Sammlung Schack

Sammlung Schack is an art museum at Prinzregentenstraße 9 in Munich, focused on German painting of the 19th century. Its three floors display works collected by Count Adolf Friedrich von Schack, including paintings by Moritz von Schwind, Anselm Feuerbach and Arnold Böcklin. Look for Franz von Lenbach’s detailed Shepherd Boy and Böcklin’s Villa by the Sea. The galleries are often quiet, giving you room to take in the collection at your own pace. Allow around 1.5 to 2 hours if you enjoy historic art.

A collection shaped by one patron

Sammlung Schack holds the art collection assembled by Count Adolf Friedrich von Schack, a patron who supported Munich’s art world. The works offer a focused look at German painting of the 19th century, with artists including Moritz von Schwind, Anselm Feuerbach and Arnold Böcklin. The collection’s character reflects the tastes of its original collector.

Rather than trying to cover every period of European art, the museum lets you spend time with a particular group of artists and their work. Its three floors make for a compact visit, though people with a strong interest in historic painting can comfortably spend 1.5 to 2 hours here.

Paintings to look for

Franz von Lenbach’s Shepherd Boy is among the collection’s noted works. Its fine detail rewards a closer look. Arnold Böcklin’s Villa by the Sea has a markedly different mood, with a bleak, poetic subject. Seeing these paintings together gives you a sense of the range of styles and subjects held by the museum.

Moritz von Schwind is another important name in the collection. His The Boy’s Magic Horn draws on stories and legends, as do other paintings that evoke distant lands and earlier times. Look out for works by Carl Spitzweg and Anselm Feuerbach as you move through the galleries; the collection brings together several prominent German painters of the period.