Dresden City Art Gallery Dresden City Art Gallery The Dresden City Art Gallery ("Städtische Galerie Dresden – Kunstsammlung") is the municipal art collection of Dresden, Germany, housed in the city's Landhaus. It was formed by the 19th and 20th century artworks of the Stadtmuseum Dresden, split off from the Museum and given a separate display in 2000. In 2002, Dr Gisbert Porstmann became the founding director of the Dresden City Art Gallery, which officially opened in 2005. The Dresden City Art Collection, which is located on the first floor of Dresden's city hall, was erected in 1770–1775 to the designs by the court architect
The Clock and the Dresden Figures The Clock and the Dresden Figures The Clock and the Dresden Figures is a piece of light classical music for piano with orchestra by Albert Ketèlbey. It was composed, first performed and published in 1930. "The Clock and the Dresden Figures" was premiered on 8 February 1930, using manuscript parts. The first recording was made on 27 February, resulting in a simultaneous issue of the recording and the sheet music, which was published by Bosworth. A version for xylophone replacing the piano was published later. A synopsis by the composer mentions that two Dresden china figures, which stand right and