Recommendations for half-day trips

• 1972 Olympics in Munich

In 1972 the Olympic Games were held in Munich. Those interested in sport will find many sites of interest in the Olympic Park. The venue for the 20th modern Olympic Games hosted many sporting events under its legendary tent roof construction; you can ascend the “Olympiaberg,” the Olympic Hill, with its views across the city to the Alps; visit the Olympic Village; and find numerous monuments and memorials, including one to the athletes killed in the massacre. The best way to reach the area is by underground line U3 (approx. 20 minutes from Königsplatz).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiapark_(Munich)

• Blutenburg Palace and the International Youth Library

The only medieval castle complex in the immediate vicinity of Munich can be reached relatively easily by S-Bahn and bus from the main train station (journey time approx. 40 minutes). The picturesque location on the River Würm and the late Gothic castle with its moat and chapel are worth a visit in themselves, but it is also home to the world's largest library for children's and young adult literature, which hosts rotating exhibitions on topics of interest.
https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/objects/mu_blut.htm
https://www.ijb.de/en/home

• Munich‘s Museums

Munich has such a diverse collection of museums that it’s hard to know where to start! There is a good overview on this page: https://www.muenchen.de/en/sights/museums
We particular want to recommend museums with a literary connection: The Literaturhaus in the city centre will be hosting an exhibition on the artist Nikolaus Heidelbach while our conference is taking place; among other things, Heidelbach produced award-winning illustrations for the fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen (www.literaturhaus-muenchen.de ) The Monacensia im Hildebrandshaus holds the city’s literary archive and has a permanent exhibition on literary Munich during the lifetimes of Thomas Mann (https://www.muenchner-stadtbibliothek.de/monacensia-im-hildebrandhaus ).

The Deutsche Museum (https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en ) is the biggest museum of science and technology in the world.

A range of museums in central Munich cover different aspect’s of Munich’s cultural history. The Munich Residence is one of the most important palace museums in Europe. The Deutsches Theater Museum (http://www.deutschestheatermuseum.de/) is located in the immediate vicinity, in the Hofgarten. The Kunsthalle München (between Marienplatz and Odeonsplatz, https://www.kunsthalle-muc.de/en/) is showing the largest retrospective of the French artist JR in Germany to date in September. The Haus der Kunst (https://www.hausderkunst.de/en/) is famous for its contemporary art, and is also an excellent starting point for a walk through the English Garden or to watch the surfers on the Eisbach wave. The Jewish Museum Munich (https://www.juedisches-museum-muenchen.de/en/ ) exhibits the richness of Jewish history and culture in the city. Those interested in Art Nouveau should head to Villa Stuck (www.villastuck.de ); for a broader view of European cultural history, the Bavarian National Museum (https://www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de/en ) is the place to go; its collection includes the “Kundigundenkasten,” one of the most prominent Viking artworks from the 11th century.

Nymphenburg Palace (25 minutes by tram from the main station; the city’s botanical garden can also be found here) with its landscaped gardens and Schleißheim Palace (approx. 20 minutes by S-Bahn to Oberschleißheim) are fantastic places to see baroque architecture and landscape design.
https://www.schloss-nymphenburg.de/englisch/tourist/index.htm
https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/uebers/ny.htm
https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/uebers/schl_ges.htm