Monday, May 19, 2008

Museums in Germany


There are around 6000 museums in Germany,and 600 of them are devoted solely to art.Here's just a small selection but you will find more at www.museen-deutchland.de.

Hamburg
The Spectrum at Hamburg's Deichtorhallen ranges from the Old Masters to contemporaray art and photography.
www.tagederkunstmeile.hamburg.de

Frankfurt
The two sides of the Museum Enbankment on the River Main are home to a series of 13 museums for art and culture.The Museum Embankment Festival,one of Europe's largest cultural events,is worth visiting.
www.frankfurt.de

Bonn
Within the brief space of just few years Bonn has developed an impressive museum complex with the Kunstmuseum,the Bundeskunsthalle and the Haus der Geschischte.
www.bonn.de

Dresden
Dresden's state art collections reside in eleven museums-including the Old Masters Picture Gallery in the Zwinger and the recently reopened Green Vault containing jewels of Saxony's rulers-and they attract 1.5 milion visitors each year.
www.skd-dresden.de

Munich
It's a good idea to plan on spending a few days to visit the numerous museum highlights in Munich including the world famous Pinakothek art galleries and Lenbach House.
www.pinakothek.de

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