StadtLandschaft

The exhibition invites visitors on a fascinating journey of discovery through four centuries of graphic city and landscape images from the significant graphic collection of the Bavarian National Museum, which has only recently been conserved and catalogued. Between precise observation and artistic interpretation, watercolours, printmaking and drawings convey an image not only of historical places, such as Munich, Augsburg, Nuremberg and Straubing, but also of numerous castles and palaces. At the same time, they reflect the aesthetic ideas and social interests of their time of origin. The juxtaposition of different modes of representation opens up new perspectives on the relationship between reality, memory and artistic design. Discover how art shapes our perception of history – and question the view of supposed reality. The special exhibition "StadtLandschaft" is included in regular museum admission. Bavaria in historical views. Documentation, representation, idealisation: vedute can have arisen from very different intentions.