About the Long Night
Welcome
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to the Long Night of Munich Museums!
A friendly wave from a historic streetcar: our MVG conductor invites you on a journey through a truly special night. This year’s cover image represents one of the many fascinating facets of Munich’s museum landscape: a world of technology, science, ingenuity, and innovation. A perfect place to begin is Museum Island, where the Deutsches Museum will offer interactive experiments and science shows, while Crelux presents insights into the development of pharmaceutical research. This year, the TMU, the Technical University of Munich, will be represented in three different ways: Wood Research will showcase unique wood libraries, the Telecommunications Museum will trace the evolution of communications technology, and the TUM Center for Culture and Arts will combine creative robot worlds with AI in its children’s program.
The MTU Museum of MTU Aero Engines AG will also be bridging the past and the future by offering insights into both the early days of aviation and the propulsion technologies of tomorrow. Those interested in discovering what powers Munich itself can join Stattreisen München’s “Elektrische Stadt” (Electric City) tour, following the traces of the city’s early power supply and electric streetcars. This will bring us full circle: in celebration of the “150 Years of the Tram” anniversary, the MVG Museum is inviting visitors to admire up close the historic streetcar featured on this year’s cover.
Our sincere thanks go to all participating institutions. Together, they demonstrate how closely culture, science, and technology are connected. Learning never stops, and we look forward to welcoming everyone eager to discover something new and try something unexpected. We wish you a spectacular Long Night of Munich Museums!
Your Team at Münchner Kultur GmbH
FOREWORD
Munich’s museums inspire visitors all year round, but especially on one evening in October: the Long Night of Munich Museums!
The 27th Long Night of Munich Museums is once again inviting everyone who wants to be captivated by culture. Those exploring our state capital on this special night will embark on a fascinating journey through time and space. The Pinakotheken, Museum Brandhorst, and the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum offer great art and outstanding masterpieces waiting to be discovered, while the Museum Fünf Kontinente (Five Continents) will open a window onto the cultural diversity of our world.
Travel even further back in time – to Egypt at the Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst, and into antiquity at the Staatliche Antikensammlungen, and the Glyptothek. Here and elsewhere, history will come alive. With its exhibition “All about Love!,” the Archäologische Staatssammlung will be exploring a topic that connects people across eras and cultures. At the Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke, the casts of classical sculpture on display there will enter into a fascinating dialogue with contemporary art under the motto “Abgussmuseum meets Munich Pop Art.”
Meanwhile, the Deutsches Theatermuseum will turn its gaze toward the future with “Future, now!,” while the Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie and Museum Mineralogia will trace our solar system and our planet back into their origins. Many more museums and collections throughout the city will open their doors for this special evening, inviting visitors to make discoveries across Munich.
The Long Night of Munich Museums will be offering an impressive variety of experiences, encounters, and fresh perspectives. My heartfelt thanks go out to everyone whose dedication has made this museum night possible.
To all you night owls and culture enthusiasts, I wish unforgettable experiences in Munich’s museums. Let yourself be inspired!
Munich, October 2026
Markus Blume
Member of the Bavarian State Parliament, Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts
FOREWORD
Humorous, steeped in tradition, artistic, and full of opportunities for connection: all these qualities define Munich. And the Long Night of Munich Museums offers the perfect opportunity to discover these many facets of our city.
A special example is the Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum, which is reopening its doors following extensive renovation work. Here, Munich reveals its humorous side through Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt, and the tradition of Munich folk entertainment. The city’s artistic heritage can also be experienced at Museum Villa Stuck, the artist’s residence designed by Franz von Stuck, where architecture and painting from around 1900 come together in a unique way. Munich remains a vibrant city of art to this day. Artothek & Bildersaal, the Kunstarkaden, and the MaximiliansForum highlight the energy and diversity of the contemporary art scene.
Anyone wishing to experience our multifaceted metropolis will find new perspectives on life in the city, change, and its future at the Münchner Stadtmuseum at the exhibition “What the City.” In keeping with this theme, places that form part of our everyday infrastructure share their stories during this special night: the Münchner Feuerwehrausstellung will be offering insights into an institution that has safeguarded the city from fire for generations, while the MVG Museum will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the tram with vehicles from different eras of Munich’s transportation history.
This diversity makes the Long Night of Munich Museums a truly special experience. It presents Munich as an open, creative, and highly livable cultural capital. I wish all visitors a wonderful evening discovering the many stories, places, and people that shape our city.
Dominik Krause
Mayor of the City of Munich