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Museum for Applied Arts (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe)

The museum features applied art and design spanning a period from antiquity to modernity. The diversity of the museum’s collections and its outstanding special exhibitions position it among Europe‘s leading museums.

Everything here is related to applied arts, sculpture, graphic collections and the history of photography. In the new Schümann Wing visitors can also view a collection of historical keyboard instruments; arts and crafts and design since 1950.

The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe – which celebrated its 125th anniversary on September 25th 2002 – is one of Europe’s most important museums for applied arts.

Following sections are closed due to a renovation: ancient world, Egypt, medieval times, Renaissance, Biedermeier, historism, art design, 1920s, fashion and textile, Art Déco.