monastery. Munich is a really good place to live .
München: Zuerst besuchten wir die Glyptothek und die Staatliche Antikensammlung am Königsplatz. Dann fuhren wir zum Bayerischen Genussfestival und zum Pfälzer Weinfest. Auf dem Rückweg haben wir kurz bei Klein-Venedig und am Templer-Kloster vorbei geschaut. München ist ein wirklich guter Ort zum Leben.
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Amazing Munich Muenchen-The Ultimate Tour
Amazing Munich Muenchen-The Ulltimate Tour is the only guide you will ever need. You have to see it to believe. Spectacular, entertaining, informative, it shows all that pearl of Bavaria offers: Nymphenburg, Residenz, Marienplatz,...palaces, museums, churches, triumphal arches, sculptures, beautifully ornamented facades, wide avenues, large and tranquil parks, excellent food. Full of history and architecture and yet modern and vibrant. Munich has it all. And you will see it all in this film, in spectacular detail. No cheap talk, no presenters /vloggers heads filling half time of the video, just pure Munich in all its splendour.
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0:31 Nymphenburg Palace park and Munich Botaniches Garten
1:02 Justizpalast- Palace of Justice, constructed in 1890–97 by the architect Friedrich von Thiersch in neo-baroque style.
1:08 Karlstor
1:13 Sendlinger Tor
1:22 Asamkirche St. Johann Nepomuk, is a Baroque church, built from 1733 to 1746.
1:34 Viktualienmarkt
2:43 Peterskirche -The Kirche St. Peter (“Church of St. Peter”) is one of Munich’s landmarks, the oldest parish church in the city, dating from the late 12th century. It is known affectionately by the locals as Alter Peter (“Old Peter”).
2:51 Neues Rathaus The New Town Hall is a town hall at the northern part of Marienplatz.
3:00 Marienplatz
3:34 Friedensengel (The Angel of Peace) is a monument in Bogenhausen. A column 38 metres high and in the Corinthian style is located here, on top of which is a six-metre statue of the Angel of Peace.
3:47 Frauenkirche (Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau, Cathedral of Our Dear Lady) is a church in Munich. It is a landmark and is considered a symbol of the Bavarian capital city. It was built in 15th century from 1468 to 1488.
4:50 Karlsplatz-Stachus
5:03 Alter Botanisches Garten-Neptune's fountain
5:06 Nordbad time lapse
5:26 Hofgarten
5:44 Odeonsplatz
5:55 Theatinerkirche
6:11 Hofbrauhaus
6:23 Residenz Antiquarium
6:27 Alte and Neue Pinakothek
7:10 Siegestor (Victory Gate) is a three-arched triumphal arch crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. It is 21 meters high.
7:20 Englischer Garten (English Garden)
7:20 Chineschiser Turm
7:50 Monopteros
8:55 Walking Man Walking Man is a 1995 sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, standing 17 metres (56 ft) tall and weighing 16 tonnes.
8:58 Jugendstil/Art Nouveau several examples in Schwabing
9:19 Hypo-Hochhaus) is an administrative building of the HypoVereinsbank.
9:23 The Maximilianeum, a palatial building in Munich, was built as the home of a gifted students' foundation and has also housed the Bavarian Landtag (state parliament) since 1949. The building is situated on the bank of river Isar.
9:37 Funf Hofe (English: Five Courtyards) is regarded by many as one of the most elegant shopping malls in Munich offering 64 exclusive shops, restaurants, bars and specialty stores, it presents a mix of fashion, lifestyle, art and enjoyment.
9:52 Bavaria is the name given to a monumental, bronze sand-cast 19th-century statue in Munich, southern Germany. It is a female personification of the Bavarian homeland, and by extension its strength and glory. The statue is part of an ensemble which also includes a hall of fame (Ruhmeshalle) and a stairway. It was commissioned by Ludwig I of Bavaria, with the specific design being chosen by competition. It was cast at the Munich foundry of J.B. Stiglmair between 1844 and 1850 and is the first colossal statue since Classical Antiquity to consist entirely of cast bronze. It was and is up to the present day considered a technological masterpiece. Because of its size it had to be produced in several parts; it is 18.52 metres (60 ft. 9 in.) high and weighs about 87.36 tons. It rests on a stone base which is 8.92 (28 ft.) metres high.
