Green Vault — Attraction in Dresden

If there is a must-see attraction in Dresden, it would have to be the Green Vault located at the Royal Palace in the city centre. Opening hours 8am to 6pm daily (9-6pm on Saturdays). Entry price is €12 per person and includes an audioguide.

Note: Tickets are separate and different for entry into the rest of the Royal Palace. Further, they are for specific entry times only. No cameras, bags or coats are allowed inside the viewing rooms. There are coin deposit lockers that can be used to store these items.

The Green Vault is cited as being the largest collection of treasures in Europe, It is an exquisite collection by King Augustus II from the first half of the 18th century. Much of which is on display in the handful of rooms. The audioguide is very helpful, detailing highlight treasures as well as describing facets of each room's colour, decorative scheme and historical purpose.

Visits take around 30-45 minutes to explore the rooms and to fully listen to the audio guide. No photography is allowed so the crowds seem to move around at a fair and predictable pace. There is also a controlled entry, allowing in only a certain number of visitors at a time. As such, the rooms avoid becoming overly crowded and visitors are given fair opportunity to see whichever pieces they like up close.

In the end, I felt that the Green Vault was managed well, providing a memorable opportunity to view Augustus The Strong's rich collection of treasures. It was disappointing to not be able to take pictures but completely understandable given the delicate nature of the possessions on display and the need to crowd control. This is a place that I would gladly return to during future...

I really recommend any adult to visit here. Definitely not for kids and even younger teens might be lacking the context to appreciate what they will see. It felt to me like a once in a lifetime experience, like seeing things you didn't know could exist and that you weren't ever meant to see (because I'm a peasant). Anyway on a weekday I was able to book an afternoon slot on the morning of. Maybe better to book the day before though. It's 14€ but so worth it. There's art and nature museums worldwide but there's truly nothing else like this museum, at least for Europe. When you arrive you have to follow the signs to the historical vault doors, then deposit your bags and jackets in the storage area with a 1€ deposit. You can bring your phone inside the secure area but they ask you not to take pictures. They give you an audioguide (different languages) so you can understand the rooms and objects as you go. FYI if you reach over the railings by accident, the alarm will sound and it's embarrassing. They even address the theft and missing objects at their former location. I did notice the information they give doesn't seem up to date with the latest prosecution of the Berlin gang. So many objects were completely mesmerizing and you will be very overwhelmed by the whole thing. 1.5hr...

I would like to complain about one female ageing staff on the second floor.She's in charge of the first hall to the left of the door. she humiliated us, We didn't do anything wrong, she didn't allow us to visit, and kicked us out, I think that's discriminatory. Because my son was a little tired then,he crouched on the ground to take a rest.Then she let us go out at once.She was so rude and fierce.She had no valid reason to do that.Just because I'm a foreigner?And from asia?I can't understand and accept that.She can remind us but has no right to kick us out, we had tickets,didn't touch the glass,no noise, no disruption to the museum.And I immediately stood my son up and promise to hold his hand.But she insisted on it. The experience was very embarrassing and greatly detracted from the travelling experience.It would have been a great museum as far as the collection is concerned.But now I'm very...