Museum für Lackkunst, Münster

Name: Museum für Lackkunst
Address: Windthorststraße 26, Münster, 48143, Germany

#7 among attractions in Münster

Museum, Art museum

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The Museum of Lacquer Art is a museum in Münster, Westphalia devoted to the history of lacquer art. It is the only institution of its kind in the world, with a collection of around 1,000 objects from East Asia, Europe, and the Islamic world from more than two thousand years ago. The current director is art historian Gudrun Bühl. It is owned by BASF Coatings. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°57'28"N, 7°37'53"E

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Windthorststraße 26Mitte (Bahnhof)Münster 48143 Germany

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Museum für Lackkunst – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Münster Cathedral, Prinzipalmarkt, Theater Münster, Domplatz.

0.4 miNW
13th-century Catholic place of worship
Münster Cathedral, Münster
12 min walk • Münster Cathedral, officially known as St. Paulus Dom, stands as a monumental beacon of faith in the heart of Münster, Germany. This impressive Gothic and Romanesque structure serves not only as a religious center but also as an architectural landmark for the city.
~1760 ftNW
Shopping, Market
Prinzipalmarkt, Münster
9 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Münster, Germany, Prinzipalmarkt stands as a historical landmark that embodies the city's rich heritage and architectural splendor. This iconic market square is lined with charming gabled houses, inviting shops, and the renowned St.
0.5 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theater Münster, Münster
13 min walk • Theater Münster is a municipal theatre in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, for plays and music theatre. When it opened in 1956 it was regarded as the first new theatre building in Germany after World War II. It integrates some ruins of the former theatre and musical school destroyed in the war.
~1980 ftNW
Square, Market
Domplatz, Münster
10 min walk • The Domplatz in Münster, Westphalia, is the square in front of Münster Cathedral. The square lies to the south of the cathedral. The traces of the 14th century Domburg are still recognisable in the modern Domplatz. The square was the centre of the Domimmunität.
~1550 ftNW
1300s city hall and gothic landmark
City Hall, Münster
8 min walk • The Historical City Hall of Münster was one of the theatres of the negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia which concluded the Thirty Years' War in Western Europe and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was the site of the Peace of Münster of 1648.
0.6 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Wolfgang Borchert Theater, Münster
16 min walk • The Wolfgang Borchert Theater is a private theater in Münster. It is one of the oldest private theaters in Germany. The theater was founded in 1958 as the Theater im kleinen Raum at the Münster Prinzipalmarkt.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History, Münster
10 min walk • The Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History is an arts and cultural museum in Münster, Germany Besides an extensive collection ranging from spätgotik painting and sculpture to the Cranachs, the museum specializes in paintings from the Der Blaue Reiter and Die Brücke movements, in particular works by August Macke.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Münster astronomical clock, Münster
11 min walk • The Münster astronomical clock is an astronomical clock in Münster Cathedral in Münster, Germany. The clock, built between 1540 and 1542, is one of the most significant monumental clocks in the German-speaking world.
0.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Bible Museum Münster, Münster
11 min walk • Bible Museum Münster is a museum located in Münster, Germany, telling the story of the Bible from its handwritten beginnings until today. The main focus lays on the tradition of Greek New Testament as well as the German Bible. The museum forms part of the Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster.
~1150 ftN
Museum
Erbdrostenhof, Münster
6 min walk • The Erbdrostenhof is a three-wing late Baroque palace in Münster, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on Salzstraße.
~1170 ftN
51°57'39"N • 7°37'59"E
City Museum, Münster
6 min walk • Museum, History museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Museum für Lackkunst?

Nearby attractions include Synagogue, Münster (3 min walk), Servatiikirche, Münster (5 min walk), St. Ludgeri, Münster (5 min walk), Münsters GESCHICHTE VON UNTEN, Münster (6 min walk).

How to get to Museum für Lackkunst by public transport?

The nearest stations to Museum für Lackkunst:

Bus

Engelenschanze • Lines: 10, 11, 2, 22, 4, N80 (2 min walk)
Hauptbahnhof • Lines: 1, 15, 16, 341, 4, 5, 552, 7, 9, D20, D50, D90, N4, N42, N5, N7, N81, N82, N84, R11, R13, R41, R51, S20, S50, S90, X50, X90 (4 min walk)

Train

Münster Hauptbahnhof (6 min walk)