Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Residenzschloss, Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Dresden, Germany
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€13.50-€18
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1 artists in database
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The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections) is an ensemble of 15 museums holding roughly one million objects, rooted in the collection of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. The complex makes Dresden one of the most important museum cities in Europe.
The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister houses Raphael's Sistine Madonna, Giorgione's Sleeping Venus, and Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter. The Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) displays Europe's largest collection of treasury art. Other museums cover porcelain, arms, sculpture, prints, and ethnography. Much of the collection was evacuated during World War II and returned from the Soviet Union in 1955.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden in Dresden, Germany houses 1 masterpiece in our database, including works by Canaletto. Notable works include Santi Giovanni e Paolo and the Scuola de San Marco.
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Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden is located in Dresden, Germany. The museum is in Dresden, Germany, and it's a worthwhile stop for art lovers.
The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections) is an ensemble of 15 museums holding roughly one million objects, rooted in the collection of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. The complex makes Dresden one of the most important museum cities in Europe.The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister houses Raphael's Sistine Madonna, Giorgione's Sleeping Venus, and Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter.
The Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) displays Europe's largest collection of treasury art. Other museums cover porcelain, arms, sculpture, prints, and ethnography.
The Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, the main painting collection in the Zwinger, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 5pm and closed on Mondays.
Adult admission to the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister is 18 EUR, with a reduced rate of 13.50 EUR. Pupils under 20 pay 2 EUR, and younger children enter free.
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