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Kunsthof Passage — Turquoise Kunsthof Passage facade with windows and sculptural metal funnelsPhoto: Barzandr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited

Kunsthof Passage

Old towns ·Dresden
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Kunsthof Passage is a five-courtyard art passage in Dresden’s Äußere Neustadt, linking Görlitzer Straße and Alaunstraße.

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Kunsthof Passage — Yellow courtyard facade with playful projections and an arched passage -epsilon- · CC BY 2.0 · edited
Kunsthof Passage — Yellow courtyard facade with playful projections and an arched passageKunsthof Passage — Turquoise courtyard facade with large silver funnels and windowsKunsthof Passage — Green courtyard facade with rounded balconies and a café terraceKunsthof Passage — Blue entrance and sculptural details on the turquoise passage facadeKunsthof Passage — Low angle view of silver funnels mounted on the turquoise facadeKunsthof Passage — Inner courtyard with painted figures across pale walls and windowsKunsthof Passage — Blue painted figure and windows on a courtyard wallKunsthof Passage — Café tables beneath a covered passage opening onto the courtyardKunsthof Passage — Small courtyard window above rows of curved roof tilesKunsthof Passage — Decorative relief panel featuring a stylized figure and treeKunsthof Passage — Turquoise passage facade viewed from below with visitors at the entrance

Why go

  • Viola Schöpe’s mythical creatures in sgraffito and mosaic, with patterned tiles covering 900 square metres of wall.

Don't miss

  • Two symbolic facadesCompare the northern facade’s stars and comets with the southern facade’s river-of-life imagery.Northern and southern facades
  • Tiles from three placesLook for red and blue tiles from Italy and gold tiles from Meißen among patterned tiles from Portuguese workshops.Viola Schöpe’s tiled walls
  • Animal reliefsFind the crane among the animals on the green facade.Green animal-relief facade

Tips for your visit

  • Look up for the woven rattan balconies, then look near the fountain for small animal figures.

Best time to visit

  • Visit in the evening to see the curved steles become lamps as their fiber-optic bundles light up.

Interesting facts3

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  1. Arend Zwicker and metal workshop Karlheinz Löffler made two 15-metre steles, cut them into six-metre sections and attached them to a facade.

    Kunsthofpassage - Wikipedia
  2. 24 kinds

    Zwicker mounted 24 kinds of paper in small metal frames after dipping each halfway in linseed oil, showing how they change over time.

    Kunsthofpassage - Wikipedia

  3. The steles have galvanized steel frames clad in Corten steel; its surface rust limits further corrosion.

    Kunsthofpassage - Wikipedia

History

Each courtyard has its own name and theme, combining art and architecture. Annette Paul, Christoph Roßner and André Tempel took inspiration for the rain-pipe design from unusual drainpipe architecture in St. Petersburg.

  1. 1998A national competition selected an artistic design for one courtyard. Visitors voted for the winning designs.
  2. 2001Kunsthof Passage was completed. Architects MüllerMüller, Knerer und Lang, Heike Böttcher and Meyer Bassin designed it; Ginkgo Projektentwicklung GmbH developed it.

How to get there

  • On footFind Kunsthof Passage at Görlitzer Straße 21–25 in Dresden’s Äußere Neustadt. The passage runs between Görlitzer Straße 25 and Alaunstraße 70.

Sources: Kunsthofpassage - Wikipedia · checked 2 Oct 2026

Where
Görlitzer Straße 21-25, Dresden

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Questions and answers

What are Kunsthof Passage’s opening hours?

Monday–Thursday 06:00–23:00; Friday 06:00–00:00; Saturday 08:00–00:00; Sunday 08:00–23:00.

How can I contact Kunsthof Passage?

Call +49 351 8105498.

Does Kunsthof Passage have performance spaces?

One courtyard has two raised stages and projection surfaces for multimedia performances and action theater.

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