Mid 1800s somebody established this most important respository to record the life and culture of the 40 German speaking nations that became the unified German Nation about that time, being much larger than the current one.
It was given an underutilised double cloistered monastery, that was severely destroyed in the 2nd WW and rebuilt with quite appealing additions in the Bauhaus style. All artifacts were saved in WW2 in beer cellars etc.
Again Camino appears - I have only been here about 11 days and this is the third time.
There is a collection on Bourgeois Culture - The centre piece is a bicycle (the backdrop not well seen is a huge 8m x 5m painting) and the keen observer will notice the handbrake handle is missing. 
A famous wood carving
Musical instruments in large numbers and variety.
Many works by Germany's most celebrated
painter
And the world's oldest globe, and it omits the Americas with a single ocean between Europe and Asia.
Is Oktoberfest only in Munich or can we expect pictures of buxom females decorating your bike in a Baccalian festival soon?
ReplyDeleteMalcolm Alas only in Munich, although this week here we have Alstadtfest whose sole purpose seemed meat beer and funny clothes. My new post indicates I temporarily ventured into high culture all day to avoid the rain. However even there much buxomness was on display as it always has been although I thought no pictures were necessary. It was a great building.
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