I don't know what the word 'pinakothek' translates to*, but I went to two—the Moderne and the Neue—the afternoon I arrived in Munich. There is also the Alte (old) Pinakothek nearby. I don't think it helps that I keep thinking of it as 'pinkotheque', like a discotheque for socialists.
Anyway, the Moderne (Modern) is a contemporary gallery for design, art and architecture of the 20th Century until now. I quite enjoyed it despite the fact the venue had a very confusing layout with some hallways curling back on themselves and others leading nowhere. Quite post post post modern They had some Warhols, and the photography and design section was particularly good.
The Neue (New) is full of paintings and sculptures from the late 18th through to the early 20th century. It was comparatively very well set out with a clear path through the displays. The selection showed suprisingly good taste (thanks Ludwig!) and the collection boasted some masters including Van gogh's famous 'Sunflowers' as well as works by Manet, Monet, Rodin, Sisley, Cezanne, Pissarro and, as you can see in my photo of the day, Gaugin.
All galleried out, I walked down to the popular pedestrian area, which is a strip between Karslplatz and Marienplatz in the city surrounded by old buildings that have been overtaken by retailers. I had some kind of pork schnitzel with mushrooms and potato for dinner (my first choice wasn't available so I asked the waiter to recommend something and still have no idea what it was). It was just after I drained my beer that I realised I hadn't eaten properly since the Indian I had in Warsaw so I got tipsy very, very quickly. Fortunately there's almost nothing that a raspberry cake and a pot of tea can't fix.
* I'm guessing 'painting' something. Maybe 'painting gallery'? It took me ages to realise 'kunst' was 'art' because I kept reading it another way.
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