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Museums in Dresden
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3 Foreword
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19 Porzellansammlung
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3 Edition notice / Key to symbols
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19 Richard-Wagner-Stätten Graupa
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5 Highlights of Dresden's Museums
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20 Rüstkammer und Renaissanceflügel
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5 Albertinum
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21 Schloss und Park Pillnitz
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6 Botanischer Garten der TU Dresden
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6 Buchmuseum der SLUB
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21 S enckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen
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7 Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Museum
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7 MiBERZ
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22 Städtische Galerie Dresden – Kunstsammlung
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8 Deutsches Hygiene-Museum
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9 Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte
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10 Erich Kästner Museum
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11 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
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12 Historisches Grünes Gewölbe
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12 Neues Grünes Gewölbe
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13 KraftWerk
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13 Kraszewski-Museum
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14 Kügelgenhaus
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14 Kunstgewerbemuseum
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15 Kunsthaus Dresden
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15 Kupferstich-Kabinett
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16 Leonhardi-Museum
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16 Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
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17 Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr
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23 Technische Sammlungen Dresden
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23 Verkehrsmuseum Dresden
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24 Altana Galerie
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24 E isenbahnmuseum Bahnbetriebswerk Dresden-Altstadt
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24 Fernmeldemuseum Dresden
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24 Gedenkstätte Bautzner Straße
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24 Gedenkstätte Münchner Platz
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25 Hans Körnig Museum
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25 Joseph-Hegenbarth-Archiv
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25 Kleinbauernmuseum Reitzendorf
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25 Museum Bunte Republik Neustadt
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25 Museum Hofmühle Dresden
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26 Palitzsch-Museum
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17 Münzkabinett
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26 Schulmuseum Dresden
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18 Museum für Völkerkunde
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26 Straßenbahnmuseum Dresden
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Museums in Dresden Dresden is a city of art and culture with a worldwide reputation. The museums in the town on the Elbe present the visitor with incomparable collections, which have numbered among Europe’s most famous sights since the seventeenth century. There are more than 40 museums to discover, preserving history, art, technol-
ogy and knowledge in a unique manner. A truly encyclopaedic compendium of history and world art of all epochs awaits the visitor. “Museums in Dresden” is designed to aid tourists and visitors in finding their orientation as they explore the city’s magnificent museum landscape.
Martin Dietrich
Publishing company Knüpfer Verlag GmbH Prager Straße 2b, 01069 Dresden Tel. +49 351 800700 Fax +49 351 8007070 post@maxity.de, www.maxity.de In cooperation with the City of Dresden – Department of Fine Arts Editors City of Dresden – Department of Fine Arts (Martin Chidiac, Margarete Füßer) Translation EGLS Judith Rosenthal, Frankfurt a. M.
Layout Knüpfer Verlag GmbH/Martin Dietrich Photographers All photos were provided by the museums. Print run 20,000 Printed at WDS Pertermann GmbH © 2019 Knüpfer Verlag GmbH All rights reserved. Reproduction without the publisher’s permission prohibited. All details are based on the information provided by the museums. The publisher accepts no responsibility for the correctness. As of January 2019
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Key to symbols Disabled access to all areas of the museum Limited disabled access Disabled restroom
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Highlights of Dresden's museums What makes Dresden world-fam ous as a city of art and culture is its varied and unequalled museum landscape. Whether you’re more interested in history or in art – Dresden has something to suit every taste. The Old Masters Picture Gallery presents an extraordinary collection of first-rate paintings, the most famous of which is certainly Raphael’s Sistine Madonna. In the Royal Palace, the armoury now features the new permanent exhibition Concept and Encounter: The World around 1600 and shows works originating from the late Renaissance. At the Museum of Technology and Industry, displays on such topics as photography, sound recording and fire usher technically interested visitors into new realms. And the Bundeswehr Museum of Military History is not only a major historical museum in Germany and one of the most innovative military museums in the world – it also offers a glorious view of the city. The summer season enhances this array with the historical gardens of Pillnitz in full blossom, luring visitors on an excursion to the banks of the Elbe. And all year round, this booklet will guide you on a journey of discovery through Dresden’s worldrenowned museums.
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Karen Cantú
Special exhibition highlights 2 March through 2 June 2019 Visionary Spaces: Kandinsky, Mondrian, Lissitzky in Dresden 1919–1932 Albertinum 2 April through 7 July 2019 Future Two – 50 Years Robotron: 50 Years Computer Science Studies Technische Sammlungen Dresden 19 April 2019 through 19 April 2020 Of Plants and People: A Stroll Around Our Green Planet Deutsches Hygiene-Museum 14 June through 15 September 2019 Rembrandt’s Mark Kupferstich-Kabinett 29 June through 10 October 2019 Dresden Modernism? New Ideas for City, Architecture and People Stadtmuseum Dresden 30 August 2019 through 5 April 2020 Of gondolas, state carriages and horse manure: En route to the wedding of the century in 1719 Verkehrsmuseum Dresden 5 October 2019 through 12 January 2020 A.R. Penck – Terror in Dresden: A Retrospective Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
Albertinum
New Masters Gallery and Sculpture Collection from 1800
Jürgen Karpinski
With a range extending from the Romantic period to the present day, the Albertinum is a place where painting meets sculpture, East meets West and today meets tomorrow. The Thinker by Auguste Rodin – the trailblazer for numerous artistic styles that crystallized in the twentieth century – is the first work visitors see when entering the ground-level sculpture hall. Presented on simple black plinths and largely freestanding, the exhibited works show us the most diverse conceptions of three-dimensional art in their time. In the remaining presentation at the Albertinum, painting and sculpture enter into dialogue again and again. This holds for the special exhibitions as well, which focus predominantly on contemporary art. Dresden-born painter Gerhard Richter has been given two permanent spaces here. At the other end of the presentation, world-famous masterworks by Caspar David Friedrich, the most significant German Romantic artist, are on show.
