Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon

The Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Salon in Dresden is a museum of the Dresden State Art Collections. As part of the royal Saxon art collections, he was created by the interest in technology -Saxon monarchs for mathematical and physical instruments, other reasons were desire for prestige and pleasure in mechanical game works.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Physical salon is housed in the kennel since 1728.

History

The held up to the present name dates back to the year 1746. Between 1724 and 1746 the collection was called "Royal Cabinet of mathematical and physical instruments". 1784, the observatory was founded on the Mathematics and Physics Salon. In the 19th century, the collection had a great influence on the art culture in Dresden. Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann sat down in 1828, a year after he was chief inspector of the salon, for the establishment of the " Technical School " - now the Technical University of Dresden - a. As early as the late 18th century, the Dresden and later all Saxon watches were initially clocked according to the specifications of the kennel watches.

Collection

The Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Salon is a collection of fine blacksmithing. It is dedicated to historical instruments for length, temperature, weight and volume and is home to a mapping and Globe collection and geodetic instruments. In addition, optical instruments of astronomy and celestial globes and maps were collected.

Here are also famous Burning Mirror by Andreas Gärtner and burning glasses and mirrors of the Lord of Tschirnhaus. In addition to world time, the collection includes numerous watches. For collecting princes played alongside the contemporary Precision especially the artistic design an important role.

The museum owns the only copy of an adding machine ( Pascaline ) by Blaise Pascal from the period around 1650 in a public collection outside France.

Exhibition

Between 2007 and 2013, the exhibition was closed for a refurbishment of the kennel. Since April 14, 2013 approximately 500 of the 3,000 existing exhibits are on display. The new permanent exhibition showing the history of the collection of the Museum reflected in four areas.

  • The "Cosmos of the prince " in the Advanced Long Gallery: mechanical marvels and mathematical instruments around 1600.
  • The "Universe of the globes " in the newly created room in the kennel Wall: terrestrial and celestial globes from seven centuries.
  • "Instruments of Enlightenment" in the ballroom: Telescopes and burning mirror, and the history of the Physics Cabinet, the Observatory and the Authority in the kennel.
  • The " over time " in the arc Gallery: the history of the mechanical clock from the 16th to the 19th century and stations for screen experiments.

" Universe of Globes " in the New Hall in the kennel Wall

"Instruments of Enlightenment" in the former ballroom

" Over time " in the arc Gallery

Directors

(only coarse skeleton, partly inspectors, inspector generals, part-time, full-time )

World clock Johann Heinrich Zedler Galerie Neue Meister Dresden Porcelain Collection Albertinum Japanisches Palais German Hygiene Museum Dresden Transport Museum
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