Dresden City Museum, Dresden

The Dresden city museum located in a historic building called the Landhaus traces the 800 year history of the city. There are over 1000 exhibits relating to the history and growth of Dresden including interactive attractions.

The court master builder Friedrich August Krubsacius drew up plans for the Landhaus and it was constructed between 1770 and 1775. A combination of architectural styles were used, including classicist, baroque and rococo with unique staircases and a grand ballroom. Four halls of the grand building house the museum exhibits. The Landhaus was once the government headquarters in Dresden. The building was destroyed during the World War II bombings and later restored. The present structure is less than 50 years old.

Objects of interest at the museum include a large topographic model of the city of Dresden and artifacts relating to the firebombing campaign that occurred at the end of the Second World War. Part of the building is an art gallery with paintings by well known Dresden artists, including a restored painting ‘The Ten Commandments’ by Hans the Painter created before the reformation.