Established | 1887 |
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Location | Georg-Treu-Platz 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°03′07″N 13°44′40″E / 51.051944°N 13.744444°E |
Type | Art museum, Historic site |
The Albertinum (German pronunciation: [albɛʁˈtiːnʊm]) is a modern art museum. The sandstone-clad Renaissance Revival building is located on Brühl's Terrace in the historic center of Dresden, Germany. It is named after King Albert of Saxony.
The Albertinum hosts the New Masters Gallery (Galerie Neue Meister) and the Sculpture Collection (Skulpturensammlung) of the Dresden State Art Collections. The museum presents both paintings and sculptures from Romanticism to the present, covering a period of some 200 years.