In the heart of Braunschweig, the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum invites visitors on a journey through seven centuries of art history. As one of the oldest public museums in Europe, it preserves and presents an exceptionally diverse collection ranging from the Renaissance to the present day, introducing visitors to the world of fine arts, sculpture, and applied arts.
The museum owes its name to the Duke of Brunswick of the same name, who established a significant private collection in his day, the core of which still shapes the museum's profile today. Italian masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque periods meet Dutch and German paintings by old masters in an impressive way: works by Titian, Veronese, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Lucas Cranach the Elder are among the highlights of the collection and testify to the museum's international appeal. In addition, the museum has an outstanding collection of prints and drawings as well as handcrafted objects that showcase craftsmanship and aesthetic diversity in various forms.
Special attention is always paid to education: temporary exhibitions, themed presentations, and a lively educational program open up the collections from changing perspectives and create dialogues between historical works and current artistic positions. The presentation in the historic palace follows a museum dramaturgy that guides visitors through rooms where eras, styles, and visual languages converge—from detailed portraiture and allegorical scenes to expressive forms of modernism.
The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum is not only a place to view art, but also a lively meeting place for cultural exchange. Its collections and exhibitions bring art history to life and open up a panorama of human creativity that inspiresboth connoisseurs and new visitorstime and again.
