Bavarian State Archaeological Collection, Archaeological museum in Lehel district, Munich, Germany.
Description
The Bavarian State Archaeological Collection is a museum displaying objects from 120,000 years of regional history across five specialized departments. The exhibition spaces are organized by topic and period to provide a chronological overview of human settlement and cultural development in the region.
History
The institution was founded in 1885 when physiologist Johannes Ranke donated his personal collection of prehistoric Bavarian objects to the Kingdom of Bavaria. This founding collection became the core of the institution and was later expanded with additional archaeological discoveries.
Culture
The collection displays artifacts arranged to show how people lived across different periods of Bavaria's history. Visitors can see how objects are organized to tell the story of the region's development over thousands of years.
Practical
The museum is walkable from the Altstadt district and designed with visitor access in mind across its departments. Clear information displays help guide movement through the different sections and time periods.
Did you know?
The collection preserves a 3,000-year-old dugout canoe from Roseninsel and a wooden well shaft from a medieval Munich site. These two objects offer a window into daily life from thousands of years ago and the Middle Ages.
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