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Visiting München’s Pinakotheken

Sunday

09:45: A day for museum visits! Up at 07:15, washed and breakfasted. I’m heading to the Pinakotheken today.

11:16:14: Gerrit Riedveld chair11:16:14: Gerrit Riedveld chair 11:18:48: Jean Heiberg - telephone model 332, 193011:18:48: Jean Heiberg - telephone model 332, 1930 11:27:18: Aero engine11:27:18: Aero engine 11:31:06: Elliot Noyes - IBM Selectric typewriter, 196111:31:06: Elliot Noyes - IBM Selectric typewriter, 1961 11:32:2711:32:27 11:36:32: Marco Zanuso and Richar Sapper - ‘algol’ TV set and wooden mockup, 196411:36:32: Marco Zanuso and Richar Sapper - ‘algol’ TV set and wooden mockup, 1964 11:49:01: A short history of the Thonet Brothers furniture factory11:49:01: A short history of the Thonet Brothers furniture factory 11:50:21: A page from the Thonet catalogue11:50:21: A page from the Thonet catalogue 11:51:05: A classic Thonet chair11:51:05: A classic Thonet chair 11:57:44: Olivetti ‘Logos59’ desk calculator, 197311:57:44: Olivetti ‘Logos59’ desk calculator, 1973 11:58:1111:58:11 11:59:26: Dieter Rams and Hans Gugelot - radio gramophone, 195611:59:26: Dieter Rams and Hans Gugelot - radio gramophone, 1956 12:03:34: Thilo Oerke ‘Vision 2000’ cassette radio, 197112:03:34: Thilo Oerke ‘Vision 2000’ cassette radio, 1971 12:13:57: A non-functional robot exploring ways to make robots more appealing12:13:57: A non-functional robot exploring ways to make robots more appealing 12:15:4512:15:45 13:29:04: Otto Mueller - self-portrait, 191913:29:04: Otto Mueller - self-portrait, 1919 13:38:39: Franz Marc - fighting forms, 191413:38:39: Franz Marc - fighting forms, 1914 13:38:58: Franz Marc - the mandrill, 191313:38:58: Franz Marc - the mandrill, 1913 13:44:37: Max Oppenheimer - portrait of Heinrich Thannhauser, 191113:44:37: Max Oppenheimer - portrait of Heinrich Thannhauser, 1911 13:45:0913:45:09 13:55:08: Otto Dix - Portrait of the photographer Hugo Erfurth, 192513:55:08: Otto Dix - Portrait of the photographer Hugo Erfurth, 1925 14:08:44: Xaver Fuhr - Harbour with yellow house, about 192814:08:44: Xaver Fuhr - Harbour with yellow house, about 1928

15:26: Soaked up stacks of modern art at the Pinakothek der Moderne. I’m not sure if I have the appetite for another two and a half hours at the Alte Pinakothek.

16:00: Sitting outside having a hot chocolate.

17:12: Heading to the Alte Pinakothek for a quick burst of classical art. If it’s closed, then I’ll get dinner.

17:17:0917:17:09 17:17:5517:17:55 17:19:2317:19:23

17:47: At an Indian restaurant Shiva for an early dinner.

17:51: I bailed out. I couldn’t contemplate spending €10 on a dhal makhani, €2.10 on rice and €3.00 on a naan.

18:13: Back at Rosenkreutzplatz, near where the hostel is.

18:24: In the local kebab shop about to have a spinach and egg pide and lentil soup while reading my book. I’ve really had a chance to relax over the last few days.

18:51: Most excellent soup and pide. I think I’ll have some tea and a baklava next.

Shopping list of r tomorrow:

  • Notebook
  • Light sandals?
  • Replacement mat?
  • A little shampoo bottle in Müller
  • A roll of loo paper

20:53: I’ve retired to my room. I still have it to myself, since yesterday morning.

22:37: I’ve been lying on my bed reading (“A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century”.) I’m going to go to sleep now., Tomorrow will be a hot day.

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