Pinakothek der Moderne brings four museums into one building at Barer Straße 40 in Munich’s Kunstareal. Standard entry is €10, reduced entry is €7, and Sunday admission is €1. The building opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, with a late opening until 20:00 on Thursdays. If you only have an hour, pick the collection you’re most interested in and start there. Museum visitor information
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Which collection should you visit first?
The four museums cover modern art, prints and drawings, architecture, and design. Decide which you’d be sorry to miss. The building by Stephan Braunfels opened in 2002. Use its central rotunda as a meeting point if your group wants to split up. The four museums · Building history
- For modern art, start with the Sammlung Moderne Kunst of the Bavarian State Painting Collections. Check the current exhibitions if you’re going to see a particular artist or work.
- For works on paper, look for an exhibition from the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, the state collection of prints and drawings.
- For buildings and how they’re designed, look at the Architekturmuseum der TUM’s current exhibition.
- For the objects people make and use, choose Die Neue Sammlung, the design museum. The displays cover industrial and everyday design.
What matters is how the art speaks to you. Give yourself time in the rooms you enjoy. Mark’s recommendation is to allow several hours if you want to see more than one collection. Check the museum’s exhibition listings first if you have a short visit.
Which ticket do you need?
Sunday is the cheapest day for standard admission at €1. If you’d rather visit at a quieter time, the museum suggests Tuesday to Thursday between 10:00 and 14:00. Visitors under 18 get free standard admission. Special exhibitions sometimes have a separate price. Check the individual exhibition if it’s the reason you’re going. Museum prices and quieter hours · Discounts and special opening hours
The €12 combined ticket covers the Alte Pinakothek, Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Brandhorst and Sammlung Schack on the same day during each museum’s hours. Separately ticketed special exhibitions are excluded. Check which museums you have time for before buying it. The official ticket shop sells tickets in advance. Combined ticket details
What’s new in 2026?
Die Neue Sammlung’s Design for All exhibition is scheduled to run from 4 December 2026 to 26 November 2028. The museum lists an opening event at 19:00 on 3 December 2026. The display looks at how inclusive design affects the objects people use every day. Design for All
In the Sammlung Moderne Kunst, the museum lists temporary closures in galleries 5–7 and 27–28 until about 10 December 2026. If you’re planning around a specific work, check the current gallery notice before setting out.
How do you get there?
The address is Barer Straße 40. The museum recommends tram 27 or 28 from Karlsplatz to Pinakotheken. From Odeonsplatz, bus 100 towards Hauptbahnhof Nord also stops at Pinakotheken. Check the journey planner on the day for diversions. Museum directions · Getting around Munich
There’s step-free access from Barer Straße and from Gabelsbergerstraße at the corner of Türkenstraße. The information desk has two wheelchairs and portable folding chairs. The accessible toilets are in the basement. Museum accessibility information
Where should you go afterwards?
On our last visit to this minimalistically designed cafe we found the coffee to be good but we did not eat anything here. The museum currently lists café hours of Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00, so plan your coffee stop before a late Thursday visit. Museum café hours
The great thing with this museum being smack bang in the middle of the Kunstareal, is that if you don’t like what you see, you can simply walk outside and there are other museums all around you. Try the Alte Pinakothek for older paintings or the Egyptian Museum for a different part of Munich’s collections.