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Glyptothek permanent exhibition: Masterpieces of ancient sculpture

Glyptothek Königsplatz 3, München
Permanent exhibition

The Glyptothek owes the exceptional status of its exhibits to its founder and benefactor: Ludwig I (1786–1868), King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848, wanted to acquire only high-quality antiquities for his museum. The fact that this actually succeeded was thanks to his Roman art agent Johann Martin von Wagner (1777–1858), who combined an unerringread more …

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Permanent exhibition Collections of Antiquities: the entire spectrum of ancient “small art”

Staatliche Antikensammlungen Königsplatz 1, München
Permanent exhibition

In order to distinguish it from "great" art – architecture, sculpture and painting – art history has coined the term "small art" for the many forms of small-format sculptures and decorated objects. Accordingly, the State Collections of Antiquities used to be called the "Museum of Ancient Small Art". A visit to the Collections of Antiquitiesread more …