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The Bavarian National Museum (German: 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. [ citation needed ] Since the beginning the collection has been divided into two main groups: the art historical collection and the folklore collection.
The Hallstatt culture, which had developed from the Urnfield culture, was the predominant Western and Central European culture from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and during the early Iron Age (8th to 6th centuries BC). It was followed by the La Tène culture (5th to 1st centuries BC). Reconstructed part of the Heuneburg
The large Residenz palace complex (begun in 1385) on the edge of Munich's Old Town ranks among Europe's most significant museums of interior decoration. Having undergone several extensions, it contains also the treasury and the splendid Rococo Cuvilliés Theatre. The complex of buildings contains ten courtyards and the museum displays 130 rooms.
Eduard Riedel (February 1, 1813 – August 24, 1885) was a German architect and Bavarian government building officer. Among other things he is known for his contribution to the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle .
Kunstvilla im KunstKulturQuartier (Art villa at the art and culture area) Neues Museum Nürnberg (Museum for Contemporary Art) History and culture museums. Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelände (Nazi Party Rally Grounds Documentation Center) Germanisches Nationalmuseum (German National Museum) Historischer Kunstbunker (World War II Art ...
Matthias Weniger, who is a curator at the Munich museum and oversees its restitution efforts, has made it his mission to return as many of the silver objects as possible to the descendants of the ...
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin: Berlin: 1998 896; ii, iv (cultural) Museum Island comprises five museums built between 1824 and 1930. Each of the museums was designed in line with the collection it was going to host. The collections themselves trace the development of human civilization, with culture, art, and archaeology.
The building with its decoration is a definite masterpiece at the climax of European rococo. [11] [12] The Apollotemple – a neoclassical monopteros temple by Leo von Klenze, erected in 1862–1865. The architecture of the garden pavilions was influential for other architecture in Germany.