Schloss Nymphenburg: Carriage Museum

Once more, all of these pictures were taken by Forest! She and I decided to go to Carriage Museum first, before heading out to the gardens. The exit of the museum leads almost directly to the path one would take to go to the Amalienburg, which was where we wanted to go next.

The Carriage Museum is a testament to the fact that people haven’t really changed, really, over any sort of time. For the most part, humans have always been the same. One doesn’t buy a fancy home only to have a beat up old car. Fancy house, fancy car. The same applies to ye ol’ days in the 16th and 17th century. And boy are these cars fancy!

The carriage museum has two distinct levels, the first one being rather more aptly named. It displays the methods of transportation used by the royal families. The museum is located where the stables once stood, so it’s a rather fitting area to show these pieces.

The carriages displayed are of various ornateness, some being almost plain while others are very much in keeping with the Rococo extravagance of the main palace. The same follows for the sleighs, some of which seem very light and able to be pulled by one horse, others it seems required a team of four to six horses to pull due to the sheer weight. On the macabre side, there are also horses to be found. Royalty may be rich but they aren’t immortal!

The humans weren’t the only ones fitted with grandeur, the horses too had golden and finely detailed bridles, saddles, and blankets, and pictures of the favorites were painted and are now hung upon the wall in various scenes of rest and hunt.

On the upper level there is what I would say is a secondary museum, this one dedicated to the porcelain which was produced within the palace walls. The pieces include sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as more useful items such as tea services.

When you’re done, head outside and you’ll be on the path for the next stop; the Amalienburg. But first!

The Prinzengarten.