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Museums and visits

Die Kunstmetropole präsentiert eine Themenvielfalt von der überbordenden Schönheit des Barock bis ins Hier und Jetzt: Faszinierende Ausstellungen, Innovationsgeist und Leidenschaft für Spannendes machen jeden Besuch zum Ereignis: Die Juwelen der Schatzkammer der sächsischen Kurfürsten. Die weltberühmte Sixtinische Madonna. Wissenschaftliche Phänomene. Überall finden sich Lieblingsorte zum Sehen, Staunen und Entdecken.
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Deutsches Hygiene-Museum

Discover the ‘Human Adventure’ in this unique museum for young and old. The museum’s slogan Marvel – Learn – Try underlies each of its fascinating exhibitions on science and society, art and culture.

Die Gläserne Manufaktur (Transparent Factory )

At Volkswagen`s Transparent Factory, the Phaeton is hand-produced. Here, visitors can see cars being manufactured, with a unique combination of serious production and good fun.

Erich Kästner Museum

An interactive micro-museum where visitors can poke through life-size building blocks and utilise ultramodern media technology in exploring Kästner’s work.

Dresden Fortress – Casemates

Explore the remnants of the tunnels, vaults and casements within the city’s 16th-century ramparts under Brühl’s Terrace.

New Masters Gallery – Albertinum

German Romanticism and French and German Impressionist paintings, works from Dresden’s ‘The Bridge’ artists’ movement, ‘Art in a Divided Germany’ and ‘Post-1989 Art’ as well as works from the 21st century.

Historic Green Vault - Royal Palace

Works of art intimately displayed on mirrored walls and ornamental tables within the original chambers which once housed August the Strong’s greatest treasures.

Museum of Decorative Arts - Pillnitz Palace

Handcrafts of the Saxonian court as well as an extensive selection of regional and international arts and crafts from five centuries.

Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs - Royal Palace

The collection encompasses 500,000 works of art spanning eight centuries from drawings and prints to photography.

Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr

Since its re-opening in October 2011 in an architecturally impressive setting, the museum will present over 800 years of German military history in completely redesigned exhibits.

Saxon Folk Art Museum with Puppet Theatre Collection

Erzgebirge wood carvings and candle pyramids, provincial Sorbian costumes, painted furniture, ceramics and traditional toys plus numerous personal testimonials from the historical puppet theatre.

New Green Vault - Royal Palace

More than 1,000 precious objects of gold, ivory and jewels from the Royal Treasury breathtakingly arranged in modern non-glare glass display cases.

Armoury in the Giants Hall and Turkish Chamber - Royal Palace

In the Giants Hall Dazzling displays of 16th–18th-century weapons, jousting/tilting gear and depictions of bygone tournament scenes transport visitors back to the heyday of Dresden’s grand court culture. Saxon Electoral collection of 16th–19th-century oriental art from the Ottoman Empire including weapons, ceremonial apparel, equestrian trappings and flags you can see in the Turkish Chamber.

Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden

Please visit www.senckenberg for further information on the current exhibits on display in this zoology, mineralogy and geology museum inside the Japanese Palace.

Sculpture Collection - Albertinum

An experimental viewable repository of pieces from the Collection of Antiquities displaying art from the early 19th-century including works from French sculptor Auguste Rodin through to the recent present.

Dresden City Art Gallery – Art Collection

A journey through the local art of the last century including paintings by Otto Dix, Gotthardt Kuehl, Curt Querner, Willy Wolff and Thomas Scheibitz.

Local History Museum

Over 1,000 exhibits and more than 20 multimedia terminals recount 800 years of Dresden’s history.

Dresden Technical Collections

Saxon, German and international objects of industrial and technological interest from the past 150 years. Highlights include the Adventureland of Mathematics and the “Epsilon” – a hands-on experience for young visitors.

Dresden Transport Museum

Experience the wide world of transportation in the Johanneum at Neumarkt square, the oldest exhibition building in all of Dresden: unique originals, fascinating models and exceptional vehicle rarities from all modes of transport.