Leonhardi-Museum, Art museum in Loschwitz district, Dresden, Germany.
The Leonhardi-Museum occupies a converted mill building called Hentschelmühle located at Grundstraße 26 in the Loschwitz district. The space presents rotating exhibitions that showcase regional art collections spanning different periods.
Eduard Leonhardi, a landscape painter, converted this building into an art space between 1882 and 1884 to support emerging artists. The space grew from his desire to nurture and promote new talent in Dresden.
The name "Rote Amsel" (red blackbird) comes from a festival in the Amselgrund in Saxon Switzerland; the bird itself sits on the lantern beneath a wooden knight figure. The painter Charles Palmié (1863–1911) lived in the building for a long time and decorated it with sayings and historic ornaments. Since 2002 Bernd Heise has directed the house, which is also a venue for new music and a member of the KlangNetz Dresden.
The museum is part of the Museen der Stadt Dresden network and offers group tours along with educational programs. Visitors should check in advance how to best reach the location and whether special guided visits are available.
A small population of wall lizards lives on the grounds; 25 were counted in 2022. Their favourite spot is the loose stone pile below the figure of a miner (Bergknappe).
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