It is not just about the jewels collection in the Historic Green Vault. The are many other…read morecollections of functional art. Great collection of presentation grade arms and armor. Really impressed with the items from the Ottomann Empire. Everything displayed were very nicely restored and presented for up close viewing. Almost everything was identified and explained in English along with German. The free audio guide in English and many other languages was very useful. Really appreciate this museum's effort to accommodate non German speakers. A must visit place when in Dresden. Buy the two day combined ticket. A good bargain if you want to visit the Zwinger as well. Sorry, no photos allowed. Hope my words helps with your decision to visit.

Beautiful museum and amazing tour guide!!! Learned a lot of history, the museum offers little…read moreEnglish translation but enough to get by. They have pamphlets in English. My group was well taken care of here & I enjoyed it immensely.

I was skeptical of this museum (and in particular the exhibit on the 2nd floor) after reading the…read moreintroductory remarks which are full of typical postmodern art museum BS. That said I found the exhibit enjoyably interesting. 2 hrs here is enough for a quick stroll through the 3 floors. Spend more time on the 2nd. I used the Dresden Museum pass here.

Gorgeous palace! The inside is apparently some vr experience thing and not like a normal castle…read moreexperience. They also have art and there's a few different exhibits. The outside was pretty but the whole garden is under construction so it's not the best right now.

What a neat historical place showing off some very old historical art work of Dresden Germany. The…read morecourt yards and gardens were absolutely spectacular to walk through and around the palace. Walking through and understanding culture hear was pretty fun and great experience.

As an overview, this is supposed to be a world-class museum summarizing the history of the German…read moremilitary. Perhaps analogize this museum to a Smithsonian in the U.S. The musuem's website boasts: "The Bundeswehr Museum of Military History in Dresden is one of the three major historical museums in Germany, as well as one of the most innovative military museums in the world." But from a museum management and facilities perspective, this museum is a national embarrassment to Germany. Why? Because the museum has completely inadequate lighting. During our visit, the lights were completely turned off in the 1300-1914 exhibit for the first two hours. We literally had to use our phone as flashlights to read anything. The overall the lighting is bad in other areas where the lights were on. The museum website should openly tell people the museum lacks lighting and visitors should bring their own flashlights. If the lighting had been working, I would have given this museum 5 stars. But I rate museums based on actual experience, not aspirational wants. Getting past the lighting fiasco, the museum's chronological coverage of German military history is logical and well-developed. Seeing WWI and WWII through another historical lens is always interesting (as an aside, I strongly recommend the Yasukuni Shrine and its war museum Yūshūkan in Tokyo for an interesting perspective on WWII). Concerning some of the more detailed exhibits, we consistently encountered exhibits with no design and forethought. For example, in one area with vertical pullouts concerning varying views on Napoleon, the pullouts would not extend far enough out to see the whole exhibit. In other areas, videos did not play. I was shocked by the non-functional displays and backwardness in this museum. On the positive side, some of the displays were truly unique including the display on animals used by militaries. Consider skipping the displays on floor 3. Floor 3 has the strangest, tightly spaced, ridiculous vertical displays I've even seen anywhere. Overall cleanliness: Excellent Bathroom cleanliness: Excellent Snack bar: closed when we visited Viewing station of downtown Dresden: impaired visibility due to the building design but worth a quick peek. Time budget: minimum 3-4 hours

