# The Zwinger and the Old Masters Picture Gallery

What to do en Dresden · Dresden

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/things-to-do/zwinger-old-masters · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: All year; the picture gallery is closed on Mondays
- Para quién: Adults and teenagers

Palace and museum · 2 h · Paid picture gallery · The baroque Zwinger courtyard and the painting collection of the princes of Saxony

What it is
The Zwinger is a complex of baroque pavilions and galleries around a large courtyard with fountains, in the heart of the old town. In the wing that closes the courtyard on the river side, the Semperbau, is the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, the Old Masters picture gallery, one of the great collections of European painting, reopened after a long restoration.
Opening times and tickets
The picture gallery is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00 and closed on Mondays. The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen website sells the ticket for €18; children up to school age do not pay and schoolchildren have a reduced rate. It is at Theaterplatz 1, next to the Semper Opera.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 51.053, 13.735

## Cerca de aquí

- [Semperoper Dresden: guided tour of the theatre and performances](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/things-to-do/semperoper-guided-tour), a 92 m
- [Historic Green Vault in the Royal Palace](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/things-to-do/green-vault), a 120 m
- [Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/where-to-stay/hotel-taschenbergpalais-kempinski), a 152 m
- [Sophienkeller im Taschenbergpalais](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/where-to-eat/sophienkeller), a 152 m
- [Brühl Terrace and the Procession of Princes](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/things-to-do/bruehl-terrace-procession), a 280 m
- [Dresdner Striezelmarkt on the Altmarkt](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/things-to-do/dresden-striezelmarkt), a 331 m
- [Frauenkirche and the Climb to the Dome](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/things-to-do/frauenkirche), a 475 m
- [Pulverturm an der Frauenkirche](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden/where-to-eat/pulverturm), a 532 m

## Consejos

### Enter through the courtyard
Walk through the Zwinger galleries before the museum.

### Do not go on a Monday
The picture gallery is closed.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which day is the picture gallery closed?
Mondays.

### How much does it cost?
€18 on the Dresden State Art Collections website; small children do not pay.

Destino: [Dresden](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/dresden.md)