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Matthias Rietschel
Address Entrances Brühlsche Terrasse and Georg-Treu-Platz, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram nos. 3/7 to “Synagoge” Opening hours Daily 10 am to 6 pm, Mon closed Admission Museums, special exhibitions and audio guide: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €9.00 pp (min. 10 persons); one-day ticket to all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Café, shop, catalogues, guided tours Sat/Sun 11 am, audio guide (EN/RU/PL/CS)
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Botanischer Garten der TU Dresden Botanical Garden
Address Stübelallee 2, 01307 Dresden Phone +49 351 4593185 www.tu-dresden.de/bot-garten Public transport Tram nos. 1/2/4/10/12/13 to “Straßburger Platz”
Located next to Dresden’s largest public park, the “Großer Garten”, the Botan ical Garden provides pleasure and inspiration to plant lovers all year round. Predominantly displayed in landscaped grounds and arranged geographically, the exhibition features some 10,000 plant species from all over the world.
Opening hours Apr to Sep: daily 8 am to 6 pm, greenhouses 10 am to 6 pm Mar/Oct: daily 10 am to 5 pm Feb/Nov: daily 10 am to 4 pm Jan/Dec: daily 10 am to 3.30 pm Admission Free of charge, donations welcome Extras Public guided tours (DE) twice a month on Sundays, guided tours (EN/PL) on request, DVD on the garden year, bionics educational trail, brochure on endangered plants in Saxony
Buchmuseum der SLUB
Book Museum of the Saxon State and University Library Address Zellescher Weg 18, 01069 Dresden Phone +49 351 4677580 www.slub-dresden.de Public transport Tram no. 11 to “Zellescher Weg”, tram nos. 3/8 to “Nürnberger Platz”, bus no. 61 to “Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek”, bus no. 66 to “Technische Universität”
Since 2003, the book museum has been housed in the outstanding new facilities of the Saxon State Library. Alongside the most famous exhibit of all, the thirteenth-century Dresden Maya manuscript, changing exhibitions show magnificent hand-painted and handwritten books, maps and landscapes, early printed books, and musical works.
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Opening hours Permanent exhibition (Treasure Chamber) and special exhibitions: daily 10 am to 6 pm Admission Free of charge Extras Café, guided tours in f oreign languages by previous arrangement
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Museum Carl Maria von Weber Museum
Address Dresdner Straße 44, 01326 Dresden Phone +49 351 2618234 www.museen-dresden.de Public transport Bus no. 63 to “Van-Gogh-Straße” Opening hours Wed to Sun/holidays 1 pm to 6 pm
David Brandt
The museum is housed in Carl Maria von Weber’s (1786–1826) erstwhile summer home. It was at this picturesque estate that he wrote his opera Euryanthe, as well as Invitation to the Dance. Today, pictures, texts and other artefacts related to his achievements and works are on view in the former living and working rooms.
Admission €4.00/3.00, groups €3.00/2.50 pp (min. 10 persons), annual ticket available, Fri from 1 pm admission free of charge Extras Chamber concerts, musical-literary programme, small refreshments, room rentals (with garden), catalogue, guided tours, holiday offers
MiBERZ
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Museum for Medieval Mining in the Ore Mountains Address Kirchplatz 8 01744 Dippoldiswalde Phone +49 3504 612629 www.miberz.de Public transport Regional bus no. 360 from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Dippoldiswalde Busbahnhof
The MiBERZ shows archaeological finds that are unique throughout Europe and offer insights into the life and work of medieval miners above and below ground. Early technologies and equipment used in the mining and processing of silver ore are explained in detail. The rare exhibits, which date back more than 800 years, are in excellent condition.
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Opening hours Wed 10 am to 4 pm, Thu to Sun and holidays 1 pm to 5 pm, Mon/Tue closed, 24/31 Dec closed Admission €5.00/2.50 Extras Shop, exhibition texts in Czech, guided tours in Czech or German bookable in advance
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Deutsches Hygiene-Museum The Human Adventure
Karl-Ludwig Oberthür
The Deutsches Hygiene Museum is a unique forum for science, culture and society. Under the motto “marvel – learn – try out”, its permanent exhibition takes visitors on an adventure to the fascinating world of the human being in a display including historical and modern objects, media stations and interactive elements. Nutrition and sexuality, images of the body and ideals of beauty, movement and sports, the brain and thought – there is hardly an aspect of human life that is not addressed by this show. Why do all cats look grey at night? Who’s best at a game of Sound Memory? And what does umami actually taste like? At the recently remodelled Dresden Children’s Museum “The World of the Senses”, a separate 500-m² exhibition, young visitors aged 5 to 12 have the opportunity to discover lots of experiments, exhibits and games that are not just fun, but also real eye-openers. Several times a year, the Museum offers large-scale special exhibitions that look at a broad spectrum of topical and historical issues – from happiness, passion and sports to climate, language and shame.