NOTE: bring a flash light to see the displays…read more Arrival: this is far from the Dresden city center, but we took the tram here. Google assisted and we were able to take tram 7 here. It was 9 stops and took roughly 23 minutes to arrive. It was an easy walk from the tram to the museum. It was lightly snowing on the walk over. It is a neat modern/classic building that is very nice to look at. The top has a look out of Dresden, but the railing and roof system makes it very hard to see the view. Negatives: 1. there is a sign posted at the museum ticket counter that was a bit odd. It said they do not have replacement bulbs, I thought it was odd. The museum displays more than half have no bulbs. So bring a flashlight or be prepared to use your phone to light the displays because the displays are mounted on black material and in the morning with no sunlight you cannot read anything. There are windows, but they are permanently closed. 2. There is no WiFi. 3. Anything with an interactive video monitor does not work. This is a wonderful military museum with a great deal of history to read and there is a lot of reading to be done while at this museum. The font is a bit small so be prepared to squint in the dark if you don't have a flashlight or in some displays you cannot read anything at all. There are some odd ways of displaying items in the museum, like vertical parallel displays that you have to squeeze between people to look at in the dark with very narrow openings. The museum has military items from paintings, books, clothing, propaganda, children toys, and how each member of the family and including animals were used during the war. There is a coat room to put your coat for storage so you don't have to take it along with you. The museum is quite hot. Cafe: closed Bathrooms: above average cleanliness Cleanliness: above average

As an overview, the "Green Vault" is Germany's equivalent to a grandmother bragging about her…read morechintzy keepsakes she collected over the years. Perhaps to immediate family the keepsakes are impressive, but to all other visitors, who cares! Yes, I'm a bit biased. There are some interesting historical pieces and some items of truly significant historical value, but I wanted to give the average Yelp readers a reality check before selecting this museum. The three most interesting items I liked about this museum included: (1) Ivan the Terrible's drinking vessel, (2) a rock crystal glass once owned by Martin Luther, and (3) the amber collection. WiFi: not available Bathroom: for a Euro 1 fee Time budget: unless you're an expert on something in this museum, 90 minutes is enough time. Photos: Photos are not allowed in the museum Value: Unless you have a special connection to something on display here, I rate the value as below average for this museum.

This museum is located in the city center of Dresden and it is an easy walk even in the cold if you…read moreare staying in a hotel in the area. There is also a tram stop, use Google to confirm. We walked. It is centrally located near many restaurants and shops. This has a 16 euro entry free. Negative: 1. This is 16 euros and not worth it. 2. There is no WIFI. 3. Bathrooms are not free 4. No photos allowed. 5. Watch the size of your bag, my crossbody bag was too big according to coat check and I had to leave it behind. The coat check is free, but a locker is 1 euro. The building other than one room was destroyed during the war. All rooms but one were renovated and restored. This is a rich man's over indulgence in buying stuff. He would be considered a collector/hoarder in today's terms. There are quite a lot of high end impressive items from amber, mother of pearl, gold, emerald, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, glass, and more. It is quite overwhelming. There is free audio to explain everything but not everything is covered in the audio guide. So things you are curious, there is no details. There is limited explanation of items on the walls or display cases. You have to go through a "vault" to get to the treasures. There have been quite a few breakins that make security heighten here and they are still missing some pieces from a break in, there is a plaque that explains the details the past break-ins. Yes, this is a lovely museum packed full of a rich man's beloved collection of treasures, but I found it overwhelming and quite boring after 30 minutes. I would recommend this museum if it was 5 euros. At 16 euros, skip it.

This Old Masters Museum is in a complex. The museum entrance was hard to find because of the…read moretourist groups gathering and blocking the entrance. Once we made it into the building, we were rudely greeted by two old and angry women, and told to go downstairs for tickets. We were directed to self service lockers for coats and backpacks then to purchase tickets. The same rude "greeters" on the first floor practically yelled at me because I had my purse with me. She demanded that I return and store it in the locker. I asked if I could keep it with me because it contained my passport and with a stern and rude "nein" she turned me away. I did manage to put my valuables in my pocket in hopes that there are no pick pockets in the museum. The museum's collection is impressive, but the curation is not up to par. Many of the master works are behind glass such as Raphael's Sistina Madonna. The skylights and lighting above the Sistina Madonna casted a terrible glare, which made it impossible to enjoy the piece from a direct front view. The pieces are incredible, which would make this a 5* museum, but the terrible curation and horrible customer service bumped down 2*.

Ekstasis ~ "standing outside oneself" (from Greek, ex- "out" + histanai "to place")…read more First there was Raphael's Sistine Madonna. Then, somewhere between Giorgione's Sleeping Venus and Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window -- ecstasy waved and found us: sitting on round sofas, gazing at art.