Exploring Dresden’s Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments

Since your ticket to the Old Masters Gallery in Dresden covers all the galleries in the Zwinger, check out the Dresden Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments. Before heading inside, we didn’t know much about this place, but we were pleasantly surprised at how exciting this exhibit was.

The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, or Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments, contains a myriad of the historic clock and various scientific instruments within it. But the incredible part about this museum is that these items serve a functional purpose and are some incredibly beautifully artistic creations to feast your eyes on.

Since your ticket to the Old Masters Gallery in Dresden covers all the galleries in the Zwinger, check out the Dresden Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments. Before heading inside, we didn’t know much about this place, but we were pleasantly surprised at how exciting this exhibit was. The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, or Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments, contains a myriad of the historic clock and various scientific instruments within it. But the incredible part about this museum is that these items serve a functional purpose and are some incredibly beautifully artistic creations to feast your eyes on. We saw polished burning mirrors, refined timepieces and mechanical devices, monumental telescopes and astronomical models. The beautiful thing about all these creations is that although they are gorgeous art pieces, each was used to collect information and gather knowledge. My favourite room in the entire gallery would have to be the Glibes of the earth room. Here you’ll find gigantic historical globes featuring the Earth, the Heavens, and even the Moon and Mars. The astronomical maps were incredibly illustrated, and the old globes were fascinating to study. It is amazing how we used to see the world and how different parts of it were uncovered over time, like the blossoming of a flower.

We saw polished burning mirrors, refined timepieces and mechanical devices, monumental telescopes and astronomical models. The beautiful thing about all these creations is that although they are gorgeous art pieces, each was used to collect information and gather knowledge.

My favourite room in the entire gallery would have to be the Glibes of the earth room. Here you’ll find gigantic historical globes featuring the Earth, the Heavens, and even the Moon and Mars. The astronomical maps were incredibly illustrated, and the old globes were fascinating to study. It is amazing how we used to see the world and how different parts of it were uncovered over time, like the blossoming of a flower.