Munich - State Collection of Egyptian Art Staatliche Sammlung ãgyptischer Kunst

 
The State Collection of Egyptian Art in Munich is housed on the ground floor of the Residenz, on either side of the passage leading to the Kaiserhof. One of the oldest museums of its kind, it grew out of the collections assembled by Duke Albrecht V and King Ludwig I. During the 20th C. it acquired much additional material from donations. The present museum also contains the Egyptian antiquities formerly held by the Glyptothek.

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The collection covers the whole range of ancient Egyptian history - the Pre-dynastic period (4500-3000 B.C.), the Period of Unification (about 3000 B.C.), the Old Kingdom (fifth and sixth Dynasties, 2660-2160 B.C.), Middle Kingdom (11th-13th Dynasties, 2040-1160 B.C.) and New Kingdom (18th-20th Dynasties, 1550-1080 B.C.), the Late period (25th-30th Dynasties), the Graeco-Roman period (700 B.C. to the end of the third century A.D.) and the Coptic period (fourth-ninth century A.D.).

Items on display include sculptures and reliefs, weapons, jewelry and ornaments, cult objects, domestic and other implements, sarcophagi, papyri and textiles.
Address: State Collection of Egyptian Art, Residenz, entrance Hofgartenstrasse, D-80539 München, Germany
Hours:
9am-4pm; Sun: 10am-5pm; Sat: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon
Tips: Also open Tuesday also 7 - 9 p.m.
Discount: Sunday
Transit: S-Bahn: S1-S7 (Marienplatz) U-Bahn: U3, U4, U5, U6 (Odeonsplatz); Tram: 19 (National theater).

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