Staatsgalerie im Neuen Schloss Schleißheim
Baroque gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections in the state rooms of the Neues Schloss Schleißheim, with works by Rubens, van Dyck and Guercino.
About the museum
Elector Max Emanuel had the Neues Schloss (New Palace) Schleißheim built from 1701 to plans by Henrico Zuccalli as a stately residence meant to underline his claim to the imperial crown. The War of the Spanish Succession interrupted the work in 1704, when little more than the shell had been completed. Only after the elector returned from exile in 1715 did construction continue under Joseph Effner – instead of the planned grand complex, only the monumental main wing was ultimately built.
The festive sequence of rooms from the staircase through the Great Hall and the Victory Hall to the Great Gallery is distinctive. Cosmas Damian Asam and Jacopo Amigoni created the ceiling paintings; the fresco in the Great Hall was considered the largest ceiling painting in the world for several decades. Stucco, carvings and the surviving state beds of the electoral couple show courtly interior decoration of the early 18th century.
Thanks to the painting collection founded by Max Emanuel, the palace had been an increasingly publicly accessible gallery palace since the late 18th century. In this tradition, the Bavarian State Painting Collections now show a gallery of European Baroque painting in the electoral apartments and halls, which reopened after extensive restoration in 2001 – 300 years after construction began.
All the great schools of the 17th and 18th centuries are represented: Italian painters such as Lodovico Carracci, Guercino and Luca Giordano, Flemish painters such as Rubens, van Dyck and David Teniers the Younger, the German Joachim von Sandrart, and the Frenchman Joseph Vivien with pictures from the elector's circle.
Highlights
- Great Gallery with Baroque paintings of all European schools
- Works by Rubens, van Dyck, Guercino and Luca Giordano
- Ceiling fresco by Jacopo Amigoni in the Great Hall
- Staircase with dome fresco by Cosmas Damian Asam
- State bedchamber with original state beds
Permanent exhibitions
- Staatsgalerie – Europäische Barockmalerei – Paintings by Italian, Flemish, German and French masters of the 17th and 18th centuries, presented in the halls and apartments of the palace.
- Prunkräume des Neuen Schlosses – Baroque sequence of rooms with the staircase, Great Hall, Victory Hall and the apartments of the elector and electress.
- Operated by
- Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Galerie) und Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Schloss)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 30,953 (2016)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €6People aged 65 and over, students, people with severe disabilities, volunteer service participants, groups of 15 or more paying visitors, and members of certain art and artists' associations |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 free, as are students over 18 with a student ID. Children under 14 only when accompanied by adults. |
| Seniors | €6Concession from age 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €6companion free · Reduced admission for people with severe disabilities; a companion is admitted free if the need for a companion is entered on the ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Reduced admission for students; students of art, art history and art studies are admitted free. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €6 per personReduced admission for groups of 15 or more paying visitors. |
| Families | –No separate family ticket; children and young people under 18 have free admission. |
| Combined ticket Altes Schloss, Neues Schloss and Schloss Lustheim | €11Reduced €9. |
| Annual pass of the Bavarian Palace Administration | €55Family or partner pass €100; valid for one year from the first visit at more than 40 palaces and castles. |
| Multi-day ticket of the Bavarian Palace Administration | €40Family or partner pass €80; valid for 14 days. |
The Staatsgalerie is included in the admission for the Neues Schloss. Audio guide for a fee. Free admission for, among others, ICOM/ICOMOS members and holders of the Bavarian volunteer card (Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Entrance hall and first floor reachable by ramps, upper floor by elevator (cabin 140 × 100 cm, door 89 cm). Doors at least 90 cm wide, level and non-slip floor, seating available. Accessible restroom on the second floor. No tactile guidance system and no induction loop; written information and a sign language video tour on the website. Assistance dogs allowed.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Themed tours and activities for families on fixed dates; child-friendly tours can be booked for children's birthday parties. Free stroller loan for the tour; strollers and child carrier backpacks must stay at the entrance. Children under 18 free, children under 14 only with adults.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Schloss
S1 (toward Freising/Airport) to Oberschleißheim, then a 10–15 minute walk or bus 292 or 295 (Mon–Fri only) to the "Schloss" stop.
By car
Paid parking
About 120 paid car spaces and bus parking at the Neues Schloss (Max-Emanuel-Platz), more parking at the Altes Schloss (Effnerstraße) with charging stations for electric cars. The lot north of the Altes Schloss is temporarily closed due to construction work. Three accessible parking spaces at Max-Emanuel-Platz (approx. 150 m to the entrance), one at the south end of the palace (access via Effnerstraße/Amigonistraße, approx. 30 m).
- Accessible parking
By car via the A 92 (exit Oberschleißheim), the A 99 (exit Neuherberg), the B 13 or the B 471. The palace complex is on the Ammer-Amper cycle route.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
- Lockers
Schlosswirtschaft Schleißheim (palace tavern) in the Maximilianshof of the palace complex (closed Mondays). Museum shop. Lockers (€1 deposit) and umbrella stands in limited numbers; larger bags, backpacks and umbrellas are not allowed in the rooms. Food, drinks and dogs are not allowed in the palace.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
Up to 500 guests.
Available for rent are the Maximilianskapelle (concerts, weddings, up to 75 people), the Great Hall (concerts, ceremonies, up to 432 people), the Sala terrena with vestibule (receptions, banquets, up to 500 people) and the dining room (civil weddings, smaller concerts, up to 120 people).
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, IT, FR) |
| Photography | Private photos without flash or tripod are allowed free of charge; wedding photo shoots are not possible in the interior rooms. |
| Good to know | Visits are without a guide; there are no regular guided tours. Themed tours for adults and children on certain dates, private special tours for groups on request. Audio guide for a fee; audio tour "Aeneas im Schloss" via QR code in the state rooms. |