10:00 Gartnerplatz
10:05 Highlight Towers A twin tower office skyscraper complex completed in 2004, planned by architects Murphy/Jahn of Chicago. Tower I is 126 m (413 ft) tall with 33 storeys, and Tower II is 113 m (371 ft) tall with 28 storeys, which make them among the highest buildings in the city. The towers are joined by two bridges made of glass and steel.
10:17 Karolinenplatz
10:25 Lenbachhaus is a building housing an art museum in Munich's Kunstareal/Museum quater.
10:28 Koenigsplatz King's Square is a square in Munich, Germany. Built in the style of European Neoclassicism in the 19th century, it is a center of cultural life. The area around Königsplatz is today the home to the Kunstareal, Munich's gallery and museum quarter. The square was designed as part of the representative boulevard Brienner Straße by Karl von Fischer working for Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and laid out by Leo von Klenze. Fischer modeled the Königsplatz on the Acropolis in Athens.
Travel Germany - Visiting Altes Museum in Berlin
Take a tour of Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Among various museums in the Museum Island in Berlin, is also the Altes Museum.
Tall columns encircle the rotunda and border the pavements of the museum.
On one side of the entrance is the fiery statue of ''Fighting Amazonian Woman that was made by the distinguished German sculptor, August Kiss.
The style of architecture that has been used to built this museum has been influenced greatly by different Greek architectural styles.
On the other side of the entrance is another ardent statue of Lion-fighter which was an addition to the museum in 1861.
The museum holds masterful pieces of arts and is especially known for its Museum of Antiquities.
State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek Munich | Part 4 - West Pediment of the Aegina Temple
State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek Munich. The West Pediment of the Aegina Temple.
The Archaeological Museum of Olympia - Greece
The Archaeological Museum of Olympia (SEP 2013) is one of the great museums of Greece in Olympia, Elis, and houses artifacts found in the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia.
The museum was built opposite the excavation site in a valley northwest of the Kronion hill. Designed by Patroklos Karantinos, it was officially opened in 1982. One of the best known exhibits is the Nike of Paeonius, which is featured on the medals awarded during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Among the most important exhibits of the museum are also:
- The sculptured ornaments from the Temple of Zeus.
- Hermes of Praxiteles
- Zeus and Ganymedes
- The Helmet of Miltiades
- Bronze horse
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Collection 2014, Arsinoe de Thrace, Glyptothek, Munich.
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On the 16th of December 2013 Germany opened the doors of the Glyptothek in Munich for an haute couture fashion show of a Thracian company.
It was our honor and we would like to cordially thank everyone involved to this event for the trust they showed to us. Also a big thank you to the AMD Academy of Fashion & Design for the great cooperation during the organization of the event.
The «Arsinoe de Thrace» dresses are haute couture.
For the creation of one dress four artists who have aesthetics and also the know-how work really hard.
Except of the quality of the design and the fabric, the geometry of the dresses that come from the detailed handmade construction make also each dress unique. The timeless beauty of a chic dress brings out the authenticity of each woman.
Prof. Barbara Vinken, fashion critic among other things as well as Prof. Julian Nida Rumelin, former Minister of Culture & Art of Germany, was thrilled by the Arsinoe de Thrace collection 2014.
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Places to see in ( Munich - Germany ) Glyptothek
Places to see in ( Munich - Germany ) Glyptothek
The Glyptothek is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I to house his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures. It was designed by Leo von Klenze in the neoclassical style, and built from 1816 to 1830. Today the museum is a part of the Kunstareal.
The Glyptothek was commissioned by the Crown Prince (later King) Ludwig I of Bavaria alongside other projects, such as the neighboring Königsplatz and the building which houses the State Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities, as a monument to ancient Greece. He envisioned a German Athens, in which the ancient Greek culture would be remembered; he had this built in front of the gates of Munich. The Glyptothek is Munich's oldest public museum.
