{{Short description|Collection of sculptures}} {{Unreferenced|date=February 2026}}200px|right|thumb|Munich Glyptothek, c. 1900
A '''glyptotheque''' is a collection of sculptures. It is part of the name of several museums and art galleries.
The designation glyptotheque was coined by the librarian of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, derived from the Ancient Greek verb ''glyphein'' (γλύφειν), meaning "cut into stone". It was an allusion to the word pinacotheca (from πίναξ ''pinax'', "panel" or "painting"). ''Glypton'' (γλυπτόν) is the Greek word for a sculpture.
Museums that today bear this name or cognates of it include:
* Glyptothek, in Munich, Germany * Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, in Copenhagen, Denmark * National Glyptotheque, in Athens, Greece * Gliptoteka, in Zagreb, Croatia
==See also== * Lapidarium
Category:Types of art museums and galleries Category:History of museums Category:Ancient Greek sculpture
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