Festung Xperience

Over het museum

From 1546, Duke Moritz of Saxony had Dresden surrounded by a fortress built according to the new bastion system; Caspar Voigt von Wierandt was responsible for the planning, and Melchior Trost was also involved. The Ziegeltor (Brick Gate) was built around 1550, followed shortly afterward by the Kleine Bastei (Small Bastion). Toward the end of the 16th century the fortifications were extended eastward, creating the Jungfernbastei. In its vaults, Johann Friedrich Böttger and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus conducted experiments around 1707/08 that put them on the track of European hard-paste porcelain.

In the 18th century the fortress lost its military importance. After a gunpowder explosion in 1747, Prime Minister Heinrich von Brühl received the site and had gardens and buildings laid out on it; most of the casemates below were filled in during the process. This created today's Brühlsche Terrasse (Brühl's Terrace), beneath which the remains of the fortifications have survived.

From 1965 archaeologists excavated parts of the complex, and after German reunification a citizens' association continued the work. In 1992 a museum opened in the vaults, now operated by Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen (the Saxon state palaces, castles and gardens). After closing in 2017 for renovation and improved flood protection, it reopened at the end of November 2019 as Festung Xperience: on around 1,500 square meters, room projections and a motion-controlled audio system tell of festivities, disasters and prisoners from some 450 years of the city's history.

Hoogtepunten

• Original casemates and vaults of the Renaissance fortress beneath the Brühlsche Terrasse
• Ziegeltor (Brick Gate) from the mid-16th century
• 360-degree projections on walls, ceilings and floors
• Motion-controlled 3D audio system in German or English
• Site of Böttger's early porcelain experiments

Vaste collectie

• Festung Xperience – Feste. Dramen. Katastrophen. – An immersive tour through the casemates in which Duke Moritz guides visitors through 450 years of Dresden history – with room projections on court festivities, porcelain experiments, imprisonment and destruction.

Opgericht

1992

Beheerder

Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen gGmbH

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission with the schlösserlandKARTE, among others, and for people on their birthday, holders of the Landesfamilienpass, journalists, tour leaders, bus drivers with tour groups, and members of ICOM, ICOMOS and the Deutscher Museumsbund. Online tickets are valid for a 15-minute entry time slot; tickets at the box office on site subject to availability. Schlösserland gift vouchers can be redeemed at the box office.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: niet aanwezig
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: niet aanwezig
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Step-free access via the elevator on the Brühlsche Terrasse (opposite the Lipsiusbau) and the entrance on Terrassenufer; at the Georg-Treu-Platz exit, staff operate a stairlift. Wheelchair-accessible restroom at the end of the tour. For fire safety reasons, no more than two wheelchair users at a time – if booking online, please also register by email. The experience is audiovisual and only partially accessible to blind or deaf visitors. Dogs are not allowed in the exhibition. Dark rooms and projections may be stressful for people with cardiovascular conditions.

Kinderen & gezin

Beperkt geschikt voor kinderenAanbevolen vanaf 6 jaar

Recommended for ages 6 and up: a format lasting just under an hour in a dark atmosphere; children under 6 do not receive an audio device. Children up to age 12 only when accompanied by an adult. Only a limited number of strollers are allowed at the same time (there may be a wait), and there is no stroller parking.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Main entrance via the elevator on the Brühlsche Terrasse opposite the Lipsiusbau, reached by the stairs at Georg-Treu-Platz, the stairs at Schlossplatz or the access from the street Hasenberg. Group entrance on Terrassenufer.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe: niet aanwezig
• Kluisjes: niet aanwezig
• Wifi

Museum shop at the end of the tour. Free Wi-Fi ("DresdenXperience") at the elevator, in the ticket area and in the shop. No coat check and no lockers. Cool temperatures year-round – a light jacket is recommended; restrooms only at the end of the tour.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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