The layout of the Königsplatz complex was designed by the architects Karl von Fischer and Leo von Klenze in 1815, the latter arranged it in the style of a forum, with the Glyptothek on the north side. Colorful frescoes and stuccos made by distinguished artists such as Peter von Cornelius, Clemens von Zimmermann, and Wilhelm von Kaulbach adorned the walls of the museum.
The museum was designed in the Classical Greek - Italian style. The portico is Ionic, and the outer walls contain niches, in which 18 original Roman and Greek sculptures stand, six on each wall (except the back). The thirteen rectangular, square or round rooms are arranged around a courtyard, the vestibule in the central building dominates the halls of height. In front of the vestibule is the portico of twelve Ionic columns. The overlying gable includes a group of Johann Martin von Wagner represents Athena as protector of the plastic arts. The exterior walls are adorned with sculptures in niches, while the windows are open to the interior courtyard. The sculptures represent mythical or historical representatives of the arts, these are in the front of the Königsplatz Daedalus, Prometheus, Hadrian, Pericles, Phidias and Hephaestus. On the western and eastern side of the building there are sculptors of the Renaissance and of the times when the Glyptothek was built, including Bertel Thorvaldsen and Antonio Canova, whose works were once on display earlier in the Hall of the Glyptothek but were later moved to the Neue Pinakothek.
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Munich Art Museum - your munich guide
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Museum Brandhorst Opening
| With the opening of the Museum Brandhorst in Munich's Kunstareal, the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen gain an institution with an impressive collection of works of modern and contemporary art. The Museum Brandhorst is the new home of the Udo and Anette Brandhorst Collection.
Two focal points of emphasis give the Brandhorst Collection its character. With more than sixty paintings, drawings, and sculptures by the American artist Cy Twombly (born 1928), it offers the greatest overview of Twombly's development outside the USA. The whole upper floor is dedicated to Cy Twombly and shows, among other works the Lepanto and Roses-cycles. The second focal point is Andy Warhol, who is represented with over 100 pieces, among them two huge Last Supper and Oxidation paintings. The collection features other positions with artists such as Sigmar Polke, Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, Eric Fischl, Mario Merz, Franz West, Katharina Fritsch, Christopher Wool, Robert Gober, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, and others. A recent acquisition has been the multimedia work Western Union: Small Boats by Isaac Julien.
The new museum is located in Munich's art district with the Alte Pinakothek, the Neue Pinakothek, the Pinakothek der Moderne, the Glyptotek, and the Antiquities Collection. It has been designed by the Berlin architects Sauerbruch Hutton and is clad in 36'000 glazed ceramic rods in 23 different colors. The Museum Brandhorst features innovative lighting technology and an ecologically conceived climate-control system.
In this video features atmospheric shots from the inauguration ceremony of the Museum Brandhorst and excerpts from an interview with the Director of the Brandhorst Collection, Prof. Dr. Armin Zweite, and the Deputy Director General of the Bayerische Gemäldesammlungen, Prof. Dr. Carla Schulz-Hoffmann, who talk about Museum Brandhorst's architecture, the origins of the Brandhorst Collection, and the partnership between the Udo and Anette Brandhorst Collection and the Bayerische ...
11 Crazy Offbeat European Museums You Have to See!
There are many European institutions displaying art, artifacts and antiquities that travelers put on their itineraries whilst touring, but here are 11 slightly offbeat European museums to check out.
1. Museum of Chocolate, Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's Museum of Chocolate exhibits the history of chocolate. Don't miss the cafe where you can indulge in pots of rich chocolate and other treats.
2. Sugar Museum, Berlin, Germany
Indulge your sweet tooth with a visit to Berlin's Sugar Museum. The pursuit of this “white gold” literally changed the world.
3. Museum of Cats, Amsterdam
Known as the Kattenkabinet, this meow-seum celebrates the humble house cat. It's filled with paintings and sculptures of all kinds of kitties, and several real felines live there too!
