Alte Staatsgalerie
The Alte Staatsgalerie is one of the earliest museums built in Germany. It was not constructed purely as a showcase for painting, but also as a repository for a large collection of plaster casts of statues, the copperplate etchings gallery, and halls and studios for the Royal Art Academy, founded in 1829.
| 1839–1843 | Built by Georg Gottlob Barth for the royal art collections and the art academy (today: Staatliche Akademie der bildenden Künste) |
| May 1st, 1843 | Opened as »Museum of Visual Arts« |
| 1881–1888 | Enlarged with the addition of wings at the rear of the building, based on a design by Albert von Bok |
| 1901–1907 | Remodeling of the galleries and first systematic cataloging of the collection along scholarly lines by the museum's director Professor Konrad Lange |
| 1930–1944 | Removal of the print room (the cornerstone of today’s Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs) and the section devoted to later works of the Württemberg School to the Kronprinzenpalais (Crown Prince’s Palace) |
| 1944 | Extensive damage due to bombing |
| 1945 | After the war, a new start was made in wooden barracks in the rear courtyard, where exhibitions were also initially held |
| 1946–1958 | Rebuilding, renovation, and modernization in accordance with plans by Maximillan Debus |
| 1958 | Reopening |
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