2009 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

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Purchased with funds from the
Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst in
Dresden e.V.: Robert Lucander,
“Team.” 2008, Galerie Neue Meister
SOCI EtI ES OF FRI EN DS
• MUSEIS SAXONICIS USUI – Freunde
der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen
Dresden e. V.
Contact: Maria Krusche
Managing Director
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 49 14 77 03
Fax: +49 (0) 351 49 14 77 77
Email: freunde@skd.museum
www.freunde-skd.de
Other societies of friends
Donated by the Freundeskreis
Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden e.V.:
Wendelin Stahl, Vessel (earthenware),
Kunstgewerbemuseum
In addition to MUSEIS SAXONICIS USUI,
the Society of Friends of the Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden, there are a
number of other societies which support
the individual museums of the Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden. The members
are not only Dresden residents; the museums
have supporters throughout Germany
and even some in other countries. Just as
the collecting areas of the various museums
are very different, the social life of their
various societies of friends and the manner
of involvement of their members are
also very varied. What they all have in
common, however, is the aim of reinforcing
public awareness of the museums, for example
by holding events and by providing
financial support for the preparation of
exhibitions, publications, acquisitions or
Donated by the Freundeskreis
Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden e.V.:
(presumably) Richard Müller for
Seifert & Co, Table lamp, c.1900,
Kunstgewerbemuseum
restoration work. The museums are also
indebted to the societies of friends for numerous
donations of works of art. In order
to provide an insight into the lively diversity
of the societies of friends, each one is
briefly introduced below – albeit only
with a few short notes.
• Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst e. V.
Contact: Barbara Bauer
Managing Director
Tel.: (03 51) 267 98 11
www.gmkd.de
The Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst in
Dresden e. V. (Society for Modern Art in
Dresden), which supports the Galerie
Neue Meister, was particularly keen to
keep the Albertinum in the minds of both
Dresden residents and tourists throughout
the period of its closure for construction
work. One measure undertaken was
the replacement of the photographic light
boxes made by the artist Elisabeth Brockmann,
which had to be taken down during
the construction work and were originally
to have disappeared completely.
• Freunde der Dresdner Galerie
Neue Meister e. V.
Contact: Gudrun Meurer
Chair of the Board
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 49 14 97 31
(Secretary’s office at the Galerie
Neue Meister)
Fax: +49 (0) 351 49 14 97 32
Donated by the Freundeskreis Kunstgewerbemuseum
Dresden e.V.:
Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur
Berlin KPM, Tea pot, 1803 – 1813,
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Email: gnm@skd.museum
www.freunde-galerie-neue-meister.de
The well-known series of events entitled
“Encounters with the Arts” has been attracting
art lovers for more than four decades.
The Freundeskreis der Galerie Neue
Meister e. V. (Society of Friends of the
Galerie Neue Meister) has been organising
this series of events for the past 19
years. The year 2009 was a particular
challenge for the Society, because the decision
to use the Tapestry Hall in the
Zwinger for special exhibitions suddenly
left the Society without a venue for its
meetings. After a long search, the Society
was able to move into the Baroque Hall of
the Coselpalais, which turned out to be a
positive alternative since through being a
central venue with a pleasant atmosphere
it attracted a large number of visitors.
• Freundeskreis
Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden e. V.
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 261 32 01
(Secretary’s office at the Kunstgewerbemuseum)
Fax: +49 (0) 351 261 32 22
Email: kgm@skd.museum
www.fk-kunstgewerbemuseum.de
The Freundeskreis Kunstgewerbemuseum
Dresden e. V. (Society of Friends of the
Kunstgewerbemuseum) has set itself the
aim of making both historical and contemporary
applied art and design accessible to
its members and the general public and of