On Saturday I will visit the famous Museum der Phantasie (aka. Buchheim-Museum), a museum in Bernried am Starnberger See. Named after Lothar-Günther Buchheim (writer of Das Boot), whose art collection it holds, it was opened to the public on 23 May 2001.
The building, designed by the architectural firm Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, was completed in October 1999. It encompasses around 4,000 square meters and is designed to resemble a ship, with a jetty-like balcony extending out over the Starnberger See. In the surrounding park various sculptures are displayed.
The museum holds Buchheim's collection of expressionist art, with works by Erich Heckel, Emil Nolde, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Pechstein, and so forth. It also displays examples of folk art, African art, and Asian art which Buchheim collected during his travels. Paintings by Buchheim himself are also on display.
Source : wikipedia.org
