Masterpieces from more than five millennia

Ein großer Ausstellungssaal der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister mit Skulpturen
© Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: H.C. Krass

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The illustrious holdings of the Dresden Skulpturensammlung range in date from classical antiquity via the art of the Renaissance, Baroque and Expressionism down to the 21st century, from Polycletus to Giambologna and Permoser, and from Rodin and Lehmbruck to Glöckner and Cimiotti.

Exhibition of the Skulpturensammlung at Semperbau am Zwinger
22/11/2025 —28/06/2026

Hercules – Hero and Antihero

Zwinger — Skulpturensammlung up to 1800
© Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; Foto: Hans-Peter Klut

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Works from 5000 years

The Skulpturensammlung not only comprises one of the oldest collections of antiquities outside Italy, but also displays works from all periods of European sculpture, from the early Middle Ages to the present day.

History of the collection

Skulpturen in einem Ausstellungsraum
© Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Alexander Peitz

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