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The Kunstareal ("art area") is a museum quarter in the city centre of Munich, Germany. Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ...


It consists of the three "Pinakotheken" (Alte Pinakothek, Neue Pinakothek and Pinakothek der Moderne), the Glyptothek, the Antike Staatssammlung (both museums are specialized in greek and roman art), the Lenbachhaus (impressionism, expressionism and art nouveau), the future Sammlung Brandhorst (a private collection of modern art) and several galleries. The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum in Munich, Germany. ... The Neue Pinakothek is an art museum in Munich, Germany. ... The Glyptothek The Glyptothek is a museum in Munich, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I to house his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures. ... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. ... On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ... Alfons Mucha, lithographed poster Dancel (1898). ...


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