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Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The two buildings on Munich’s K\u00f6nigsplatz are among the world’s leading museums of ancient art. Here, Greek, Roman and Etruscan masterpieces can be experienced in a quality and abundance that can otherwise only be found in a few places in the world \u2013 in Berlin, Paris, London or New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The setting in which these unique collections are presented is also extraordinary. The classicist buildings on K\u00f6nigsplatz were all built on the initiative of the Bavarian King Ludwig I (1786\u20131868). In true antique style, all three buildings \u2013 the Glyptothek, the Antiquities Collection and the Propylaea \u2013 are richly decorated with sculptural architectural ornamentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A visit to the museums on K\u00f6nigsplatz therefore offers a unique opportunity to enjoy ancient works of art in an architectural setting that grew out of the enthusiasm for antiquity in European classicism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Antiquities Collections and the Glyptothek thus form the historical core of Munich’s art district.<\/p>\n\n\n

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East gable group of the temple of Aegina. Photo: National Archaeological Museum and Glyptothek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Exhibitions <\/strong>and events <\/strong>shape the public perception of museums. Permanent exhibitions present a representative cross-section of the museum’s own collections. In changing special exhibitions, selected objects, sometimes supplemented by loans, are presented in ever-changing thematic contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education <\/strong>and outreach <\/strong>in various forms and for different target groups are fundamental components of museum work. However, a significant part of the original tasks of museums usually remains hidden from the public: collecting, preserving <\/strong>and researching<\/strong>. The results of the work in these areas form the basis for exhibiting and outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Senior Collection Director
<\/strong>Dr. Florian S. Knau\u00df<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservators and scientific staff
<\/strong>Dr. Christian Gliwitzky, Deputy Director of Collections
Dr. J\u00f6rg Gebauer
Prof. Dr. Oliver H\u00fclden
Dr. Markus L\u00f6x<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administration
<\/strong>Gregor Lindermayr, Manager
Natalya Sholts, Deputy Manager
Jannis Zyganitidis, Secretarial Office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Building services
<\/strong>Iuri Mastromatteo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photograph
<\/strong>Wolfram Kastl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restorers<\/strong>
Flavio Bertolin
Olaf Herzog
Sandra Kaiser
Lena Rintelen
Hagen Schaaff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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