2009 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Visitor numbers in Dresden in 2009
Neues Grünes Gewölbe
Historisches Grünes Gewölbe
74 VISItOR N UMBERS
1,754,847
Grünes Gewölbe and Alte Meister are top again
Income from ticket sales in 2009 once again increased in
comparison with the previous year. The new, much simplified
admission price system for the museums in the Zwinger –
which was introduced at the start of the year and includes
special exhibitions in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister – met
with a very positive response on the part of visitors. This
model of charging an admission fee for the whole building
resulted in increased revenues and is to be continued over
the coming years. At 1.75 million, the number of visitors to
Dresden was 11 % lower than in 2008, which reflects the
general trend in Germany in 2009 and is a very good result
considering the ongoing building work involving partial
closure of exhibitions (e.g. the Porzellansammlung in the
Zwinger). The highest numbers were recorded by the Grünes
Gewölbe with approx. 670,000 visitors in the Residenzschloss
and the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister with 480,000 visitors.
Year after year these two museums are responsible for 80%
of the revenues from admission ticket sales.
The fall in the number of visitors was due primarily to the
economic and financial crisis and the declining tourism
figures for Dresden, which had already become evident in
2008. It was particularly noticeable in the Neues Grünes
Gewölbe: whereas in 2008 this museum welcomed
401,000 visitors, in 2009 the figure reached only 358,000.
This development is not unusual and had already been
expected after the opening of the Historisches Grünes
Gewölbe in September 2006.
Other
Japanisches Palais
Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
Kupferstich-Kabinett
Museum für Sächsische Volkskunst
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Hausmannsturm / Münzkabinett
Skulpturensammlung
Porzellansammlung
Gemäldegalerie
Alte Meister Rüstkammer
If the 800,000 visitors to exhibitions by the Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden abroad are added to the 1.75
million visitors in Dresden, the overall number of visitors
can be seen to have reached the outstanding figure of 2.55
million. The development of tourist figures in Dresden
demonstrates just how important activities in other
countries are. Wonderful international cooperation agreements
enable magnificent exhibitions to go on display,
which while presenting their specific theme simultaneously
showcase Dresden as a city of art and culture – and
hence also as an attractive destination.
For the year 2010 Dresden is hoping for increased visitor
numbers once again. The opening of the Türckische Cammer
in March 2010 and the reopening of the Albertinum
in June 2010 will offer new cultural attractions for visitors
from far and near. Thanks to the opening of the Kleiner
Schlosshof with its impressive transparent membrane roof
as a visitors’ foyer in January 2009, the Residenzschloss is
certainly ready to cope with high numbers of visitors. This
centrally located area now houses the ticket offices and
information desk, as well as the entrances to the various
museums and the museum shop; it also offers ample space
for large groups and numerous guests from all over the
world. After the completion of the restoration and reconstruction
work, the Albertinum will also have a spacious
foyer offering plenty of space as well as all the modern
infrastructure required for 21st-century museum operations.
In any case, there is certainly plenty to see and marvel
at in the museums of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden!