Bavarian Museums
 

Hello,

I will be visiting Munich and Nuremberg in mid-January 2016 and hoped that members of this forum might have some suggestions as to museums in the area which might have collections of 16th or 17th century firearms and accouterments, as well as bladed weapons and armor of the same period. I have a visit to the Germanisches Nationalmuseum planned but wondered where else I might visit during my week in the area which might have good collections on display.

If this is not an appropriate question for this forum I apologize and would ask the moderators to remove my post.

Thank you,

Lisa P.

Hi Lisa ... welcome to the forum :cool:
Thread pefectly appropiate.
Let's see what the the members advice is !

Thank you Fernando! I figured if any group of people would know, it would be the readers of this forum. I have been lurking for a while here and reading a lot and it is amazing the depth of knowledge of the membership here.

Best,

Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Do visit die Veste in Coburg,
it has on of the most beautiful collections of art, architecture , glass, paintings, arms and armor and all in its original environment.
The quality of the arms and armor collection is amazing, don't forget the cellar with the tournament sledges for woman, the cellar has a certain atmosphere to it, furthermore I can't express enough how clean the place is and how friendly the staff.

http://www.kunstsammlungen-coburg.de...ume-waffen.php

Kind regards

Ulfberth

Thank you Ulfberth! I had wondered if their collection merited a visit, and I will definitely add it to my list. Do you know by any chance, whether they allow photography?

Best,

Lisa

yes Lisa they do allow to take pictures, its an amazing place :)

Here are some more Lisa,

- Nuremberg Castle Kaiserburg , mainly mediëval collection
- Reichsstadtmuseums Rothenburg ob der Tauber!
- bayerisches nationalmuseum in München
- schloss erbach im odenwald

kind regards

Ulfberth

If i remember correctly there is a firearms museum in Ingolstadt as well.

There is also the Bavarian Army museum in Ingolstadt, with loads of arms and armour of all periods - that may be the one Marcus refers to, and they allow photos. It's a bit further away but the castle at Passau has a good A&A collection too. You will have a busy visit.
Neil

This is the Bavarian Army Museum and is certainly worth a visit!
corrado26

Thank you!! This is a wonderful help.

Best,

Lisa

I looked around their website yesterday and was confused as to whether they were actually open with their permanent collections on display currently. It looked like they were having a special exhibition on Napoleon but I was unsure.

Best,

Lisa

This is very good news! :)

L.

pussian Museum
 

Hi,

there is also a museum in Kulmbach at the Plassenburg with the biggest military show (so they say) within the time from 1700 until 1806:

http://plassenburg.de/de/die-museen/...ich-der-grosse

I was in it and it was worth it. Photos were not allowed when I remember correctly.

And the Veste Coburg isn´t far, which is also outstanding.

Dirk

Hello All!

I would like to thank everyone who made suggestions as to museums with arms collections to visit in Bavaria. During my recent vacation I made it to the collections at Kaiserberg, Veste Coburg, Rothenburg, and took in a 16th/17th century clothing exhibition in Nuremburg. I would not have known about these excellent museums were it not for the members of this list!

Thank you all very much!

Lisa

You'r welcome Lisa,

How did you find the cellar with the tournament sledges for woman in the Veste Coburg ?

kind regards

Ulfberth

Lisa, welcome to our forum!!!!!
While I cannot personally recommend as I have not been to these places, if you use our search functions you will see many threads in which our late friend Matchlock (Michael) posted incredible images from many museums.


Please do ask any questions which come up as we all learn together here as these things are discussed.
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip and we would love to hear more on your experiences.

Very best regards
Jim