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Glyptothek

90 Linie Zentral 92 Tour West

Venue

Königsplatz 3

www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/de/glyptothek-muenchen.html

Categories

  • Art
  • Culture

Program types

  • Exhibition

Evening program at this museum

  • 18:00–01:00 Visit the Glyptothek

The Glyptothek is Munich’s oldest public museum, opened in 1830. Behind its newly restored temple façade lies one of the most beautiful and renowned collections of Greek and Roman sculpture. Highlights include the Barberini Faun from the Hellenistic period, the archaic and early Classical pediment sculptures from the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina, and an outstanding collection of Roman portraits.

Visitors will also be able to enjoy food and refreshments at the museum’s café.


A dark, patinated ancient bronze head with finely detailed curls and a narrow headband stands against a blurred, dark background.

The symmetrical Neoclassical façade of the Glyptothek features a broad columned entrance, an ornate triangular pediment and several sculptures set into wall niches.

Image credit: Goldkranz von Armento, um 300 v. Chr.; © Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek München

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