GRÜSS GOTT —
WELCOME TO THE BEER AND OKTOBERFEST MUSEUM

EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE FACET OF MUNICH CULTURE AND LIFE

THE MUSEUM
IN MUNICH'S
OLDEST HISTORIC TOWN HOUSE

A MONUMENT TO LIVING BEER CULTURE — AND SO MUCH MORE

AT NUMBER 2 IN STERNECKERSTRASSE; A QUAINT, WINDING LANE OFF TAL BETWEEN MARIENPLATZ AND ISARTOR, IS A HIDDEN JEWEL OF AUTHENTIC BAVARIAN TRADITION: MUNICH'S OLDEST TOWN HOUSE. TRACING ITS HISTORY BACK TO 1340 AND HOME TO MERCHANTS, CRAFTSMEN AND BURGHERS THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES, THE HERITAGE-PROTECTED BUILDING TODAY HOUSES PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS ON BEER AND ON THE OKTOBERFEST – TWO CORNERSTONES OF BAVARIAN CULTURE.

RENOVATION OF THE HOUSE AND MUSEUM WAS A LONG-STANDING DREAM FOR FERDINAND SCHMID, FORMER HEAD OF AUGUSTINER BREWERY AND NOW DIRECTOR OF THE EDITH-HABERLAND-WAGNER FOUNDATION. SEVEN YEARS WOULD PASS FROM THE FOUNDATION'S PURCHASE OF THE HOUSE TO THE OPENING OF THE MUSEUM IN SEPTEMBER 2005.

WELCOME TO THIS JEWEL OF LIVING TRADITION!

FRESHLY TAPPED
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20.10.18

Auf geht's zur 20. Langen Nacht der Münchner Museen

"Der Buzi-Maler" Emil Kneiß bei uns im Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum

Herzlich willkommen zur 20. Langen Nacht der Münchner Museen

Bereits zum 20. Mal laden Münchens Museen, Sammlungen, Galerien und Kirchen zu ihrer großen, gemeinsamen Langen Nacht-Schau ein. Das Erfolgsrezept für die anhaltende Anziehungskraft ist unverändert: Über 90 verschiedene Ausstellungshäuser heißen sieben nächtliche Stunden lang die BesucherInnen willkommen und garnieren ihren laufenden Ausstellungsbetrieb mit erlesenen Extras. Zwischen den „Gängen“ sorgen die MVG-Shuttlebusse beim bequemen Transport für Verschnaufpausen und mancherorts verwöhnen kulinarische Köstlichkeiten den Gaumen.
Die (Genuss-)Tour führt durch verschiedenste Kunststile und...

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20.10.18

Sonderausstellung

'Der Buzi-Maler" Emil Kneiß

Humoristische Zeichnungen vom Karikaturisten und Illustrator /1867 - 1956) rund um Bier, Oktoberfest, Sport und Weltpolitik. Der "Buzi" ist übrigens ein Hund, der von seinem Herrchen gesucht wird.
Ausstellungsdauer vom 19. Oktober 2018 bis 25. Mai 2019

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Hopfen und Malz —
Gott erhalt’s!
(MALT AND HOPS —
MANNA FROM HEAVEN!)

THE BEER MUSEUM – BEER AND BREWING CULTURE FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY

A DRINK AS OLD
AS THE FIRST HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

BUT PERFECTED IN MUNICH

BEER HAS BEEN A CONSTANT COMPANION OF HUMANKIND SINCE THE TIME OF THE BABYLONIANS. THEY COOKED UP THEIR HOME BREW FROM FERMENTED BREAD AND WATER. MEDIEVAL MONASTERIES REFINED BEER BREWING AS A CRAFT AND A TRADITION. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BEER PURITY LAW SET A FURTHER MILESTONE. THE ART OF BREWING REACHED PERFECTION IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE. A HOST OF DOCUMENTS, TOOLS AND INVENTIONS ARE TESTIMONY TO THIS LIVING HISTORY. AND MUNICH AND BAVARIA ARE PROUD TO CLAIM THEIR HERITAGE AS THE CRADLE WHERE BEER DEVELOPED INTO THE QUALITY BEVERAGE WE KNOW TODAY.

WHERE WOULD MUNICH
BE WITHOUT THE 'WIESN'?

THE OKTOBERFEST MUSEUM – FROM ROYAL WEDDING TO THE BIGGEST PARTY IN THE WORLD

O’ZAPFT IS! — KEG’S TAPPED!
HERE'S TO A PEACEFUL FESTIVAL!

HOMAGE TO MUNICH'S WORLD-FAMOUS LANDMARK

BACK IN 1810, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A HORSE RACE HELD TO MARK THE WEDDING OF CROWN PRINCE LUDWIG I AND PRINCESS THERESA OF SAXONY HILDBURGHAUSEN WOULD DEVELOP THROUGH 200 YEARS INTO WHAT WE KNOW TODAY AS THE OKTOBERFEST! IN THOSE DAYS THE EVENT WAS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE A FEELING OF SOLIDARITY AMONG THE DIFFERENT PEOPLES IN A STILL VERY YOUNG KINGDOM. TODAY THE OKTOBERFEST ATTRACTS MILLIONS OF VISITORS YEAR AFTER YEAR – WITH ITS FAIRGROUND AND BOOTHS, ITS UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE AND, OF COURSE, ITS BEER. LET OUR MUSEUM TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THIS WORLD FAMOUS EVENT THAT TODAY IS SYNONYMOUS WITH MUNICH AND ITS BEER – AND NOT ONLY IN OCTOBER.

