Museum · Dresden · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Historisches Grünes Gewölbe is a museum in Dresden, Saxony. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 45 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 920 m you'll find a bench, a water point, a public toilet and a bike pump.
Audio tour · Historisches Grünes Gewölbe
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You're standing at the Residenzschloss, Dresden Castle, the old palace of the electors of Saxony. Tucked into the western wing of this building is a legendary treasure chamber: the Grünes Gewölbe, or Green Vault. It holds the largest treasure collection in Europe.
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The Historisches Grünes Gewölbe is a museum with a treasure chamber. It is considered the largest treasure collection in Europe, and it holds around 3,000 objects made of gold, amber and ivory. It is also one of the oldest museums in the world: since 1723, the public has been allowed to view the treasures. You will find the Historisches Grünes Gewölbe Dresden in the Residenzschloss, the old palace, in Dresden. The Museum Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, a museum of paintings, is 149 metres away, and the Zwinger is 172 metres away.
The rooms downstairs are arranged as they looked in 1733. The objects stand without display cases in front of mirrored walls, so you can view them up close. One floor up is the Neues Grünes Gewölbe, with around 1,100 pieces in plain rooms. Look out for the cherry stone carved with tiny faces. Also have a look at the court of the Grootmogol, which has almost 5,000 diamonds. Another highlight is the Dresdense Groene Diamant, the only large naturally green diamond ever found.
The Grünes Gewölbe takes its name from the malachite-green colour of the column bases and capitals in its vaulted halls, added when Maurits van Saksen became keurvorst in 1547 and had a new wing built beside his palace. The rooms were officially called the Geheime Verwahrung, or secret repository, and thick walls, iron shutters and doors protected jewels and documents from fire and thieves. Later, Augustus de Sterke, keurvorst van Saksen and koning van Polen, had the halls redecorated in the baroque style by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, who also designed the Zwinger. When war threatened, the collection was moved to the vesting Königstein, a wise decision, as 3 halls were destroyed in the bombing of 13 February 1945. The Rode Leger took the treasures to the Sovjet-Unie, and they returned in 1958. Both museums reopened in the palace in 2004 and 2006. In 2019, thieves stole 3 sets of jewels, together perhaps worth a billion euros. Part of the haul has been recovered, and 5 men have been convicted.
The Historisches Grünes Gewölbe is open from 10:00 to 18:00 according to OpenStreetMap, every day of the week except Tuesday, when it is closed. Admission is charged, and you can find more about the Historisches Grünes Gewölbe tickets on the official website at skd.museum/de/museen-institutionen/residenzschloss/gruenes-gewoelbe/index.html. The museum is wheelchair accessible, and inside you will also find a toilet that can be used by wheelchair users.
Benches are easy to find near the Museum Historisches Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden. The nearest one is 55 metres away, on the Sophienstraße, and there are 184 benches within 500 metres. A public toilet is 201 metres away, on the Schloßstraße. It is free to use and wheelchair accessible. Within 500 metres there are 15 public toilets. Drinking water is available 190 metres away, also on the Schloßstraße. You can fill a bottle at the tap, and it is wheelchair accessible. There are 3 drinking water points within 500 metres. If you need a bicycle pump, you will have to walk further. The nearest one is 922 metres away, at Kraftwerk Mitte, and it is free to use.
After your visit, you don't have to walk far to reach the next sight. The Residenzschloss is 46 metres away. Next, you reach the Semperoper at 226 metres, an attraction in the city centre. The Church of Our Lady is 380 metres away and is the furthest of this row, so you walk the whole route in just a few minutes. At all these places you'll find an audio story in the Outdoor Pitstop app, including at the Museum Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister and the Zwinger. There is also a 2-minute audio story about the Museum Historisches Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden itself. You listen to it on site, so you don't need to download it beforehand. That way, during your walk through the city, you hear something about the building you have just walked past.
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50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 45 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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Gläserne ManufakturMuseum · 1.6 km awayThe Historisches Grünes Gewölbe is on the lower floor and is arranged as it was in 1733, with around 3,000 objects displayed without glass cases in front of mirrored walls. The Neues Grünes Gewölbe is one floor higher and shows about 1,100 pieces in plain rooms.
You can see around 3,000 objects made of gold, amber and ivory. They stand without display cases in front of mirrored walls, in rooms arranged as they were in 1733.
The museum is open from 10:00 to 18:00 and is closed on Tuesday.
Admission is paid. For the historic section, you buy a ticket in advance with a fixed time slot. A few tickets are also sold each morning.
Yes, there is a wheelchair-accessible toilet inside. The nearest public toilet is free and is 201 metres away on Schloßstraße.
The nearest water tap is 190 metres away, on Schloßstraße. It is wheelchair accessible and suitable for filling a bottle.
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