ART MUSEUMS IN THE KUNSTAREAL DISTRICT

The Kunstareal is a museum district in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It is home to some of the world's most important art museums. King Ludwig I of Bavaria developed the area in the early 19th century. Today, the Kunstareal houses four major art museums: the Alte Pinakothek, the Neue Pinakothek, the Pinakothek der Moderne, and the Museum Brandhorst.

The Kunstareal is a Munich district home to some of the city’s most important art museums. The three main museums in the Kunstareal are the Alte Pinakothek, the Neue Pinakothek, and the Pinakothek der Moderne.

The Alte Pinakothek is one of the world’s oldest art museums and houses a collection of paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries. The Neue Pinakothek is a 19th-century art museum with a collection of European paintings from that period. The Pinakothek der Moderne is a 20th-century art museum with a collection of modern art.

In addition to these three main museums, the Kunstareal also includes the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, which houses Bavarian art and cultural history, and the Staatliche Antikensammlungen, which has one of the largest collections of ancient Greek and Roman artefacts in the world.

Highlights

• The Kunstareal district in Munich is home to some of the city's most famous art museums.
• Highlights include the Alte Pinakothek, which houses one of the largest collections of Old Master paintings in the world; the Neue Pinakothek, which specialises in 19th-century art.
• The Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, one of Germany's leading museums for European paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries. Other notable museums in the Kunstareal include the Pinakothek der Moderne, a museum of 20th-century art.
• The Museum Brandhorst, a contemporary art museum; and the Lenbachhaus, a museum dedicated to the work of German painter Franz Marc.