Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Dresden

The State Museum of Prehistory Dresden was a museum dedicated to the archaeology and prehistory of the Saxony region, housed in the Japanese Palace. The building contained an extensive collection of stone tools, pottery, and metal objects from various archaeological excavation sites across the area.

The museum was established in 1954 and accumulated significant prehistoric artifacts from Saxony, including stone tools and golden rings from various excavation sites. After closing in 2012, the institution was later relocated to Chemnitz as the State Museum of Archaeology.

The museum displayed archaeological treasures left behind by people over thousands of years in this region. Visitors could see how early inhabitants lived, worked, and shaped their tools.

The original building on Augustusstraße can be viewed from the outside, although the collection is no longer housed there. Visitors should note that most of the institution's artifacts are now displayed in Chemnitz if they wish to see the complete collection.

The collection included the famous 'Rebekka' figure, a surface find from Dresden-Cotta, and the 'Adonis of Zschernitz', one of Europe's oldest known human clay figures. These two pieces rank among the most valuable and scientifically significant objects in the region's prehistoric archaeology.

Location: Dresden

Inception: 1954

GPS coordinates: 51.05972,13.73750

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:24