Muzea w Dreźnie

Top Museums & Galleries

A curated guide to Dresden’s principal museums, palaces and specialist galleries: from the Baroque Zwinger complex and the multi‑period Residenzschloss with its treasury, to the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister’s Renaissance and Baroque paintings and the Albertinum’s modern art collections. Also included are the ethnological holdings of the Japanisches Palais, the VW Gläserne Manufaktur, the panoramic works at the Panometer, the Bundeswehr Military History Museum’s contemporary extension, Pillnitz Palace, the Technische Sammlungen and several single‑artist and literary house museums.

Top Museums & Galleries — Mapa

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Zwinger

Visit the impressive Baroque palace which was originally built as a part of a former Dresden fort.

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Dresden Castle

You will find layers upon layers of different architectural styles on this fascinating palace.

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Albertinum

The Albertinum is a modern art museum. The sandstone-clad Renaissance Revival building is located on Brühl's Terrace in the historic center…

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Old Masters Gallery

The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany, displays around 750 paintings from the 15th to the 18th centuries.

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Japanese Palace

The Dresden Museum of Ethnology contains an ethnographic collection with more than 90,000 artefacts from all parts of the earth.

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The Glass Factory

This fascinating building is a prime example of great modern architecture. The Volkswagen factory has quickly become the pride of Dresden.

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Asisi Panometer Dresden

The Dresden Panometer is an attraction in Dresden, Germany. It is a venue displaying one of two panoramic paintings of Austrian-born artist…

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Bundeswehr Military History Museum

The Bundeswehr Military History Museum is the military museum of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr, and one of the major military…

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Pillnitz Castle

Pillnitz Palace is a restored Baroque schloss at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony.

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Technische Sammlungen Dresden

If you're interested in math, science and the history of many electronic devices than this museum is a must visit for you.

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Schillerhäuschen

Literature museum dedicated to Friedrich Schiller, housed in his former cottage on the Elbe; displays manuscripts, 18th–19th century memorabilia and rotating exhibitions on Schiller’s life and works.

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Leonhardi Museum

The impressive villa built in the style of a medieval mansion was home to Dresden's Edouard Leonhardi, famous painter of romantic…