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Residenzschloss

Residenzschloss von außen

Residenzschloss

Museum
Grünes GewölbeKupferstich-KabinettMünzkabinettRüstkammer
Opening Hours
  • daily 10—17, Tuesday closed
  • Grünes Gewölbe (blue hour from 16:30), Friday, 10—19

    Please note that the Paraderäume remain closed from 11.08.—26.09.2025 due to exhibition renovation.

  • Special Opening and Closing Times
Barrier-free access

Entrance without any steps via Sophienstraße, Taschenberg 2 and Schloßstraße

Admission

Ticket valid for all museums at the Royal Palace except Historic Green Vault: Small Ballroom, The State Apartments of August the Strong, Coin Cabinet, New Green Vault, Museum of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Hausmannsturm, Armoury (Kunstkammer, The Rise of Electoral Power in Saxony, The Firearms Gallery in the Long Corridor, Electoral Wardrobe, Turkish Chamber, Hall of the Giants, Silverarms Room)

normal16 €
reduced12 €
under 17free
Groups (10 persons and more)14,50 €
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Ticket valid for: Historic Green Vault

Due to limited capacity, we recommend booking an online ticket.

normal16 €
under 17free
Audioguidefree
reduced price with Sparkassencard12 €
Book online

Ticket valid for: Special exhibition "William Kentridge. Listen to the Echo" (06.09.2025—15.02.2026) at the Kupferstich-Kabinett

Combined Ticket for all 3 exhibitions can be purchased in our online shop.

normal6 €
reduced4,50 €
under 17free
Book online

The Hausmannsturm is open from 29.03.—04.11.2025. The last possible entry during the day is at 16:30.

normal5 €
reduced4 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)4,50 €
Book online

Zwinger mit Semperbau

Zwingerhof mit Brunnen, Wolken ziehen vorbei

Zwinger

Museum
Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterMathematisch-Physikalischer SalonPorzellansammlungSkulpturensammlung up to 1800
Opening Hours
  • Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, daily 10—17, Monday closed
  • Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, daily 11—17, Monday closed
  • Porzellansammlung, daily 11—17, Monday closed
  • Special Opening and Closing Times
Barrier-free access

Entrance without any steps via Theaterplatz and Zwinger courtyard (lift next to the entrance to the museums).

Admission

ticket valid for: Old Masters Picture Gallery and Sculpture Collection up to 1800, Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments, Porcelain Collection at the Zwinger

normal16 €
reduced12 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)12,50 €
Book online

Ticket valid for: Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments at the Zwinger

normal6 €
reduced4,50 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)5,50 €
Book online

Ticket valid for: Porcelain Collection at the Zwinger

normal6 €
reduced4,50 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)5,50 €
Book online

Albertinum

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Albertinum

Museum
AlbertinumSkulpturensammlung from 1800
Opening HoursBarrier-free access

Entrance without any steps via Georg-Treu-Platz

Admission Albertinum

Ticket valid for: Albertinum (Art from Romanticism to the Present) and Sculpture Collection from 1800

normal14 €
reduced10,50 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)12,50 €
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Tickets valid for: Evening opening of GMKD: Spätschicht - “William Kentridge. Listen to the Echo” at the Albertinum

normal8 €
reduced8 €
unter 17free
reduced Sparkasse6 €
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Blockhaus

Das Blockhaus an einer Straßenkreuzung unter blauem Himmel.

Blockhaus

Museum
Archiv der Avantgarden — Egidio Marzona
Opening Hours Closing Hours
  • 11.08.2025—07.11.2025

    Please note that the Archiv der Avantgarden — Egidio Marzona (ADA) will be closed from 11.08.—07.11.2025 due to exhibition renovations. Research visits are possible by prior appointment.

Barrier-free access

A step-free entrance is located on the right-hand side of the building (staff entrance). 

Jägerhof

Gebäude des Museum für Sächsische Volkskunst von außen

Jägerhof

Museum
Museum für Sächsische Volkskunst
Opening HoursBarrier-free access

Entrance without any steps via Köpckestraße

Admission

normal5 €
reduced4 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)4,50 €
Book online

Japanisches Palais

Gebäude

Japanisches Palais

Museum
Japanisches Palais (special exhibition)Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden
Opening HoursBarrier-free access

Entrance without any steps via main entrance for the exhibition areas on the ground floor. For access to the other floors, please contact the supervisory staff.

Admission

Ticket valid for: “Craft as Myth. Between. Ideal and Real Life” at Japanisches Palais

normal6 €
reduced4,50 €
Groups (10 persons and more)5,50 €
under 17free
Book online
admissionfree

Josef-Hegenbarth-Archive

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Josef-Hegenbarth-Archive

Museum
Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv
Opening HoursBarrier-free access

Please note that access is not barrier-free (stairs).

Tickets

admissionfree

Kraftwerk Mitte

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Kraftwerk Mitte

Museum
Puppentheatersammlung
Opening Hours
  • Thursday to Friday, 14—18
  • Saturday to Sunday, 10—18

    From Tuesday to Friday, preschool groups and school classes can visit in the morning by appointment.

  • Special Opening and Closing Times
Barrier-free access

The main entrance to the museum and all exhibition areas are barrier-free.

