Overview
- About 300 people gathered Friday on the museum forecourt after a post inviting “Germany’s largest snowball fight” drew tens of thousands of likes.
- The exchange lasted roughly half an hour, with police on site observing and reporting no major incidents.
- Museum spokesperson Tine Nehler described a cheerful scene and said staff ensured departing visitors were not hit by snowballs.
- Munich’s Kreisverwaltungsreferat said no permit was requested and warned organizers can face liability, cost recovery for services, and administrative proceedings for unapproved events.
- The initiator urged safe behavior, acknowledged underestimating the response, and says he has received a complaint over the unpermitted call, with any penalty not yet specified.