The collection of the Bavarian National Museum has its origins in an exhibition held in 1885 in the Duke Max's Fortress. 1885 exhibition in the Duke Max's Fortress, the space of which soon proved to be cramped. The demands then being placed on a historical museum were imaginatively by the architect Gabriel von Seidl. The interior decoration of the museum complex, built between 1894 and 1900, stylistically echoes the eras in which the works on display are from. The interior of the museum complex built in 1894-1900 stylistically repeats the epochs whose works are exhibited in the halls, while the exterior is completely opposite in architectural forms and construction style. architectural forms and style of construction is quite opposite to the internal content.
The museum's exposition includes two major collections: folk-applied art and art history. Applied Arts and Art History. The Applied Arts Department exhibits items of crystal, furniture, nativity scenes with numerous characters. On the On the first floor: German porcelain, clocks, glass painting, ivory, textiles and gold jewellery. ivory, textiles and gold jewellery.