THE GREATEST
BREW ON EARTH!

MUSEUM TOURS

COME ON IN
AND OFF WE GO!

WITH A REAL MUNICH CHARACTER AS YOUR GUIDE

THE BEST WAY TO EXPLORE THE BEER AND OKTOBERFEST MUSEUM IS ON A GUIDED TOUR. MUNICH CHARACTERS AND EXPERTS TAKE YOU THROUGH THE EXHIBITIONS WITH A FUND OF FASCINATING STORIES ABOUT BEER, THE OKTOBER­FEST AND THE HISTORIC SURROUNDINGS OF THE MUSEUM. TOURS CAN BE BOOKED FROM A MINIMUM OF EIGHT PERSONS AND ARE AVAIL­ABLE IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH (OTHER LANG­UAGES ON REQUEST). DATES ON REQUEST.

PRICE (PER PERSON):
5,00 € — MUSEUM ENTRY AND TOUR
9,50 € — MUSEUM ENTRY AND TOUR WITH BEER TASTING

OTHER OPTIONS ON REQUEST.
Enquiry

FROM THEORY
TO PRACTICE

TASTING MUNICH BEERS

GETTING
A TASTE FOR IT

BECOME A BEER EXPERT!

ARE YOU AN EXPERT ON YOUR FAVOURITE BEER? YOU ARE? YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT OUR BEER SOMMELIER CAN TELL YOU ABOUT "YOUR" BEER. AT OUR BEER TASTING, YOU'LL MEET REAL EXPERTS WITH FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT BEER BREWING, THE RANGE OF TYPES AND VARIETIES, THE ART OF POURING BEERS, THE SECRETS OF SENSORY ANALYSIS, THE SKILL OF MATCHING BEERS TO FOOD, AND THE HISTORY OF MUNICH BEERS.

DATES (IN THE MUSEUM OR ELSEWHERE) AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

TASTING OPTIONS:
- MUNICH LAGER, DARK AND WHEAT BEERS
- MUNICH LAGER, DARK AND WHEAT BEERS AND SPECIAL BEER
- OKTOBERFEST BEER TASTING

Enquiry

EIN PROSIT DER GEMÜTLICHKEIT!
— A HEALTH, A HEALTH
TO HOSPITALITY!

THE MUSEUMSSTÜBERL PUB

COME ON
IN!

TASTY MUNICH TREATS FROM OUR HISTORICAL KITCHEN

BRING YOUR MUSEUM VISIT TO A SATISFY­ING CLOSE WITH A HEARTY SNACK AND A REFRESHING BEER! ENJOY TRADITIONAL BAVARIAN SPECIAL­ITIES AND MUNICH BEER FRESHLY TAPPED FROM A WOODEN KEG IN THIS HISTORIC SETTING.

AND YOU CAN VISIT THE COSY MUSEUMSSTÜBERL PUB OUTSIDE MUSEUM OPENING HOURS TOO — MONDAY TO SATURDAY 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT.

> go to Museumsstüberl website

MÜNCHNER
OKTOBERFESTMUSEUM E.V.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION MÜNCHNER OKTOBERFESTMUSEUM E.V. IS A SOCIETY WHICH AIMS TO INFORM ABOUT THE 200-YEAR HISTORY OF THE OKTOBERFEST AND THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST FAIR FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES.

THE SOCIETY STRIVES TO TRACE HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS AND PRESERVE THE TRADITIONAL VALUES OF THE OKTOBERFEST, HELPING TO STRENGTHEN THE TRADITION AND CUSTOMS OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FAIR. TO THE SOCIETY WEBSITE

Museum
Information

Sterneckerstrasse 2
80331 Munich

Telephone: +49 (0)89 242 316 07
Fax: +49 (0)89 242 316 08
Email: info@bier-und-oktoberfestmuseum.de

Opening Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday: 1 PM - 6 PM
(open for groups to 7 PM by arrangement)
closed on public holidays

Entrance:

Adults: 4,00 €
Concessions: 2,50 €
Family Ticket: 6,00 €
Group Ticket: 3,00 € (ab 6 Personen)
Group Ticket with tour: 5,00 € (from 8 persons)
(per person)

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How to find us

The Museum is convenient and easy to find

The Beer and Oktoberfest Museum is located just off Tal, a street in the heart of Munich between Marienplatz, the Viktualienmarkt and Isartor. Sterneckerstrasse runs between Tal and Westenriedstrasse.

by public transport:

U-Bahn:   U3 / U6, alight at Marienplatz
S-Bahn:  S1 / S2 / S3 / S4 / S6 / S7 / S8, alight at Isartor or Marienplatz
Bus:  Metro-Bus 52, alight at Marienplatz

by car:

There are several multi-storey car parks nearby. We recommend:

  • Bavaria Parkgaragen at 38, Frauenstraße
  • Parkhausbetrieb am Hofbräuhaus at 9, Hochbrückenstraße
  • Parkgarage Böhringer at Isartorplatz at 6, Baaderstraße

The Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (Munich Transport Authority) website has information about timetables and stops together with all public transport connections to the Beer and Oktoberfest Museum.
Go to www.mvv-muenchen.de.