Your Guide to Munich
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Munich in collaboration with City of Munich Photo: S Müller In Munich there is so much more than just the Oktoberfest or Lederhosen. The beautiful bavarian capital has much more to offer. A mixture of exclusive shopping, art, culture, indulgence and tradition makes this city unmistakable. Moreover, Germany’s most cheerful residents live here. München Tourismus, J. Lutz Events Top 5 Märchenbazar MUCA Museum of Urban and From November 28th to C... December 29th, 2019, the Street art as a form of art of the "Märchenbazar" (lit. "Fairyta... 21st century is rightly Schwabing Christmas Market ESOconsidered Supernova as a ...Planetarium For four decades the Right next to the headquarters atmospheric Schwabing of the European Southern Christmas Market is a Munich Observatory (ESO) in... inst... Pink Christmas Market Hi- Sky Munich City of Munich For the 15th time "Pink In the midst of the creative Christmas" will open this years bustle, a 78 metre high Ferris doors in the heart o... wheel, the “Hi-S... Tollwood Winter Festival Hey Minga November 26th till December If you would like to find out 31st , 2019 something about Munich’s At Tollwood Winter Festival sub-culture, you have... inter... Christmas Market at Marien... BMW Welt Munich Christmas Market on Since it opened in 2007, BMW Marienplatz from Nov 27th to Welt has become one of Dec 24th, 2019. Bavaria’s most popular t... W... München Tourismus, Foto Christian Kasper Updated 03 December 2019 Destination: Munich Publishing date: 2019-12-03 THE CITY dierent function. The rapidly prospering town was selected by the ruling family of the Wittelsbach in the middle of the 13th century as its Residence due to a territorial split and in 1294 it was granted a new municipal charter. During the reign of Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian – of the Wittelsbach family – the city extended its walls six fold and in 1504 it nally became the capital of the reunited Duchy of Bavaria. Under the 700 years of Wittelsbach City of Munich reign as dukes, electors and kings Munich In Munich, it’s the mix that makes the message. attained increasingly the reputation of being a Old meets new, past meets present and future, European centre of culture. the modern blends harmoniously with the traditional, bits and bytes with beer, business Year after year, Munich takes gold in German and leisure. For the visitor, there is never any city rankings. When asked where they would shortage of sights to see or activities to engage prefer to live, most Germans say Munich. The in. reason is simple: a magic combination of a The Bavarian Metropolis with its 1.5 million vigorous economy and top-notch leisure time inhabitants lies virtually at the centre of Europe. activities and outstanding cultural oerings. Munich’s origin goes back to an early settlement of monks from the Tegernsee Monastery which DO & SEE was called “ad Munichen” (the monks’ home). The situation leading to its later growth was treated by an act of violence of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria from the House of Guelph. At that time the salt transports coming from Reichenhall and Hallein had to go over a bridge spanning the Isar River at Föhring north of Munich. The bridge passage was accompanied München Tourismus by a toll, and this traic brought considerable revenue to the Bishop of Freising in whose Munich has come to be associated with the territory Föhring was located. Henry the Lion Oktoberfest, the Hofbräuhaus, the Olympic had this bridge destroyed forcing the salt grounds and the Fasching carnival. However, transports to use his new bridge a few miles Munich also has an international reputation as a upstream in ducal territory. On June 14, 1158, metropolis of both, art and culture. Its music the new bridge, the market, the customs oice scene ranges from classical to jazz and pop and and the mint at “Munichen” were approved by the many museums display impressive imperial decree thus in one fell swoop the collections. monastic settlement assumed a completely Destination: Munich Publishing date: 2019-12-03 BMW Welt Subway) Opening hours: Mon. + Wed.- Sun.: 10-20 h, Tuesday: Closed Since it opened in 2007, (Please check the website or social media channels for BMW Welt has become special opening hours) one of Bavaria’s most Phone: +49 89 2155 243 10 popular tourist Internet: www.muca.eu/en attractions. Over two Email: [email protected] More Info: Museum is not barrier-free on all levels million visitors ock here every year to experience the wide range of ESO Supernova Planetarium exhibitions, events, the children’s Junior Right next to the Program and the guided tours. headquarters of the European Southern Photo: City of Munich Address: Am Olympiapark 1 Observatory (ESO) in Public Transport: U3 "Olympiazentrum" Garching, the ESO Opening hours: Mon – Sun 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. 