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Uwe Toelle
Address Lingnerplatz 1, 01069 Dresden Phone +49 351 4846400 www.dhmd.de Public transport Tram nos. 10/13 to “Georg-Arnhold-Bad/Deutsches HygieneMuseum”, tram nos. 1/2/4/12 to “Deutsches Hygiene-Museum” Opening hours Tue to Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm 24/25 Dec and 1 Jan closed Admission €9.00/4.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, family ticket €14.00, annual ticket available, group rates, free admission for school groups from abroad Extras Restaurant, shop, audioguide (D/EN/FR/PL/CS), family activity days, guided tours, holiday offers, free WiFi
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Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte German Watch Museum Glashütte
© Foundation “German Watch Museum Glashütte”, René Gaens
The Fascination of Time – Bringing Time to Life More than 170 years ago, Glashütte has been an important centre of the art of watchmaking. The development of the small Saxon town has made it one of the most exciting arenas of German economic history. Since its opening in 2008, the German Watch Museum Glashütte presents not only the distinguished art of mechanical watchmaking. Under the motto “The Fascination of Time – Bringing Time to Life“ it also creates an emotional point of entry to the phenomenon of time itself. The tour through the museum covers two floors and an exhibition area of 1,000 square meters, where more than 500 unique exhibits are presented and staged: Glashütte pocket watches, wristwatches and pendulum clocks from different ages are shown here next to marine chronometers and pupil’s works, historical documents, photographs, writings and tools. Numerous additional objects accompany you on this exciting journey through time and space.
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Address Schillerstraße 3a 01768 Glashütte/Sa. (only 30 min. from Dresden by car) Phone +49 35053 4612 102 www.uhrenmuseum-glashuette.com Public transport Suburban train S1 from Dresden main station (direction: Schöna) to train station “Heidenau” and regional train SBS 72 from “Heidenau” to “Glashütte Bahnhof” Opening hours Mon to Sun/holidays 10 am to 5 pm Admission €7.00/4.50, children to the age of 6 free of charge, family ticket €15.00/12.00, groups €4.50 pp (min. 10 persons) Extras Shop, audioguide (D/EN/CS/CN), guided tours in foreign languages by previous arrangement
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Erich Kästner Museum Erich Kästner Museum
Address Antonstraße 1, 01097 Dresden Phone +49 351 8045086 www.erich-kaestner-museum.de Public transport Tram nos. 3/6/7/8/11 to “Albertplatz” S-Bahn S1/S2 to “Dresden-Neustadt”
This museum successfully implements a novel concept: the mobile interactive micromuseum, which is a work of architecture, a work of art and a utilitarian object all in one. Architect Ruairí O’Brien designed this “walk-in treasure chest” in which visitors of all ages can immerse themselves in the world of the wellknown writer Erich Kästner.
Opening hours Sun to Fri 10 am to 6 pm, Thu reserved for groups and school classes by previous arrangement, Sat closed Admission €5.00/3.00, family ticket €12.00, groups €6.00 pp, school classes €2.00 pp Extras Literature café, shop, cabinet exhibition “Communik@stner: From Pen Pals to World Wide Web”, workshops, literary-musical programmes, cultural events
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Free admission to 16 of the most famous museums and exhibitions
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Old Masters Picture Gallery with Sculpture Collection until 1800
Hans Christian Krass
In this museum, a dense presentation of superb paintings from the Late Middle Ages to the Enlightenment spreads out over three floors, with special focusses on various themes, genres, artistic currents, techniques, etc. Again and again, works by Italian, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, English and Swiss artists are found side by side, making for a comprehensive experience of European painting. The presentation of the Sculpture Collection testifies to the importance of ancient sculpture for the art of the Renaissance and the Baroque in painting and sculpture alike. It moreover provides a striking demonstration of the degree to which sculpture and painting have inspired one another over the centuries.
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David Pinzer
Address Theaterplatz 1, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz” Opening hours Tue to Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm Mon closed Admission All museums and exhibitions in the Zwinger: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €11.00 pp (min. 10 persons), oneday ticket for all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Café, shop, catalogues, guided tours (D/EN/CS/RU), audio guide (D/EN/FR/RU/PL/CS/JA/IT/ES), children’s audio guide (D/EN/RU)
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Historisches Grünes Gewölbe Historic Green Vault
Address Entrances Schloßstraße/Sophien straße/Taschenberg, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz” Opening hours Wed to Mon 10 am to 6 pm, Tue closed
The Green Vault is one of the richest treasure chambers in Europe. Here, between 1723 and 1730, Augustus the Strong realized his vision in a combination of architecture and art as an expression of his wealth and power. Extensive restoration work has meanwhile repaired the severe damages suffered in WWII and returned the vault to its former glory.
