Pinakothek der Moderne

The Munich Museum of Fine Arts consists of three halls: the ancient painting gallery, the new painting gallery and the modern painting gallery. Among them, the Modern Art Museum is the largest modern art museum in Germany and one of the largest modern art galleries in the world, with an exhibition area of 15,000 square meters and a large collection of paintings, sculptures, architecture and Design artwork. The Pinakothek: In 1825, the avid art lover Ludwig I came to the throne, and he hired the architect Leo von Kranz to design and build a large art gallery. In 1836, this gallery with Venetian Renaissance architecture was completed. It is one of the six largest oil painting collections in the world, focusing on Dutch and Flemingian works. Highlights are: Dürer's "Self-Portrait", "The Four Apostles" and "The Adoration of the Magi" and Botticelli's "Pieta". The New Picture Gallery: Opposite the Old Picture Gallery across Treguiin Road. It has a modern appearance, centered on German Romantic and Naturalist paintings, and exhibits paintings from all over Europe in the 19th century, mainly collecting works by Van Gogh, Monet, Gauguin and other modern painting masters after the 19th century. Its predecessor was the private gallery established by Ludwig I for his collection. Construction began in 1884 and was completed nine years later, with 300 works on display. Not to be missed is Goya's kitchen still life. The Modern Painting Gallery: is a large-scale art gallery that looks at European paintings in the 19th and 20th centuries, showing the entire development process of modern art, design, sculpture, photography and television art in the 20th century. There are works by Dali, Picasso, Warhol, Matisse.