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Pinacotheca
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pinacotheca
A picture gallery.
Pinacotheca 

(Greek, πιvακoθηκη; German, Pinakothek; Italian, pinacoteca), a picture gallery.

In antiquity the Athenian Pinakotheke was famous. It was located on the Acropolis and occupied the northern wing of the Propylaea. The name “Pinacotheca” was given to several picture galleries founded in the 19th century, the most famous ones being the Old and New Pinakotheks in Munich and the pinacote cas in Northern and Central Italy (Milan, Turin, Brescia, Lucca, Bologna, and Rome).
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This area combines several of the most important galleries in Europe, most significantly the Alte Pinakothek (Old Art Gallery), a magnificent work of neo-classicism by Leo von Klenze, inaugurated in 1836.
048 Museum Brandhorst by Long, Kieran / The Architectural Review
But it is in contempt of the artistic taxonomies on which such judgments are founded that Klein's paintings--exhibited most recently at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich this past spring--evince a self-conscious use of the medium against itself, infiltrating painting with alien implications.
Abandoned painting by Mauss, Nick / Artforum International
If you want to explore more exhibitions, you should head for the Alte, Neue and Moderne Pinakothek as well as the Lenbachhaus which are important exhibition halls near K?
Top Ten Sights to Visit in Munich by Andrea Deffner / Travel, recreation and leisure community
 
 
 
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