Blog of the Münchner Stadtmuseum

Major renovations, fresh ideas, and changes. An editorial by Dr. Markus Speidel introducing Münchner Stadtmuseum’s new blog.

1968: A mother in Germany knits a dirndl in bright red for her émigré daughter in Ethiopia
2023: A great-granddaughter brings the dirndl to Münchner Stadtmuseum and tells its story.

Glove puppets are known for being punchy—quick-witted, but also quite literally ready to land a blow. Unsurprisingly, then, it’s unusual for glove puppets to be made out of porcelain.

In 2025, the Photography Collection at Münchner Stadtmuseum presented a selection of postwar photographs of ruins. This marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and a new edition of the book “Herbert List. memento 1945”.

Posters and the products they advertise are inseparable. Yet what once went hand in hand is now often stored separately across museums. Our digital exhibition reunites these pairs for the first time.