Admission €12.00 incl. audio guide (D/EN/FR/ RU/IT/CS/JA/CN/TR/EL/Saxon) Please note that access is regulated by means of tickets with scheduled time slots. Advance ticket sales online at www.skd.museum and by phone at +49 351 49142000 (plus €2.00 advance sales fee), direct ticket sales at the museum cashier’s desk. Extras Café, shop
Neues Grünes Gewölbe New Green Vault
Address Entrances Schloßstraße/Sophien straße/Taschenberg, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram nos. 4/8/9 to “Theaterplatz” Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz” Opening hours Wed to Mon 10 am to 6 pm,Tue closed
The perfect complement to the Historic Green Vault, the New Green Vault features over a thousand precious objects created during the Renaissance and the Baroque. The non-reflecting glass showcases bring out their infinite richness of detail to breathtaking effect.
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Admission Museums and exhibitions in the Residenzschloss, incl. audio guide: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €11.00 pp, one-day ticket to all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Café, shop, short guide, catalogues, audio guide (EN/FR/RU/ES/IT/PL/ CS/JA/CN/TR/EL)
KraftWerk – Dresdner Energiemuseum Power Station – Dresden Energy Museum
Address Entrance Könneritzstraße Kraftwerk Mitte 26, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 8604180 www.kraftwerk-museum.de Public transport Tram nos. 1/2/6/10 or bus nos. 75/94 to “Bahnhof Mitte”
Juliane Mostertz
On the site of the former Mitte power station, the visitor can learn about the history of the supply of electricity, gas, district heating and water in Dresden. Exhibits, information boards and a multimedia show illustrate the provision of electricity from 1895 to the present day, display the water circulation system and tell the story of the gas supply.
Opening hours Wed 10 am to 5 pm (year round) Sat 1 to 5 pm (Oct to Jun) and by previous arrangement Admission Free of charge Extras Guide to the museum, multi-media show
Kraszewski-Museum Kraszewski Museum
Address Nordstraße 28, 01099 Dresden Phone +49 351 8044450 www.museen-dresden.de Public transport Tram no. 11 or bus no. 64 to “Nordstraße”, tram no. 13 to “Alaunplatz” Opening hours Wed to Sun/holidays 1 to 6 pm Mon/Tue closed David Brandt
Germany’s first bi-national museum opened its doors in 1960 in the romantic setting of the former residence of Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812– 1887). When he emigrated, Kraszewski chose Dresden as his new home. The museum is conceived as a mediator in the transfer between German and Polish culture of the past and present.
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Admission €4.00/3.00, groups €3.00/2.50 pp (min. 10 persons), annual ticket available, Fri admission free of charge Extras Café, catalogue, library, musicalliterary programmes, concerts (also in the garden), panel discussions on various topics related to Poland, room rentals, holiday condo
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Kügelgenhaus – Museum der Dresdner Romantik Kügelgen House – Museum of Dresden Romanticism
Address Hauptstraße 13, 01097 Dresden Phone +49 351 8044760 www.museen-dresden.de Public transport Tram no. 9 to “Neustädter Markt”, tram nos. 3/6/7/8/11 or regional bus nos. 261/305/326/328 to “Albertplatz” David Brandt
Named after the artist Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772–1820), who lived on its second floor, the Kügelgenhaus has served as a museum since 1981. In each of nine thematically arranged rooms, a significant era of Dresden’s cultural and intellectual history comes to life again. Von Kügelgen’s studio was reconstructed on the basis of a painting by G. F. Kersting.
Opening hours Wed to Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm Admission €4.00/3.00, groups €3.00/2.50 pp (min. 10 persons), Fri from 12 noon admission free of charge, annual ticket available Extras Catalogue, chamber concerts, musical-literary programmes, guided tours, holiday offers
Kunstgewerbemuseum Museum of Decorative Arts
Address August-Böckstiegel-Straße 2 01326 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Bus no. 63 to “Leonardo-da-VinciStraße/Pillnitzer Platz”
Stephan Floss
The museum presents virtuoso craftwork of the Dresden court, e.g. splendid glasses from the court wine cellars and furniture from the Dresden Residenzschloss. Further highlights are French furniture and bronzes, Italian majolica and precious textiles. Furniture from the “Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau” form the link to contemporary design tendencies on view.
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Opening hours May to Oct: Tue to Sun 10 am to 6 pm, Mon closed Admission Including Pillnitz Castle and Park: €8.00/6.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €7.00 pp (min. 10 persons), one-day ticket to all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Guide to the museum (D/EN), catalogues, guided tours
Kunsthaus Dresden
Municipal Gallery of Contemporary Art Address Rähnitzgasse 8, 01097 Dresden Phone +49 351 8041456 www.kunsthausdresden.de Public transport Tram no 9 to “Neustädter Markt”, tram nos. 3/6/7/8/11 or regional bus nos. 61/305/326/328 to “Albertplatz” Rene Zieger
The most cutting-edge trends in contemporary art can be observed in the Municipal Gallery of Contemporary Art in the Innere Neustadt. In close proximity to the Augustusbrücke and the historical city centre, the exhibitions at Kunsthaus Dresden invite you to immerse yourself in an artistic prospect of a shared future – which will be both local and global.
