01/06/2024
The rich holdings of Wittelsbach were already exhibited in the first half of the nineteenth century, as in the Viennese Court. At the end of the Monarchy in 1918, the stock of vehicles was about 300, some of which were no longer fit for leadership. Eventually, the cars were also managed by Marstall.. After the end of the monarchy, the remaining high-quality exhibits have been exhibited since 1923 in the former riding school of the Court of Marstallplatz. This area east of Munich Residenz was largely destroyed in 1944 by air raids. Already before 1941, the collection had been transferred to Nymphenburg Palace. Thus, today's Marstallmuseum is in the rooms of the former court stables in the southern building of the Nymphenburg Palace. It was opened in 1952. In 1986 there was a renovation and a new conception.. The central pieces are the splendid chariot of the electorate Charles Albert (1726-1745), which he used on the occasion of his coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in 1742 and the two coronation carriages of King Maximilian I Joseph (1799-1825). Built for a private order of King Ludwig the Second (1864-1886), the five carriages and sledges entered the collection only after his death in 1886. The portrait gallery of his horses, which Ludwig had made by the painter Friedrich Wilhelm Pfeiffer, is also represented. Less elaborate, but very elegant, are the coaches of the reigning Prince Luitpold (1886-1912). Since 2012, the newly restored Hercules sled of the Bavarian elector Max Emanuel (1679-1726) and the pompous bedding of his first consort, the Austrian princess Maria Antonia, have been exhibited .