Glyptothek

The Glyptothek in Munich is an early 19th-century museum housing one of Germany’s principal collections of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I and designed by architect Leo von Klenze.

Galleries present Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman works including statue fragments, full-scale sculptures and funerary reliefs assembled from royal collections. The building itself is a neoclassical structure on Königsplatz and is grouped with neighboring antiquities museums.

Construction took place in the early 19th century as part of King Ludwig I’s cultural building program; the museum opened with his collection of antiquities. The Glyptothek was damaged in World War II and subsequently restored in the mid-20th century.

Situated on Königsplatz in central Munich, Bavaria, the museum lies within the city’s museum quarter and is easily reached from the central train station and city tram network.

• Location advantage: Located on Königsplatz in central Munich, close to other classical museums and archaeological collections, making combined visits convenient.

What to See #

• Greek Galleries: Galleries dedicated to Archaic and Classical Greek sculpture, showing original and Roman-copy statues and reliefs assembled in the 19th century.
• Roman Collection: Rooms displaying Roman portraiture and funerary sculpture alongside Hellenistic works, representing the museum's 19th-century acquisitions.