Municipal exhibition venue for international contemporary art, currently exhibiting in the robotron-Kantine and the garden project Parzelle 3.
August 29, 2026 – November 8, 2026
New and historical works by 25 photographers of the OSTKREUZ agency explore, in the robotron-Kantine, the role and responsibility of photography in times of profound upheaval.
June 13, 2026 – May 17, 2027
Two-part exhibition by Paweł Freisler and Antje Majewski at Parzelle 3 about the apple as a living being shaped by humans, accompanied by planting events and festivities.
In 1991, the city of Dresden established the Kunsthaus as a central venue for international contemporary art. For three decades, it occupied a Baroque townhouse built around 1740 on Rähnitzgasse in the Innere Neustadt district. Without a collection of its own, the institution, which today belongs to the Museen der Stadt Dresden, shows changing exhibitions and initiates art projects in public space, such as the cultural festival "Am Fluss" since 2016, the multilingual traveling library "Babylothek" and the lecture series "Kunstbegriffe".
Since 2021, the Kunsthaus, together with the Ostrale association, has been using the robotron-Kantine on Lingnerallee, built in 1969–1972 as the staff canteen of VEB Robotron and listed as a monument in 2023. Following the city council's 2024 decision to acquire the building and use it as a new home, the Kunsthaus gave up the Rähnitzgasse site; the Haus der Brücke community center opened there in 2025. Renovation of the canteen is planned for 2027–2028 with federal funding; until then, exhibitions take place in the unrenovated building. An oral history project collects memories of the site's history.
Since 2019, the Kunsthaus has also run Parzelle 3 in the Flora I allotment garden colony in Striesen. Permanent garden artworks by Nana Petzet, Fatma Bucak, Olaf Holzapfel, Gabriela Oberkofler and Ulrike Mohr can be seen there, along with changing pavilion exhibitions on the relationship between people and nature.
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6School students, university students, apprentices, people in retraining, BFD/FSJ volunteers, retirees and tour guides; 50% discount for people with a degree of disability (GdB) of 50 or more and holders of the Ehrenamtspass and the Kulturpass Euroregion Elbe/Labe |
| Children & teens | €6free up to age 6 · Children under 7 free; school students pay the reduced rate. |
| Seniors | €6Retirees pay the reduced rate. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4companion free · 50% discount from GdB 50; companion with "B" marker free. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Reduced rate for university students and apprentices. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €7 per person10 people or more: adults €7, reduced €5, school/university students €3; guided tour an extra €3 or €2 per person. |
| Families | €8Family ticket Mini (1 adult and 1–4 children) €8, Maxi (2 adults and 1–4 children) €16. |
| Family ticket Maxi (2 adults and 1–4 children) | €16 |
| Annual pass for the Museen der Stadt Dresden | €60Reduced €40, partner pass for 2 registered people €90 |
Free admission: Free admission on Fridays (Museen der Stadt Dresden: Fridays from 12:00)
Prices apply to the robotron-Kantine; Parzelle 3 is free. Free admission with the Dresden-Pass, among others. Guided tours cost an extra €3 (school/university students €2).
The robotron-Kantine is currently not accessible.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Pirnaischer Platz
Pirnaischer Platz stop: tram 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 12; bus 62 and regional buses 261, 333, 360, 477, 478. From the main station about 2 km or roughly a 20-minute walk through the old town.
Paid parking · 900 m to the entrance
No parking of its own; paid parking lot Schießgasse (approx. 900 m) and Altmarkt underground garage (approx. 1 km).
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tours and dialogue tours with participating photographers on selected Sundays for the price of museum admission; panel discussions and programs for daycare centers, schools and after-school care. |
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