Please note: Construction work is currently taking place at the Dresden Zwinger. As a result, access to the Zwinger Inner Courtyard is currently limited. We kindly ask for your understanding! Please feel free to use our map for better orientation.
A Paradise on Earth
The Dresden Zwinger still shapes the city’s image to this day, reminding us of the glamorous baroque period like no other building. A courtly work of art was created between the city’s inner and outer fortifications at the behest of Augustus the Strong. The architectural project, favored over a simple orangery, was carried out by Matthaeus Daniel Poeppelmann und Balthasar Permoser. The planned extension to the palace was replaced by the Picture Gallery and Semper Opera House. The museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden are now waiting to be discovered at the Zwinger: the Porcelain Collection, Old Masters Picture Gallery and the Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments. From spring 2021, visitors will be able to discover the multimedia Zwinger Xperience, which will immerse them in a world of festivals, parades and drama with an exciting range of panoramic projections and virtual reality stations. What’s more, little orange trees give the Zwinger an extra Mediterranean charm from May to October.
Opening hours and admission prices
Inner courtyard and outside gallery
now open 08:00 - 20:00
- Monday
- 06:00 bis 20:00
- Tuesday
- 06:00 bis 20:00
- Wednesday
- 06:00 bis 20:00
- Thursday
- 06:00 bis 20:00
- Friday
- 06:00 bis 20:00
- Saturday
- 08:00 bis 20:00
- Sunday
- 08:00 bis 20:00
Further information on opening hours and admission prices can be found here
