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Byline: Andrew Moravcsik
This is the summer to visit Munich, as the dynamic metropolis celebrates its 850th birthday with two citywide parties. On July 19 and 20 and Aug. 1 to 3, roads and bridges will be closed and illuminated, with events--including concerts, plays, art exhibitions, extreme-sports competitions and historical re-enactments--set up on outdoor stages and other venues across town.
Now is the time to take in the city's culture. The Alte Pinakothek features a world-class collection of such masters as Raphael, Rembrandt and Rubens, while the Pinakothek der Monderne is showing drawings by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, who designed the Munich Residenz Palace, to coincide with the city's birthday. No ...