Opening hours Tue to Thu 2 to 7 pm Fri to Sun/holidays 11 am to 7 pm Admission €4.00/2.50, groups €3.00/2.00 pp (min. 10 persons), family ticket €6.00/4.00, annual ticket available, guided tour €1.50/1.00 pp, Fri admission free of charge Extras Shop, lectures, concerts, films, workshops
Kupferstich-Kabinett
Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs Address Entrances Schloßstraße/Sophien straße/Taschenberg, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz” Opening hours Temporary special exhibitions: Wed to Mon 10 am to 6 pm, Tue closed Renate Schurz
Dresden’s Kupferstich-Kabinett is one of Europe’s oldest museums of drawings, prints and photographs, and one of the most important. Its collection comprises around 515,000 works, representing eight centuries and more than 20,000 artists. In the study room, which is open to the public, visitors can examine the originals on request.
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Admission Museums and exhibitions in the Residenzschloss, incl. audio guide: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €11.00 pp, one-day ticket to all m useums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Café, shop, catalogues
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Leonhardi-Museum
Leonhardi Museum – Gallery of Contemporary Art Address Grundstraße 26, 01326 Dresden Phone +49 351 2683513 www.leonhardi-museum.de Public transport Bus nos. 61/84 to “Körnerplatz”, Elevated and Suspension Railway Opening hours Tue to Fri 2 to 6 pm Sat/Sun 10 am to 6 pm
The Late Romanticist Eduard Leonhardi used this house as a studio and museum until his death in 1905. During the 1970s and ’80s, politically daring actions and expositions were carried out here by progressive artists of the GDR. The building now accommodates changing exhibitions of contemporary art and a permanent display of Leonhardi’s works.
Admission €4.00/2.50, children to the age of 6 free of charge, family ticket €6.00/4.00, groups €3.00/2.00 pp, group guided tours €1.50/1.00 pp (min. 10 persons), annual ticket available, Fri admission free of charge Extras Shop, catalogues, contemporary music and jazz concerts, art talks and readings
Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
Museum of Mathematical and Physical Instruments Address Ostra-Allee, entrance Zwinger 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz” Opening hours Tue to Sun 10 am to 6 pm, Mon closed Hans Christian Krass
With its world-famous collection of exquisitely crafted timepieces and scientific instruments dating back as far as the sixteenth century, the museum provides access to outer space and the realms of science and chronometry, along with an overview of the development and application of early precision instruments, globes and clocks.
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Admission All museums and exhibitions in the Zwinger: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €11.00 pp (min. 10 persons), oneday ticket for all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available; Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon only: €6.00/4.50, groups €5.50 pp (min. 10 persons) Extras Catalogues, audio guide (D/EN)
Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr Bundeswehr Museum of Military History
Address Olbrichtplatz 2, 01099 Dresden Phone 49 351 8232803 www.mhmbw.de Public transport Tram nos. 7/8 or bus no. 64 to “Stauffenbergallee/ Militärhistorisches Museum”
David Brandt
The Museum of Military History consists of two parts: an arsenal built in 1877 and a new extension designed by U. S. architect Daniel Libeskind. The exhibition seeks to break with traditional perspectives by confronting the visitor with his or her own potential for aggression and showing violence as a historical, cultural and anthropological phenomenon.
Opening hours Thu to Tue 10 am to 6 pm Mon 10 am to 9 pm Wed closed Admission €5.00/3.00, visitors to the age of 18 free of charge, groups €4.00 pp (min. 10 persons) Extras Café, shop, audio guide, guided tours, lecture series “Forum Museum”
Münzkabinett Coin Cabinet
Address Entrances Schloßstraße/Sophien straße/Taschenberg, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz”
Hans Christian Krass
As one of the largest collections of its kind, the Münzkabinett is a museum of European significance. Today, the encyclopaedic collection comprises almost 300,000 objects – coins, medals, histor ical bonds, coin and metal dies and coinage devices. In 2015 the Münzkabinett returned to its place of origin in the Georgenbau at Dresden’s Royal Palace.
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Opening hours Wed to Mon 10 am to 6 pm, Tue closed; study hall and library: Wed 10 am to 5.30 pm Admission Museums and exhibitions in the Residenzschloss, incl. audio guide: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €11.00 pp, one-day ticket to all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Café, shop, audio guide (D/EN/RU)
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Museum für Sächsische Volkskunst
Museum of Saxon Folk Art and Puppet Theatre Collection Address Köpckestraße 1, 01097 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram nos. 4/ 9 to “Neustädter Markt”, tram nos. 3/7/8 to “Carolaplatz”
Hans Christian Krass
A unique presentation of the folk art of Saxony is displayed in the charming setting of the Jägerhof, comprising enchanting carvings and candle pyramids, printed linen, splendid costumes and superb laces as well as painted furniture and historic toys. The Puppet Theatre Collection shows the world of historic puppetry on the upper floor.
Opening hours Tue to Sun 10 am to 6 pm Mon closed Admission €5.00/4.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €4.50 pp (min. 10 persons), one-day ticket to all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Short guide and catalogues
Panometer Dresden Dresden Panometer
Address Gasanstaltstraße 8b 01237 Dresden Phone +49 341 3555340 www.panometer.de Public transport Tram nos. 1/2 to “Liebstädter Straße”, bus no. 64 to “Nätherstraße/Panometer”, S-Bahn S1/S2 to “Dresden-Reick/Panometer” Tom Schulze
The world’s largest panoramas of the City of Dresden by Yadegar Asisi (105 × 27 metres in size) take visitors back in time to the Baroque era and World War II. Dresden in 1945, open from 12 Jan 2019, will be followed by Baroque Dresden, prospectively in the autumn.
