Annual Report 2010 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

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The Wasewitz coin hoard,
18th century, Münzkabinett
• Schätze aus Sachsens Erde. Münzfunde
von der Antike bis zum 19. Jahrhundert
(Treasures from the Soil of Saxony. Coin
hoards dating from antiquity to the 19th
century)
Exhibition by the Münzkabinett in association
with the Landesamt für Archäologie,
Dresden
Residenzschloss, Hausmannsturm
1st April – 1st November, 2010
The Münzkabinett administers the coin
hoard archive of the Free State of Saxony,
which has grown to around 20,000 coins
since its institution in 1994. A number of
coin hoards from this collection were presented,
showing a cross­section of finds
dating from antiquity to the 19th century
and explaining their significance for the
history of Saxony. The exhibition included
such outstanding treasures as the hoard
of dinars dating from the Roman imperial
period (2nd century) found in Schwepnitz,
the hoard of bracteates (13th century)
found in Lichtenau and the hoard of gold
coins (17th century) found in Leipzig.
• Zukunft seit 1560. Die Ausstellung
(State of the Art since 1560. The Exhibition)
Exhibition by the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden
Residenzschloss
18th April – 7th November, 2010
In 2010 the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden celebrated the past and future
of its 450­year­old collection in a major
allegory of autumn, 1755 – 1760, on loan
from Prague, Uměleckoprůmyslove muzeum
Anniversary Exhibition. Historical sources
prove that the Kunstkammer was founded
by Elector August in 1560. In doing so,
he laid the basis for one of the oldest and
most important collections in Europe.
The thematic sections entitled Creation –
Longing – Curiosity – Confrontation –
Appeal stood for key phenomena and impulses
in connection with the works and
guided the visitor through the exhibition.
The show included paintings, sculptures,
prints, historic weapons and suits of armour,
costumes, medals, porcelain wares,
scientific instruments and tools, as well as
pretiosa from the holdings of the Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen and other Dresden
collections, supplemented by outstanding
works on loan from German and international
museums.
• 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)
Exhibition by the Porzellansammlung
Japanisches Palais, Palaisplatz 11
8th May – 29th August, 2010
This exhibition concentrated on the highly
eventful first hundred years of the Meissen
Porcelain Manufactory. Between 1710
and 1815, Meissen developed the whole
spectrum of this material’s potential and
celebrated its greatest triumphs. Meissen
porcelain was the epitome of European
The artist Prof. Ulrike Grossarth in her exhibition
“Fabrics from Lublin”, Kunstfonds/Kunsthaus Dresden
porcelain art, long defying the competition
from the newly founded manufactories.
It even managed to survive the crises
of the Seven Years War and the Napoleonic
Wars and to flourish again thereafter.
The exhibition presented a comprehensive
overview of the artistic and technical
development of Meissen porcelain
and also cast a new light on the “white
gold” from Saxony by raising socio­economic
and historical questions.
• Dschungelbuch (Jungle Book)
Exhibition by the Senckenberg
Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Schloss Pillnitz,
Bergpalais
12th June – 31st October, 2010
Shir Khan the Tiger, Balu the Bear, Colonel
Hathi and his troop of elephants: the animals
from Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book”
have fascinated millions of people around
the world. Axel Gomille, a photographer
and biologist, had the opportunity to
travel to the land of his dreams and seek
out the animals from the Jungle Book.
Fantastic photos bear witness to his
adventurous journey. They provided the
background for the Senckenberg
Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden
to show these animals in an exhibition.
Exquisite birds, exhibited in showcases
and diorama images, came together with
pythons, cobras and tortoises.