The earth formation hall
Volcanoes and earthquakes, interactive.
Maximilian Dörrbecker — CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hellerhoff — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hellerhoff — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hellerhoff — CC BY-SA 4.0
Yes, and that is the natural arrangement — both are in the same complex with the gardens linking them. But mind the order: the palace and its baroque halls need an hour and a half, the museum two hours, and the gardens at least an hour. With children, start with the museum in the morning before fatigue sets in, and leave the gardens for last as they demand the least attention.
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The Museum of Man and Nature occupies the northern wing of Nymphenburg Palace — an odd and useful juxtaposition: a modern natural sciences museum inside a baroque palace, so it can be combined with the palace and its gardens on the same day. Its subject is not traditional natural history but the relationship between the two, as the name says: how the earth formed, how life evolved, and how humans intervene in the system — climate change, biodiversity and resource depletion. The presentation is aimed at families, in plain language with interactive stations. Sections include a giant model of the brain you can walk into, a hall on the earth's formation with volcanoes and earthquakes, another on dinosaurs, and one on the senses. The museum is among Munich's most successful options with school-age children, and the ticket is cheap. The Nymphenburg gardens around it are free.
Volcanoes and earthquakes, interactive.
Free, and directly around the museum.
Schloss Nymphenburg, 80638 Munich