Germanisches Nationalmuseum

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum houses an extensive collection relating to German culture and art, extending from prehistoric times through to the present day. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is Germany’s largest museum of cultural history. With a collection of over 1.3 million objects, about 25,000 are exhibited.

The museum is situated in the south of the historic city center along the medieval city wall. Its entrance hall is located on Kartäusergasse, which was transformed by the Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan to the Way of Human Rights.

Highlights of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum

• “Wide-Eyed Self-Portrait” by Rembrandt
• Portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach, the Elder
• An ill-matched pair by Lucas Cranach the Elder
• Golden hat of Ezelsdorf-Buch, c. 1000 BC
• Ostrogothic eagle-shaped fibula, c. 500
• Codex Aureus, 985-987
• Codex Aureus, 985-987

Germanisches Nationalmuseum Collections

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum collections are displayed in the following sections:

• History of the GNM
• Prehistory and Ancient History
• Middle Ages
• Late Middle Ages
• Everyday Culture up to 1700
• Arms and Armor, Hunting, Garden Culture
• Musical Instruments
• Museum of Applied Arts
• Renaissance, Baroque Enlightenment
• Scientific Instruments
• Medicine and Crafts
• Decorative Arts before 1800
• Folk Art
• 19th Century
• 20th Century
• Toys

Germanisches Nationalmuseum

• Name:          Germanisches Nationalmuseum
• City:              Nuremberg
• Country:       Germany
• Founded:     1852
• Type:            Culture and Art Museum
• Location:      Kartäusergasse 1, Nürnberg, Germany

Germany’s Museums

Berlin Museums

• The Pergamon Museum
• Neues Museum
• Altes Museum
• Alte Nationalgalerie – National Gallery (Berlin)
• Bode Museum
• Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
• Spy Museum Berlin
• Jewish Museum, Berlin
• Deutsches Historisches Museum – German Historical Museum
• DDR Museum
• German Resistance Memorial Center

Munich Museums

• Alte Pinakothek
• Neue Pinakothek
• Lenbachhaus
• Deutsches Museum
• Kunsthalle Munich

Hamburg Museums

• Kunsthalle Hamburg
• Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg
• Miniatur Wunderland

Frankfurt Museums

• Städel Museum

Dresden Museums

• Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Nuremberg Museums

• Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Cologne Museums

• Wallraf–Richartz Museum

German Proverbs and Quotes

• German Proverbs and Quotes

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“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.”
– Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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