24–26 Supernova Planetarium & December, 31 December and 1 January. Visitor Centre opened in May 2018. It is Phone: +49 89 1250 16001 Internet: www.bmw-welt.com supposed to be a interactive learning centre for all age groups. The highlight is the ultra-modern MUCA Museum of Urban and Contemporary planetarium with its 360-degree dome. A total of Art ten dierent guided tours are oered in German Street art as a form of art and English, on which visitors can nd out more of the 21st century is about science and the nature of the universe rightly considered as a global celebrated Photo: München Tourismus phenomenon, Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany nevertheless street art Opening hours: Wednesday- Sunday: 9am- 8pm hasn't arrived enough in the art discourse. The Phone: +49 89 320 06 900 newly build Museum of Urban and Contemporary Internet: https://supernova.eso.org/ Art (MUCA) wants t o make a change by Email: [email protected] enrolling street art into art history and by Hi- Sky Munich building a bridge between the international art In the midst of the scene, artists and the public. creative bustle, a 78 metre high Ferris wheel, The idea of MUCA is to bring art and its people the “Hi-Sky München” together to a place of self-reection, with the will await visitors from main question of what a visionary museum April 2019. The largest stands for. transportable Ferris wheel in the world will be Photo: MUCA set up temporarily in the place where the new Address: Hotterstr. 12, 80331 München concert hall of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Public Transport: Sbahn / Subway / Tram: Station Orchestra will be built by 2021. Marienplatz , Stachus or Sendlinger Tor (only Tram and Destination: Munich Publishing date: 2019-12-03 Photo: München Tourismus Pinakothek der Moderne Address: Atelierstraße 11, 81671 München Four museums under one Internet: https://hi-sky.de/en/ roof: The Sammlung Moderne Kunst, the Neue Hey Minga Sammlung - The If you would like to nd International Design out something about Museum Munich, the Munich’s sub-culture, you Architekturmuseum der TU München and the have come to the right Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München. place at “Hey Minga”. In the red VW transporter Photo: München Tourismus, Christian Kasper called “Gerti”, you can discover Munich far Address: Barer Straße 40 away from the standard tourist attractions. Two- Public Transport: Tram 27,28: Karolinenplatz; Bus 100,150: Pinakotheken or four-hour tours are available. There are also Opening hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Thu seasonal oers, for example the “Hey Wiesn 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tour”. Phone: +49 89 272725 0 (Website only in German language Internet: www.pinakothek.de/besuch/pinakothek-der-moderne Photo: München Tourismus Address: Atelierstraße 16, Werk 3 81671 München Museum Brandhorst Phone: +49 89 21544205 The Brandhorst collection Internet: https://www.heyminga-touren.com/ comprises more than Email: [email protected] 1,000 works by Alte Pinakothek path-breaking artists of The Alte Pinakothek is the 20th and 21st home to one of the centuries such as Cy world's most renowned Twombly, Andy Warhol, Sigmar Polke, Damien collections of European Hirst and Mike Kelley. The museum also displays paintings from the 14th current video installations. to the 18th century. The Photo: München Tourismus, Christian Kasper displays include works by Dürer, Raael, Address: Theresienstraße 35a Leonardo, Tizian, El Greco, Rubens, Rembrandt, Public Transport: U2: Theresienstraße, Königsplatz; Bus Boucher and others. 100,150: Königsplatz Opening hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10 am - 6 pm; Thu 10 Photo: München Tourismus, Christian Kasper am - 8 pm Address: Barer Straße 27 Phone: +49 89 238052286 Public Transport: U2: Theresienstraße, Bus 100,150: Internet: www.museum-brandhorst.de Pinakotheken Opening hours: Tue 10 am - 8 pm, Wed-Sun 10 am - 6 pm Phone: +49 89 23805216 Internet: www.pinakothek.de/besuch/alte-pinakothek Destination: Munich Publishing date: 2019-12-03 Haus der Kunst BMW Museum The Haus der Kunst is an Built in 1973 near the internationally leading BMW tower on center for contemporary Petuelring, the BMW art featuring an museum set new interdisciplinary benchmarks with its program. Every year the timeless architecture and gallery presents about ten exhibitions of new is now world-renowned. After extensive talents and established artists. Since 2011 a refurbishing, the museum reopened in June selection of video art from the Goetz Collection 2008, with a new design based on a novel has been shown in several displays in the former concept. Historical vehicles and a wide range of air raid shelter. In addition to exhibitions and themes, such as the company’s history, evenbts, great store is set by research, study and technology, motorbikes, model ranges, as well as dissemination of knowledge.