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Opening hours Mon to Fri 10 am to 5 pm Sat/Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm Admission €11.50/10.00, children (ages 6 to 16) €6.00, children under 6 free of charge, group fees see internet Extras Café, audio guide, shuttle transfer
Porzellansammlung Porcelain Collection
Address Sophienstraße, entrance Glockenspielpavillon, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz” Opening hours Tue to Sun 10 am to 6 pm, Mon closed Jürgen Lösel
One of the world’s most important and largest porcelain collections, the Porzellansammlung owes its existence to Augustus the Strong, who once referred to his passion for this material as a “maladie de porcelaine”. Chinese and Japanese works appear alongside a great wealth of Meissen porcelain, displayed in the magnificent Zwinger interior.
Admission All museums and exhibitions in the Zwinger: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €11.00 pp (min. 10 persons), oneday ticket for all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Porcelain Collection only: €6.00/4.50, groups €5.50 pp (min. 10 persons) Extras Café, short guide (EN), catalogues
Richard-Wagner-Stätten Graupa Richard Wagner Sites in Graupa
Address Tschaikowskiplatz 7 01796 Pirna Phone +49 3501 4619650 www.wagnerstaetten.de Public transport S-Bahn S1/S2 to Pirna and bus G/L to “Graupa Tschaikowskiplatz”
The exhibition vividly presents Wagner’s biography and his activities in Saxony, Bohemia and Europe. Interactive multimedia tools convey the synthesis of the arts writing, composing and staging. The Lohengrin House with its period rooms invites visitors to experience the composer’s summer sojourn of 1846.
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Opening hours Tue to Fri 11 am to 5 pm Sat/Sun/holidays 10 am to 5 pm/ 6 pm (Easter to 31 Oct) Admission €7.00/4.00, groups €5.00 pp (min. 10 persons) Extras Shop, guided tours The Lohengrin House comprises a non-lending library as well as two grant apartments at the disposal of scholars, musicians or journalists studying Richard Wagner.
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Rüstkammer und Renaissanceflügel Armoury and Renaissance Wing
David Brandt
The Armoury unites masterworks from Europe and the Orient. It encompasses ceremonial weapons, riding gear, ceremonial garments, art objects and portraits – all once belonging to the Wettin electoral princes. The monumental Giants’ Hall provides the space for staging tournament and ceremonial weapons bearing witness to historical tournament forms and the magnificence of electoral culture at the Saxon court. The Turkish Fashion so popular at the Saxon court finds expression in the Turkish Chamber. Its Oriental and Oriental-style weapons, clothing and riding equipment as well as the magnificent Turkish tents are part of one of the most significant collections of Ottoman art outside Turkey. The Renaissance Wing makes the castle’s history accessible from a new perspective. With the aid of unique objects the electoral and clerical protagonists of Reformation-era Saxony are introduced. Original garments show off the grandiose electoral fashions, and works of the Late Renaissance offer insights into the widely diverse Kunstkammer phenomenon.
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David Brandt
Address Entrances Schloßstraße/Sophien straße/Taschenberg, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 49142000 www.skd.museum Public transport Tram nos. 4/8/9 to “Theaterplatz” Tram and bus lines to “Postplatz” Opening hours Wed to Mon 10 am to 6 pm, Tue closed Admission Museums and exhibitions in the Residenzschloss, incl. audio guide: €12.00/9.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €11.00 pp, one-day ticket to all museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden €19.00, annual ticket available Extras Café, shop, guided tours, short guide, catalogues, audio guide (EN/FR/RU/ES/IT/PL/CS/JA/CN/TR/EL)
Schloss und Park Pillnitz Pillnitz Castle and Park
Address August-Böckstiegel-Straße 2 01326 Dresden Phone +49 351 2613260 www.schlosspillnitz.de Public transport Bus no. 63 to Pillnitz
This former summer residence of the Saxon royal dynasty is the largest palace complex in Europe to reflect the taste for chinoiserie. Amongst the botanical marvels of the landscaped garden is a 230-year-old camellia, flowering from mid-February to mid-April. Both the Castle Museum in the Neues Palais and the historic palm house are open to visitors.
Opening hours Castle park: daily 6 am to nightfall Museums: May to Oct Tue to Sun 10 am to 6 pm Palm House: Apr to Oct daily 9 am to 6 pm, Nov to Mar 10 am to 4 pm Admission €8.00/6.00, groups €7.00 pp (min. 10 persons), visitors to the age of 16 free of charge; Park and Palm House only: €3.00/2.50, groups €2.50 pp (min. 10 persons) Extras Restaurant, shop, room rentals and holiday condos
Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden
Address Japanisches Palais Palaisplatz 11, 01097 Dresden Phone +49 351 7958414408 www.senckenberg.de Public transport Tram nos. 4/9 to “Palaisplatz” Opening hours During exhibitions: Tue to Sun 10 am to 6 pm Mon closed
The museum presents changing exhibitions on the subjects of zoology, mineralogy and geology in the Japanese Palais. For this purpose, they draw on a stock of objects that goes back to the “cabinet of curiosities” established in 1560 by the Saxon elector Augustus I. The holdings are accordingly among the oldest natural history collections in the world.
