Kunsthalle Dresden, Contemporary art museum in Dresden, Germany.
Kunsthalle Dresden is a contemporary art museum housed in a building constructed in the late 19th century. It features multiple exhibition spaces across different levels that regularly showcase changing art presentations.
The building was designed and constructed in the late 19th century as part of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. It developed into an important center for presenting contemporary art in the city.
The Kunsthalle is run by the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and shows temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. It has hosted shows on Sigmar Polke, Martin Honert and Robert Stadler. The building's nickname, the Zitronenpresse, comes from the glass dome of the art academy above it.
The Kunsthalle occupies the eastern side wing of the Lipsius-Bau, rotated about 45 degrees from the rest of the building. Its northeast side faces the Brühlsche Terrasse, which widens here into the Jungfernbastei; the southeast side opens onto Georg-Treu-Platz, where the entrance to the Museum Festung Dresden is located. The Albertinum with the Galerie Neue Meister stands directly nearby.
The Kunsthalle occupies an eastern side wing of the Lipsius-Bau that is rotated about 45 degrees from the rest of the building for urban-planning reasons. Its northeast side opens onto the Brühlsche Terrasse, which widens here into the Jungfernbastei; the southeast side faces Georg-Treu-Platz, where the entrance to the Museum Festung Dresden lies.
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