Albertinum Museum in Dresden opened after reconstruction
ARTinvestment.RU   30 июня 2010

Opened after six years of renovation the museum Albertinum (Albertinum) in Dresden (Germany), heavily damaged by the floods in 2002 in Europe

opened after six years of renovation the museum Albertinum (Albertinum) in Dresden (Germany), heavily damaged by the floods in 2002 in Europe.

Flood in 2002 on the Elbe temporarily turned the city of Dresden to Venice. His baroque palaces left partially under water. From flooded basements of the museum urgently taken out priceless works of art.

Among the victims was and Albertinum Museum, housed in the mansion of the XVI century on the riverbank. The museum townscapes of Canaletto (Canaletto), paintings of interiors of Vermeer (Johannes Vermeer), the treasures of August the Strong, Elector of Saxony, a dancer by Edgar Degas (Edgar Degas), antique sculptures and Egyptian mummies. During the peak flood pump pumped up to seven thousand liters of water per minute, while officers rescued masterpieces from death.

Museum was in need of restoration of its stores even before the floods. After the flood situation has become critical. The reconstructions completely changed the face of the repository: abandoning the usual cellar, German architect Volker Headquarters (Volker Staab) raised it to 17 meters above the ground. The design in the form of a bridge thrown over the inner courtyard, formed under a separate space, natural light through the glass ceiling.

The City of Dresden to seek to return to its former glory of the city of kings, lost it after extensive damage the bombing in February 1945.

Today Albertinum store paintings and sculptures from the era of Romanticism to the present day, paying particular attention to the authors, related to Dresden. Among them - Caspar David Friedrich (Caspar David Friedrich), Otto Dix (Otto Dix), Oskar Kokoschka (Oskar Kokoschka), members of the group "Most" Fritz Bleyl (Fritz Bleyl), Erich Heckel (Erich Heckel), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (Ernst Ludwig Kirchner) and Karl Schmidt-Rotluff (Karl Schmidt-Rottluff). We also include contemporary artists Gerhard Richter (Gerhard Richter), Georg Baselitz (Georg Baselitz) and AR Penck (A. R. Penck).

Museum's collection of forest landscape by Gustav Klimt (Gustav Klimt), early work by Claude Monet (Claude Monet), a portrait of a seated woman Edouard Manet (Edouard Manet), a number of works by Max Liebermann (Max Liebermann) and pictures of the Egyptian series Slevogta Max (Max Slevogt). Triptych "The War" by Otto Dix devoted an entire wall in one of the halls Albertinum.

artists Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter, whose work is widely represented in the exhibition, significantly helped to raise funds for the renovation of the museum. They provided a number of his works for a charity auction. Proceeds from selling 3.4 million euro helped to convince the authorities of Saxony and the Federal Government of Germany contributed to the reconstruction of the missing funds. One of the bidders bought one of Richter's paintings for three million euros, and later gave it to the museum Albertinum long-term lease. Total repair took about 51 million euros (63 million dollars).

first floor contains a vast collection of sculptures, including the largest collection of Auguste Rodin (Ogin Rodin) in Germany, ballet dancer by Edgar Degas (Edgar Degas), «one knee" Lembruka Wilhelm (Wilhelm Lehmbruck), along with works by Henry Moore (Henry Moore), Tony Cragg (Tony Cragg) and Pera Kirkebi (Per Kirkeby).

material prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources: bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru