Celebrating International Museum Day 2020 in and around Munich
18 May is International Museum Day! One of my most viewed posts is on Munich’s many museums – and while all of the…
NS-Dokumentationszentrum
The Munich Centre for the History of National Socialism is a sobering but very necessary space in the heart of the museum district.…
Munich’s Best: Museums
Here’s a definitive guide to the very best museums in Munich – with something for everyone, from science and tech to art and…
Das Neue Maxim
For a while, it felt like all of Munich’s old cinemas were closing down. The Eldorado, open since 1971 on Sonnenstraße, closed last…
Buchheim Museum
I think I’ve found my favourite Bavarian museum. I’d heard a lot about the Buchheim Museum at Lake Starnberg, but I hadn’t bothered…
Ost-West Friedenskirche
This is the first time I’ve written a post about a church on Arts in Munich. All of the guide books point you…
Valentin Karlstadt Musäum
Until last week, I had absolutely no idea there was anything inside Isartor. But the gothic city gate is home to a museum,…
Bavarian National Museum
I visited the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum recently to try to escape the 30°C plus heat. It didn’t quite work – the stone walls didn’t keep…
Reopening of the Deutsches Theater
The Deutsches Theater at Schwanthalerstraße 13 will reopen this Friday 16 January, following a five year hiatus in its traditional location. The theatre…
Lenbachhaus
I finally got round to visiting the newly-opened Lenbachhaus this week, and wasn’t left disappointed. I’d read a few reviews with people complaining…