Münchner Stadtmuseum portrait collection is a cooperative venture of the Münchner Stadtmuseum and Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) in support of the central arts and humanities portal on the history and culture of Bavaria, Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online (Bavarian Regional Library Online - BLO).

This online portal presents the artifacts and treasures of Bavaria's cultural and scientific institutions – including some of the Münchner Stadtmuseum.

Selected works from the archives of photographer Philipp Kester (1873-1958) and the complete archive of photographer Hermann Landshoff (1905-1986) are available at bpk Photo Agency (Märkisches Ufer 16-18, 10179 Berlin, Phone +49 (0)30 266 436 700, Fax +49 (0)30 278792-39, kontakt(at)bpk-bildagentur.de).

The Deutsche Fotothek (German Photographic Collection) at the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB) is a universal archive for the history of photography, art and technology. It includes some of the images from photographer Elfriede Reichelt's estate (1883-1953), a number of works by photographer Ingeborg Hoppe (1920-1983) and the complete archive of photographer Hermann Landshoff (1905 -1986).

The Lost Art Internet Database registers cultural objects which as a result of persecution under the Nazi dictatorship and the Second World War were relocated, moved or seized, especially from Jewish owners. It is run by the Koordinierungsstelle Magdeburg, Germany’s central office for the documentation of lost cultural property. It was set up jointly by the Government and the Federal States of the Federal Republic of Germany.

This link will take you to a high-resolution series of lithographs by Gustav Kraus (1804-1852) depicting the Oktoberfest parades of 1835 and 1842.

Click here for Oktoberfest portraits complementing this topic. Both presentations were developed as a joint project of the Münchner Stadtmuseum and the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online (Bavarian Regional Library Online - BLO).