Saturday, June 3, 2023

Zwinger Porzellansammlung in Dresden









I took a train from Berlin Haubtbahnhof to Dresden and the next day I visited the castle or the Zwinger in the Old Town. The time of Augustus the Strong (1709) the palace was build with an inner court yard orangerie. They had a severe case of porcelain maladie and collected a massive amounts of Chinese and Japanese porcelain from Cobalt blue to Imari and the museum showcases also a 900th century celadon piece. Also corridors are dedicated for local Meissen porcelain - with porcelain miracles. 

As wikipedia tells us the exhibition showcases only a fracture of the collection of Augustus the Strong, about 2000 of 20 000 porcelain artefacts.