Dresden enthusiastic: The 7 museums that you cannot miss!

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In a remarkable purchase, the Kunsthaus in Dresden and a museum in Hanover have bought an important work by the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka. The 1.10 meter of 1.40 meters tall, which was in the collection of silk manufacturer Hermann Lange from 1925 to 1965, is now finally returned to the collections as a loan in museums after many years. "The picture is very familiar to people here and has been seen here for years," emphasized Marion Ackermann, General Director of the State Art Collections Dresden (SKD). The purchase, which was supported by well-known foundations, is intended to help close gaps in the collection of classic modern art, reports the Kleine Zeitung .

art in the Saxon capital

Dresden, known for its rich museum landscape, offers over 50 museums that attract both tourists and locals. In particular, the Albertinum, part of the state art collections, is considered the "Museum of Modernity" and houses great works from the 19th century to the present day. Constant and changing exhibitions invite art lovers to deal with the variety of modern and contemporary art. The Albertinum is especially Uppskungi, as it presents various topics and artists, while the Hey Dresden reports on other museums in the city, as the unique German Hygiene-Museum learn and where visitors learn and can experiment.

The purchase of Kokoschka's work is particularly important, since it is a time when the artist who lived in Dresden between 1916 and 1923 developed his artistic style significantly. Reinhard player, director of the Sprengel Museum, emphasized the rarity of such purchases in the area of ​​classic modernism and pointed out that the work will contribute significantly to the art scene of Dresden. Art lovers can be happy, because the paintings of classical modernism are rare and the acquisition of important work represents a great enrichment.

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