2009 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

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”Triumph of the Blue Swords”:
Lidded goblet, Meissen, c.1727,
Amsterdam, Rijkmuseum
”The Fascination of Fragility”:
Group of shepherds representing Autumn,
Vienna, c.1770, Prague
The exhibition will not just present the course of the history
of the collections. The review of the past of the Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden is, at the same time, a look
forwards into the future. For although the museum has
developed from the Kunstkammer into a public museum
and now faces new challenges, 450 years of collecting are
also motivated by timeless factors such as the desire to
possess and to know, as well as thoughts about the future.
triumph der Blauen Schwerter – Meissener Porzellan®
für Adel und Bürgertum 1710 – 1815
(triumph of the Blue Swords – Meissen Porcelain for
Aristocracy and Bourgeoisie 1710 – 1815)
Dresden, Japanisches Palais
8 th May – 29 th August 2010
This exhibition will provide a comprehensive overview of
Meissen® Porcelain art between the Baroque and the Biedermeier
periods. Meissen® Porcelain has never before been
exhibited in this context along with outstanding loans from
around the world. The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden are taking the anniversary of the establishment
of the Meissen® Porcelain Manufactory as an opportunity
to show Meissen® Porcelain for the first time in the place
that August the Strong wished to devote to the presentation
of the royal porcelain treasures from the Far East and
from Meissen® – the Japanisches Palais.
The special exhibition “Triumph der Blauen Schwerter” will
present around 800 porcelain wares, including a large proportion
of the storeroom holdings of the Dresden collection
which are not normally on public view. These will be complemented
by numerous loans from museums and collections
around the world, including objects from Amsterdam,
Moscow, New York, London, Paris, Prague and Budapest. The
development and manufacturing of porcelain, which has
previously only been shown on a small scale, will be presented
in detail, drawing up the latest research findings.
Zauber der Zerbrechlichkeit. Meisterwerke europäischer
Porzellankunst (the Fascination of Fragility.
Masterpieces of European Porcelain Art)
Berlin, Stadtmuseum Berlin, Ephraim-Palais
9 th May – 29 th August 2010
This unique exhibition will paint a vivid picture of 18thcentury
European porcelain. The entire spectrum of European
porcelain will be on show, from elegant French court
porcelain and English wares to German and Italian porcelains
with their bright colours and bold forms. For this show
the Ephraim-Palais will be turned into a magical ‘Porcelain
Palace’. When presented in such an international context,
the collected masterpieces of the most famous Berlin
manufactory, the KPM, also develop their own special
charisma.
This special exhibition in Berlin is part of the Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden’s anniverary celebrations
commemorating the invention of European hard-paste
porcelain. The exhibition – organised in association with
the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin – will encompass around
500 objects, including about a hundred porcelains from
the holdings of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
and porcelain wares from the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur
Berlin held in the Stadtmuseum Berlin, as well as
items on loan from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the
Hermitage in St. Petersburg and the Musée national du
Céramique in Sèvres.