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-'''Dresden''' is the capital city of the [[German]] Federal State of [[Saxony]].+'''Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden''' (English: '''Dresden State Art Collections''') is a cultural institution in [[Dresden]], [[Germany]] owned by the State of [[Saxony]].
-==Center of art==+ 
-Dresden is seeking to regain the kind of cultural importance it held from the 19th century until the 1920s, when it was a centre of art, architecture and music. During that period, famous artists such as [[Ernst Ludwig Kirchner]], [[Otto Dix]], [[Oskar Kokoschka]], [[Richard Strauss]], [[Gottfried Semper]] and [[Gret Palucca]] were active in the city. Dresden is also home to several important art collections, world-famous musical ensembles, and significant buildings from various architectural periods, many of which were rebuilt after the destruction of the Second World War. +It is divided into twelve [[museum]]s. Most of them are located in the buildings of [[Zwinger]] and the [[Dresden castle]] in the city of Dresden.
-===Museums, presentations and collections===+ 
 +The most known museums of the art collections are the [[Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister]] (Old Masters Picture Gallery) in the Zwinger building and the [[Grünes Gewölbe]] (Green vault) in [[Dresden castle]]. Further museums are:
 + 
 +* [[Kupferstich-Kabinett]] (Cabinet of Prints and Drawings), Dresden castle
 +* [[Galerie Neue Meister]] (New Masters Gallery), [[Albertinum]]
 +* [[Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon]], Zwinger (westward wing)
 +* [[Dresden Armory|Rüstkammer]] (Armoury), Zwinger (Semper wing)
 +* [[Porzellansammlung]] (Porcelain Collection), Zwinger (Glockenspielpavillon)
 +* [[Münzkabinett]] (Coin Cabinet), Albertinum
 +* [[Kunstgewerbemuseum]] (Museum of Decorative Arts), [[Pillnitz]]
 +* [[Museum für Sächsische Volkskunst and Puppentheatersammlung]] (Saxon Folk Art Museum and Puppet Theatre Collection), [[Jägerhof]] in Dresden-Neustadt
 +* [[Skulpturensammlung]] (Sculpture Collection), Dresden Castle
-Dresden hosts the [[Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden|Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden]] (Dresden State Art Collections) which are, according to the institution's own statements place it among the most important museums presently in existence. The art collections consist of eleven museums, of which the [[Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister]] anda the [[Grünes Gewölbe]] are the best known. 
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Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (English: Dresden State Art Collections) is a cultural institution in Dresden, Germany owned by the State of Saxony.

It is divided into twelve museums. Most of them are located in the buildings of Zwinger and the Dresden castle in the city of Dresden.

The most known museums of the art collections are the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) in the Zwinger building and the Grünes Gewölbe (Green vault) in Dresden castle. Further museums are:





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