One of the world's most important coin cabinets, located in Munich's Residenz: coins, medals, and engraved gems spanning more than 2,000 years.
From July 9, 2026
The show is devoted to the extensive series of medals Louis XIV commissioned to glorify his reign, along with royal coin cabinets from Versailles and Paris that are on view outside France for the first time.
Through October 15, 2026
Presentation on Elector Max II Emanuel, who was depicted on medals entirely in keeping with the absolutist ideal of the ruler.
The collection has its roots in the Kunstkammer (cabinet of curiosities) of Duke Albrecht V, who systematically acquired ancient coins in the mid-16th century; by around 1600 the holdings already numbered several thousand pieces. Looting during the Thirty Years' War left gaps, but purchases and treasure finds allowed the electoral collection to grow again. The merger of the Munich and Palatinate holdings in 1777 and items from secularized monasteries after 1803 brought further major additions.
In 1807 the coin cabinet was separated from the court and placed under the Bavarian Academy of Sciences; King Ludwig I supported it with regular acquisitions. In World War II the Academy building that housed the collection was destroyed. Since 1963 it has been presented as a public museum in the Residenz, accessible via the Löwenportal (Lion Portal) and the Kapellenhof courtyard.
With around 300,000 objects – coins, medals, paper money, pre-coinage forms of payment, and engraved gems from antiquity to the present – it ranks among the most important institutions of its kind internationally. The permanent exhibition in four halls is complemented by changing special exhibitions. The coin collection is also a research institute with its own publications and a specialist library of more than 35,000 titles that is open to the public.
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2People over 65, students, people with severe disabilities, tour groups of 15 or more, volunteer service participants, and other groups according to the fee schedule (proof required in each case) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and teens under 18 free; likewise school students over 18 (excluding evening schools, colleges, and language schools). |
| Seniors | €2Reduced for people over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2companion free · Reduced for people with severe disabilities; registered companion admitted free. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Reduced for students; students of art, art history, and art studies free. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €2 per personReduced admission for tour and visitor groups of 15 or more (tickets purchased collectively by the group leader). |
| Admission on Sundays | €1 |
On Sundays, admission is €1 for everyone. Free admission applies to, among others, teachers accompanying school and youth groups, ICOM members, and holders of the Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte (Bavarian volunteer card) and the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum's annual pass for the state museums. Tickets also available from the online ticket shop.
According to muenchen.de, there is step-free access via a ramp and the exhibition rooms can be reached by elevator; there is no wheelchair-accessible restroom in the building. The museum's own website provides no information on physical accessibility.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Free admission under 18. Age-appropriate tours for daycare groups and school classes, during which objects may also be handled.
Odeonsplatz
U3, U4, U5, U6 Odeonsplatz (Residenz exit); buses 100 (museum line) and 153 Odeonsplatz; approx. 10-minute walk from Marienplatz.
Entrance through the Löwenportal of the Residenz into the Kapellenhof.
Get directionsThe museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group tours led by curators and researchers on request (info@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de or tel. 089 227221). Daycare groups and school classes get age-appropriate tours during which they may also handle objects. Recommended visit length according to muenchen.de: 1–2 hours. |
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