Alte Pinakothek

Museum Munich, Germany

The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum located in the Kunstareal in Munich. It is one of the oldest and richest galleries in the world. The name (Old Pinakothek) refers to the period covered by the art — the Neue Pinakothek covers 19th century art and the recently opened Pinakothek der Moderne covers modern art. All galleries are part of the Munich Kunstareal (the art area).

The name Alte (Old) Pinakothek refers to the time period covered by the collection—from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. The Neue Pinakothek, built in 1981, covers nineteenth-century art, and Pinakothek der Moderne, opened in 2002, exhibits modern art. All three galleries are part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, an organization of the Free state of Bavaria.