How Bavaria Became a Free State
and What Makes It So Distinctive
HdBG Magazin number 2 is
our museum guide. In it, Dr. Richard Loibl, Director of the Haus
der Bayerischen Geschichte, gives his personal tips for a visit
to the museum.
The museum guide is the ideal companion for viewing the
permanent exhibition at our museum in Regensburg.
Map of the permanent exhibition, graphic by Saskia Rasink
The permanent exhibition recounts
how Bavaria became a Free State and what makes it so distinctive.
Why Bavaria is considered the German constitutional state,why
Ludwig II’s death is mysterious, what bicyclists have to do with
the king, how Bavaria made both a traditional and modern
appearance in Chicago for the first time, how Hitler became big
in Munich, how displaced persons in Franconia made pop music
possible, how “guest workers” changed Bavaria, how the Olympics
staged a big show, how a balloon landed in Naila and caused a
sensation in Hollywood.
What is more: Democracy live – visitors can vote on political
decisions in original seats from the Bavarian State Parliament’s
old chamber. A motorcade over the Brenner Pass standing for the
period of the Wirtschaftswunder and for the automotive industry
that still dominates Bavaria’s economy is also something
special. An exception among our theater stages: the Nazi era.
Everything outward is turned inward there. No exhibition can
escape this subject and ours treats this dark chapter of history
with sensitivity.
The chronologically arranged permanent exhibition is flanked by
cultural showcases that explore what is particularly
Bavarian or even just thought to be. After all, a lot is
associated with Bavarians: dialects, festivals, architecture and
majestic nature.
The richly illustrated magazine can be purchased from our
online HdBG shop.