Green Vault, Art museum in Dresden Castle, Germany
The Green Vault is a museum in Dresden Castle, Germany, holding over 4,000 works of art from the Renaissance to Classicism. Its Historic Green Vault occupies about 2,000 square metres on the ground floor, with gemstone vessels and bronze statuettes set before mirrored display walls; the New Green Vault upstairs shows nearly 1,100 pieces of jewellery and goldsmith work in neutral rooms.
Augustus the Strong founded the museum between 1723 and 1729 to open the royal treasury to the public. After World War II, the collection was reinstalled starting in 2004 in reconstructed rooms.
The name comes from the malachite-green columns that once lined the original vault, though these are no longer visible today. Visitors can view artworks without protective cases in the Historic section, while the New section displays individual pieces in glass enclosures.
The museum opens most days from 10 AM to 6 PM except on Tuesdays. The Historic section admits a limited number of visitors at a time, so booking ahead is recommended.
The 2019 break-in targeted the Jewel Room: parts of two jewellery sets and diamond-studded coat buttons were taken, along with the 48-carat "Saxon White" diamond. By December 2022, 31 objects had been recovered, but the epaulette holding the Saxon White and Queen Amalie Auguste's large breast bow remain missing.
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