Albertinum

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Albertinum Description

The Albertinum, an art gallery with a collection of international standing, was built by Carl Adolf Canzler in Dresden in 1884-87, incorporating part of the old Arsenal (Zeughaus) of 1559-63. It was named after the then king of Saxony, Albert.

Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Major world-scale museum

Albertinum Highlights

Albertinum Coin Cabinet

In Dresden's Albertinum (entrance in Georg-Treu-Platz) is the Coin Cabinet (Münzkabinett), with over 200,000 coins (only a small proportion of which can be displayed), medals, dies, seals and seal

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Court Gardener's Office

In front of the main entrance to Dresden's Albertinum is the old Hofgärtnerei, a plain Baroque building (c. 1750), part of which is now occupied by the Protestant church.

Gallery of Modern Masters

On the upper floor of Dresden's Albertinum (entrance from Brühlsche Terrasse) is the Gallery of Modern Masters, which was separated from the Gallery of Old Masters in 1931. It has a rich collection

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Green Vault

On the intermediate floor of Dresden's Albertinum (entrance in Georg-Treu-Platz) are the treasures of the Grünes Gewölbe, so named after the original home of the collection founded by Augustus the

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Print Cabinet

The Print Cabinet of Dresden's State Art Collections (east of the Albertinum), contains some 180,000 sheets and series of graphic art and 25,000 drawings (including watercolors and pastels) by European artists from the 15th C. onwards.

Sculpture Collection

The sculpture collection, on the lower floor of Dresden's Albertinum (entrance in Georg-Treu-Platz), includes examples from Egypt and western Asia as well as Greek, Roman and Etruscan work. During

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Address

Albertinum
Georg-Treu-Platz 2
D-01067 Dresden
Germany

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