Tickets

normal7 €
reduced5 €
groups (10 persons and more)6 €
under 17free

Ticket valid for: Special exhibition “William Kentridge. Listen to the Echo” (06.09.2025—28.06.2026) at the Puppentheatersammlung

Combined Ticket for all 3 exhibitions can be purchased in our ticket shop.

normal7 €
reduced5 €
under 17free
Book online

Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau

Lipsiusbau von außen, im Hintergrund die Frauenkirche

Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau

Museum
Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
Opening HoursBarrier-free access

Entrance without any steps via Georg-Treu-Platz (lift next to the entrance to the museum).

Admission Fees

normal8 €
reduced6 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)7 €
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Schloss Pillnitz

Wasserpalais von außen, breite Treppe führt vom Palais zum Elbufer

Schloss Pillnitz

Museum
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Opening Hours

GRASSI Museum Leipzig

Schriftzug "Grassi Museum" auf einem großen Tor

GRASSI Museum Leipzig

Museum
GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig
Opening HoursBarrier-free access

Entrance without any steps via Johannisplatz.

Admission

Admission to the permanent exhibition at the GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig is free of charge. Fees may apply for special exhibitions and events. Please note that card payment is currently not possible.

admissionfree

Herrnhut

Gebäude des Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut von außen

Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut

Museum
Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut
Opening Hours

Admission

normal3 €
reduced2 €
under 17free
groups (10 persons and more)2,50 €

Annual tickets

Ticket valid for: all museums and exhibitions of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Validity: 1 year from the date of purchase 

normal75 €
reduced25 €
reduced: pensioner50 €
Book online

Day tickets

Ticket valid for: all museums and exhibitions of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; except Historic Green Vault.

normal24 €
under 17free
Book online

Ticket valid for: all museums incl. special exhibitions of the Dresden State Art Collections; except the Historic Green Vault.

Period of validity: valid for two days from the day of validation with single admission to the museums of the Dresden State Art Collections

normal27 €
reduced Sparkasse20,50 €
under 17free
Book online

Visitor centre "art and info"

We welcome our guests in our newly opened visitor centre "Art and Info" in the Residenzschloss. From the selling tickets for all our museums, personalization of annual tickets, arranging individual and guided tours, to offering an exclusive selection of souvenirs for sale, we are there as a contact for all questions about the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.

Besucherzentrum art und info:
Residenzschloss
Schlossstraße/corner Taschenberg, 01067 Dresden (daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Telefon: + 49 351 4914 20 00 (monday - friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.)

Email: besucherservice(at)skd.museum

Besucherzentrum Art und Info im Residenzschloss Dresden
© Maciej Chmara, chmara.rosinke conceptual design
Besucherzentrum Art und Info im Residenzschloss Dresden

Notes on your visit

For security reasons, overcoats and bags of any kind must be handed in at our cloakrooms or in our lockers. Bags or items that are permitted to be carried for special reasons, at the discretion of the security staff, will be checked for their contents. This also applies for wheelchairs and Strollers. Thank you for your understanding!

Depending on the building, free cloakrooms and/or lockers are available for you to drop off your bags, coats and jackets. Please have 1 or 2 € coins ready for the use of the lockers. Thank you for your understanding!

You can find an overview of the current ticket prices here (PDF)

Reduced prices or entry free of charge apply to the following list of visitors

For the Historic Green Vault time slot tickets are necessary. Tickets for all other exhibitions can be purchased at the online shop, at the museum ticket offices and at the visitor service during the opening hours. 

To the ticket shop

In the following buildings you will receive free WLAN: 

  • Albertinum
  • GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig
  • Japanisches Palais
  • Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
  • Residenzschloss (Royal Palace)
    • kleiner Schlosshof (small Courtyard)
    • Kupferstich-Kabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings)
  • Zwinger
    • Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery)
    • Porzellansammlung (Porcelain Colllection)
    • Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon (Entrance)

In order to connect to our WLAN please select the network name "MUSEUM_SKD" in your smartphone.

Taking photographs and Filming without flash, tripod or selfie-stick – for exclusively private, non-commercial purposes – is permitted in the permanent exhibitions (except in the Historic Green Vault (Historisches Grünes Gewölbe)), provided the safety and security of the works of art are not endangered, a minimum distance of 50 centimetres is complied with, and other visitors
are treated with consideration.

This permit shall not apply to third party rights. The SKD explicitly point out that the reproduction or dissemination of content that is protected under copyright or rights of privacy is subject to authorisation. Individual works which are subject to a general prohibition on photography or filming owing to the instructions of the owner or copyright holder are labelled accordingly. In special exhibitions, photography and filming may be prohibited; please do not hesitate to ask the museum attendants about this. For all purposes that go beyond the scope of this general permit, written authorisation is necessary; this also applies to later changes of use.

Information on parking facilities in the vicinity of our museums in the Dresden city area can be found here

If you are travelling by coach, please click here for more information.

Dear Visitors,
we are delighted to welcome you at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. In order to do justice to all of our visitors and their interests and to guarantee the safety of the artworks, certain rules are imperative. The rules of the house are binding for all visitors. By entering the museum building, the visitors acknowledge the validity of these rules. 

To the visitor regulations

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