Albertinum
Albertinum stands on Brühl’s Terrace in Dresden’s historic centre, inside a Renaissance Revival building beside the Elbe. Its walls extend a former armory dating from the late sixteenth century. Carl Adolf Canzler designed the building between 1884 and 1887 to house royal collections of ancient and modern sculpture.
The New Masters Gallery and Sculpture Collection present paintings and sculptures from Romanticism to contemporary art. Caspar David Friedrich and Ludwig Richter represent painting within this broad artistic span. Auguste Rodin leads the sculpture collection towards contemporary works. Bombing during the Second World War damaged the building, while restoration preserved its museum role. Floods in 2002 prompted a renovation with a flood-proof depository and a covered inner courtyard. Glazed walls reveal the depository’s workings, and the museum remains wheelchair accessible.
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