450 Jahre aufgeschlossen in the Grünes Gewölbe

450 years ago, on 19 March 1572, Elector August of Saxony (1526-1586) appointed his first Kunstkämmerer and thus placed his extensive collection of hand tools, instruments, automata and clocks in professional hands. This event marked the beginning of the institutional history of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD), as step by step the Kunstkammer now opened up to an interested public.

Image caption: Kammerherrnschlüssel, Dresden, vor 1688 Rüstkammer © SKD, Foto: Rüstkammer