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Alte Pinakothek

One of the world's great galleries of old masters, with Dürer's self-portrait and a whole hall of Rubens.

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Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0
Open
Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Barer Strasse 27, 80333 MunichDirections
Getting There
Tram 27 to Pinakotheken.

Why Go

Opened in 1836, the gallery holds European painting from the 14th to the 18th century, including Dürer's Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight, Altdorfer's Battle of Alexander at Issus and one of the largest Rubens collections anywhere.

The modern art museums of the Pinakotheken quarter are next door.

Nearby in Munich

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