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Munich City Museum (Münchner Stadtmuseum)
Founded in 1888, the museum hosts a variety of changing exhibitions, but permanent exhibits include the hall of Morris Dancers
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Airport visitor park
If you're on your way to the airport or into town and you've got time to kill take a stop at this small museum where you can take a look at old Lufthansa aircraft that look like they were used in an Indiana Jones film.
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Alpine Museum
Located on a beautiful island in the Isar River, one is almost tempted to take a pass on the museum in favour of a stroll on its grounds.
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Bavarian National Museum
This architectural wonder of a building is an exhibit in and of itself, but most people come for the old relics. It houses a fabulous collection of religious art from as early as the 11th century through the medieval period.
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BMW Museum
Upon exiting the Olympiazentrum metro stop head for the huge BMW towers until you reach a building that looks like a silver UFO from a 1950s sci-fi film.
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Children's and Young People's Museum
Located in a lesser-known section of the main train station, this small museum is a combination of learning, playing and creating.
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Deutsches Museum
You could spend days wandering around a 16km path spread over six floors in the largest technical museum in the world. The line-up of exhibits features just about everything mankind has ever invented in order to make life easier.
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Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum (Transportation Center)
This museum is devoted entirely to transport. The three main topics displayed in the museum are city traffic, travelling now and then, and mobility and technology.
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Egyptian Art Museum
It's not the Met in New York, but a diverse selection of pieces from the early, middle and late kingdoms are all represented in some form in this museum.
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Flugwerft Schleissheim (Aircraft)
The collection in this offshoot of the Deutsches Mueseum is dedicated to airplanes, helicopters, engines and flight simulators plus exhibitions on the history of aviation and space travel.
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Geological Museum
A bit more academic than the 'rocks for jocks' university exhibits that we've experienced, this small museum, housed
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Glyptothek
King Ludwig I, who is nearly completely responsible for all things great in Munich, built this museum in 1830 to house all of the 'souvenirs' that he pillaged while on holiday abroad.
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Haus der Kunst
A modern exhibition hous with changing exhibitions every three months. The main theme is contemporary art, and the shows are supported by lectures, speeches, installations and performances.
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Hunting and Fishing Museum
Like going to the zoo, but all the animals are dead. No it's not the most PC museum in Germany, especially the photo of the
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Jewish Museum
A striking modern cube beside the synagogue and the Jewish community centre houses the excellent Jewish Museum. The permanent
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Lenbachhaus
Some fantastic Munich art treasures are housed in this Tuscan villa once owned by renowned painter and native son Carl von Lenbach, whose widow sold it to the city in 1929.
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Museum of the Crystal Realm
Behold the mighty geode. Yes, you can see hundreds of these volcanic bubbles as well as glassy smooth petrified wood, giant boulders of quartz and minerals of various colours.
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Palaeontology Museum
Lock horns with a triceratops, hitch a ride with a pterodactyl or schmooze with a prehistoric moose at this small university museum.
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Schack Gallery
This gallery on three floors is well worth the trip. A permanent exhibit of 19th century German paintings from the Schack collection is available for anyone interested.
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Siemens Forum
Five floors of technology await your perusal in this white, space age building where one half expects to hear Arthur C. Clarke's HAL greeting you as you walk its halls.
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Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München (Ethnology Museum)
You could wander around this museum for hours looking at art and artefacts from diverse national groups from around the world.
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Toy Museum
Follow the evolution of the Teddy Bear or take a look at miniature sewing sets, irons and teacups meant to be practical toys for teaching children about the world.
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Valentin-Karlstadt-Museum
This museum housed in the tower of Munich's 14th century fortifications is dedicated to Karl Valentin (1882 - 1948), Germany's Charlie Chaplin, and his partner Liesl Karlstadt (1892-1960).
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