Alte Pinakothek

Leo von Klenze custom-designed one hall in the Alte Pinakothek to be tall enough to hang Rubens's Last Judgment, which stands over 6 meters. The museum holds 72 Rubens paintings, the largest permanent collection of his work anywhere in the world, which gives a sense of the scale of the Wittelsbach collecting ambition.

The Alte Pinakothek holds the Wittelsbach collection of European painting from the 14th to 18th centuries, anchored by 72 Rubens paintings (the world’s largest collection), a Duerer room that includes his extraordinary 1500 Self-Portrait, and major Rembrandt and Italian Renaissance works. The building was designed in Neoclassical style by Leo von Klenze and completed in 1836; it was rebuilt after WWII bombing. Adults pay EUR 7 (EUR 1 on Sundays). Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays. Located in Munich’s Kunstareal museum district, 10 minutes from U2 Theresienstrasse. Combine with the Neue Pinakothek next door for the 19th-century continuation of the same collection tradition.