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Admission €4.00/2.00, family ticket €10.00 Extras Shop, guided tours, family days, children’s birthday celebrations in the museum, holiday offers
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Städtische Galerie Dresden – Kunstsammlung Dresden City Art Museum
Address Wilsdruffer Straße 2, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 4887301 www.galerie-dresden.de Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Pirnaischer Platz” Opening hours Tue to Thu/Sat/Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm, Fri 10 am to 7 pm David Brandt
The permanent exhibition of the muni cipal art gallery provides an overview of Dresden art of the 20th and 21st centuries with works by artists ranging from Otto Dix to Hermann Glöckner and A. R. Penck, as well as contemporary paintings by Martin Mannig and Ralf Kerbach. The museum also features small special exhibitions on art made in Dresden.
Admission €5.00/€4.00, children to the age of 6 free of charge, groups €4.50/3.50 pp (min. 10 persons), annual ticket available, Fri from 12 noon admission free of charge Extras Café, shop, guided tours, library, room rentals
Stadtmuseum Dresden Dresden City Museum
Address Wilsdruffer Straße 2, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 4887301 www.stadtmuseum-dresden.de Public transport Tram and bus lines to “Pirnaischer Platz” Opening hours Tue to Thu/Sat/Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm, Fri 10 am to 7 pm
A synthesis of the Classicist, Late Bar oque and Rococo styles, the State House of 1770–1775, near the Frauenkirche, is one of Dresden’s greatest architectural treasures. The museum housed within its walls possesses the most extensive collection on the Saxon capital’s art and cultural history and is also dedicated to researching that history.
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Admission €5.00/€4.00, children to the age of 6 free of charge, groups €4.50/3.50 pp (min. 10 persons), annual ticket available, Fri from 12 noon admission free of charge Extras Café, shop, guided tours, library, room rentals
Technische Sammlungen Dresden Museum of Technology and Industry
Address Junghansstraße 1–3, 01277 Dresden Phone +49 351 4887272 www.tsd.de Public transport Tram nos. 4/10 or bus no. 61 to “Pohlandplatz” Opening hours Tue to Fri 9 am to 5 pm Sat/Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm
The outstanding museum building was once the core of Dresden’s photographic industry. The exhibition focusses on the history of audiovisual technology and microelectronics. In the Mathematics Adventure Land, both children and grown-ups explore fascinating phenomena of science. The 48-metre-high tower offers a wonderful view of the city.
Admission €5.00/4.00, children to the age of 6 free of charge, groups €4.50/3.50 pp (min. 10 persons), annual ticket available, Fri from 12 noon admission free of charge Extras Café, shop, guided tours, holiday offers
Verkehrsmuseum Dresden Dresden Transport Museum
Address Augustusstraße 1, 01067 Dresden Phone +49 351 86440 www.verkehrsmuseum-dresden.de Public transport Tram nos. 1/2/4 to “Altmarkt”, tram and bus lines to “Pirnaischer Platz” Opening hours Tue to Sun 10 am to 6 pm, Mon closed (except Easter and Pentecost Monday) Jan Gutzeit
The Dresden Transport Museum’s impressive variety of land, sea and air vehicles, including one-of-a-kind objects and imposing models, offers a sweeping overview of transport technology. The Johanneum, where the Saxon kings “parked” their coaches and horses over 400 years ago, provides a splendid setting.
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Admission €9.00/4.00, children to the age of 5 free of charge, families €9.00/18.00, annual ticket available, group fees Extras Shop, audio guide app, guided tours, catalogue, short guide, free WiFi, children’s birthday parties, holiday offers, model railway operation on the gauge-0 system (Tue/Fri 11 am, Wed/Thu 4 pm, Sat/Sun 11 am/2 pm/4 pm)
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Altana Galerie – Ausstellungshaus der TU Dresden Altana Gallery – Office for Academic Heritage exhibition space
Paul Barsch
Helmholtzstraße 9, 01069 Dresden (tram no. 3 to “Münchner Platz”, tram no. 8 or bus no. 61 to “Nürnberger Platz”) Phone +49 351 46336405 www.tu-dresden.de/kustodie Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10 am to 6 pm Admission free of charge Guided tours €20.00 (max. 15 persons)
Eisenbahnmuseum Bahnbetriebswerk Dresden-Altstadt Steam Locomotive Museum
Zwickauer Str. 86, 01187 Dresden (bus no. 62 to “Bamberger Straße”) Phone +49 171 2601802 www.igbwdresdenaltstadt.de Opening hours: Apr to Nov see internet Admission: 4.00/3.00, children to the age of 14 free of charge, special admission fees apply during special events
