Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau presents special exhibitions of contemporary art on Dresden’s Brühl’s Terrace. The exhibition venue belongs to the State Art Collections Dresden. The Lipsiusbau rises beneath its dome, nicknamed the “lemon squeezer,” beside the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden. Its surroundings include Georg-Treu-Platz, Jungfernbastei, and the nearby Albertinum.
Constantin Lipsius designed the historicist building, constructed between 1887 and 1894 with a high gable and elaborate tympanum. Air raids destroyed the exhibition building. Reconstruction in 2005 retained visible traces of that destruction through work by Auer + Weber and Rolf Zimmermann. Their detailing received the Nike architecture prize in 2007.
A large hall and side cabinets provide room for works by Sigmar Polke and Martin Honert. Wheelchair access supports visits through the exhibition spaces. The building turns about forty-five degrees for urban-planning reasons, extending the terrace toward Jungfernbastei. Its surviving traces make the postwar reconstruction visible inside Dresden’s historic riverside setting.
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