4. Pollock's Toy Museum, London
The delightful Pollock's Toy Museum is known for its displays of traditional toy theaters. With teddy bears, dolls and tin toys, it will enchant people of all ages.
5. Husavik Whale Museum, Iceland
Whales are important to the people of Iceland, so it's not surprising that there's a whale museum there. It displays artifacts associated with whales, and also organizes whale watching trips.
6. Icelandic Phallological Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
In case you haven't worked it out, the Phallological Museum displays 215 penis specimens. Polar bears, whales, walrus and homo sapiens are presented in a respectful and educational manner.
7. Bakelite Museum, Somerset, UK
Bakelite was one of the earliest plastics developed, and is extremely collectible today. This museum in Somerset has household sundries, ornate jewelry and even a coffin made of it!
8. Museum of Communism, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague's Museum of Communism objectively covers subjects like media propaganda, the secret police, political labor camps and daily life under this system.
9. Mini Bottle Gallery, Oslo, Norway
What began as a personal bottle collection has transformed into the Mini Bottle Gallery, filled with small bottles of every shape and color.
10. Museum of Art Fakes, Vienna, Austria
It takes a certain amount of talent to copy priceless art works. This museum showcases some astounding fakes, and provides a little history about the “art” of forgery.
11. Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb, Croatia
Dedicated to “failed relationships,” this museum is a testament to heartbreak, and displays objects and stories associated with breakups, including an “ex axe” used to smash a former boyfriend's possessions.
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GREECE, the NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM in ATHENS, top antiquities to see ????️
Subscribe here: - Let's visit the National Archaeological Museum (Greek: Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο) in Athens, Greece, which houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity worldwide. It is situated in the Exarcheia area in central Athens between Epirus Street, Bouboulinas Street and Tositsas Street while its entrance is on the Patission Street adjacent to the historical building of the Athens Polytechnic university.
Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from Ancient Greece.
Greece is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. Influential in ancient times, it's often called the cradle of Western civilization. Athens, its capital, retains landmarks including the 5th-century B.C. Acropolis citadel with the Parthenon temple. Greece is also known for its beaches, from the black sands of Santorini to the party resorts of Mykonos.
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Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany
The Egyptian Museum of Berlin (German: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung) is home to one of the world's most important collections of Ancient Egyptian artifacts. The collection is part of the Neues Museum. The collection contains artefacts dating from between 4000BC (the Predynastic era) to the period of Roman rule, though most date from the rule of Akhenaten (around 1340BC).[2]
The most famous piece on display is the exceptionally well preserved and vividly coloured bust of Queen Nefertiti. The collection was moved from Charlottenburg to the Altes Museum in 2005 and was rehoused within the newly reconstructed Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Island in October 2009. Stolen from Africa the Motherland.
Alte's Museum, the former Königliches Museum and the Antikensammlung (antique collection)
In the 1820s, Berlin's great architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel devised a plan for a new museum bordering the garden. Built between 1825 and 1830, the Statue in front of the
Altes Museum was the first in the city, fashioned in the Greek style. It was situated across the garden from the King's Palace, which was demolished World War II.
Eighteen Ionic columns grace the front of this grand museum. The rectangular shaped building encloses two generous courtyards and a two-story centrally-located rotunda, based on the design on the Pantheon in Rome. The interior of the rotunda contains sculptures of gods of antiquity in the recesses of its walls.
Two statues flank the wide outdoor steps. Entitled Amazon and Lion Fighter, they were designed by August Kiss and Albert Wolff.
For more than a century, the Altes Museum was enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. However, as is true for much of Berlin, the museum did not survive World War II. Just prior to the end of the war, a tank truck exploded in front of the museum, destroying it completely.
After the war, the Altes Museum was the first of the group museums on Museum Island to be renovated and it reopened in 1966. Today, it houses the Antikensammlung (Museum of Antiquities) on its main floor. The permanent collection here includes a vast variety of ancient Greek and Roman decorative art including vases and statues.