Fernmeldemuseum Dresden
Historical Telecommunications Museum Annenstraße 5, 01067 Dresden (tram and bus lines to “Postplatz”) Phone + 49 351 4820680 https://fernmeldemuseum-dresden.de Opening hours: every 1st Sat of the month 10 am to 3 pm or by previous arrangement Admission: €2.50, visitors to the age of 18 free of charge
Gedenkstätte Bautzner Straße Dresden Bautzner Strasse Memorial
Bautzner Straße 112a, 01099 Dresden (tram no. 11 to “Angelikastraße”), phone +49 351 6465454 www.bautzner-strasse-dresden.de Opening hours: daily 10 am to 6 pm Easter Sunday, 24–26 Dec, 31 Dec and 1 Jan closed Admission: €6.00/3.00, visitors to the age of 18 free of charge, admission free on the last Sunday of the month
Gedenkstätte Münchner Platz Dresden Münchner Platz Memorial
Münchner Platz 3, 01187 Dresden (tram no. 3 to “Münchner Platz/Gedenkstätte”) Phone +49 351 46331990 www.muenchner-platz-dresden.de Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10 am to 4 pm, Sat/Sun/holidays 10 am to 6 pm; 24–26 Dec, 31 Dec and 1 Jan closed Admission free of charge
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Hans Körnig Museum
Hans Körnig Arts Museum – Graphic Art and Paintings Wallgäßchen 2, 01097 Dresden (tram nos. 4/9 to “Palaisplatz”, tram nos. 3/6/7/8/11 to “Albertplatz”, S-Bahn S1/S2 to “Dresden-Neustadt”) Phone +49 351 4568323, www.hans-koernig-museum.de Opening hours: Thu to Mon 11 am to 6 pm Admission: €3.00/2.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge
Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv Josef Hegenbarth Archive
Calberlastraße 2, 01326 Dresden (bus no. 63 to “Calberlastraße”) Phone +49 351 49142000, www.skd.museum Opening hours: Sundays 3 to 6 pm and Thu by previous arrangement, please call +49 351 49143211 Admission: €3.00/2.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge, groups €2.50 pp
Kleinbauernmuseum Reitzendorf Small Farmers’ Museum
Schullwitzer Straße 3, 01328 Dresden (tram no. 11/bus no. 61 to “Bühlau”and bus nos. 226/227/ 228 to “Kleinbauernmuseum” or “Schönfeld Friedhof”, or DVB bus nos. 98B/98C to “Reitzendorf”) Phone +49 351 2641783, www.kleinbauernmuseum.de Opening hours: Mon to Fri 9 am to 4 pm, Sat/Sun/holidays 1 to 4/5 pm; admission: €2.80/2.10, family ticket €8.00
Museum Bunte Republik Neustadt
Museum of the “Colorful Republic Newtown” and the Neustadt district Prießnitzstraße 18, 01099 Dresden (tram no. 11 to “Pulsnitzer Straße”) Phone +49 351 8011948 www.stadtteilhaus.de/brn-museum.html Opening hours: every 1st Sun of the month 11 am to 5 pm and by previous arrangement Admission: €2.00, visitors to the age of 16 free of charge
Museum Hofmühle Dresden
Court Mill – Museum of Local History Altplauen 21, 01187 Dresden (bus nos. 62/63/85 or S-Bahn S3 to “Plauen”, tram no. 3 to “Nöthnitzer Straße” and 10-minute walk) Phone +49 351 4101703, www.mhd-dd.de Opening hours: Tue to Thu 4 to 6 pm, Sun 2 to 6 pm Admission: €3.00/2.00, children to the age of 12 free of charge, family ticket €6.00
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Palitzsch-Museum Palitzsch Museum
David Brandt
Gamigstraße 24, 01239 Dresden (tram no. 1 to “Jacob-Winter-Platz”, tram nos. 9/13 to “Altreick”, bus no. 66 to “Gamigstraße”) Phone +49 351 7967249, www.museen-dresden.de Opening hours: Wed to Sun and holidays 1 to 6 pm Admission: €4.00/3.00, groups €3.00/2.50 pp (min. 10 persons), annual ticket available
Schillerhäuschen Schiller Pavilion
Schillerstraße 19, 01326 Dresden (bus nos. 61/63/84, regional bus nos. 309/326/328 to “Körnerplatz”) Phone +49 351 4888500 www.museen-dresden.de Opening hours: Sat/Sun/holidays 10 am to 5 pm and by previous arrangement (from Easter to September) Admission free of charge
Schulmuseum Dresden Dresden School Museum
Seminarstraße 11, 01067 Dresden (tram nos. 1/2/6/10, bus no. 94, S-Bahn S1/S2 to “Bahnhof Mitte”) Phone +49 351 2130156 www.schulmuseum-dresden.de Opening hours: Thu 2 to 6 pm, and by previous arrangement Admission: €3.00/2.00/1.00, family ticket €6.00
Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv
Dresden Branch of the Archives of the Former East German Secret Police Riesaer Straße 7 (entrance D), 01129 Dresden (tram no. 3, bus no. 70 to “Trachenberger Platz”, bus no. 64, S-Bahn S1 to “Dresden-Pieschen”) Phone +49 351 25083411, www.bstu.de Opening hours: Mon to Fri 8 am to 6 pm, Sat by previous arrangement Admission free of charge
Straßenbahnmuseum Dresden Tram Museum
Trachenberger Straße 38, 01129 Dresden (tram no. 3 to “Trachenberger Platz”, bus nos. 64/70 to “Betriebshof Trachenberge”, S1 to “Dresden-Pieschen”) www.strassenbahnmuseum-dresden.de Opening hours: see internet schedule, and by previous arrangement Admission: €3.00/2.00, families €7.00, guided tours €5.00
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