Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Art museum in Braunschweig, Germany
The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum is an art museum in Brunswick that spans over a thousand years of European artistic history within its galleries. The building itself displays Renaissance Revival architecture and houses paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures from many different periods.
The museum was founded in the 18th century as a duke's collection and received its current building in the late 19th century. This move into a specially designed structure helped establish it as one of the region's major art institutions.
The museum displays Northern German artistic traditions and works created by local artists over centuries. Visitors can see how artistic movements in the region developed and what themes preoccupied the creators.
The museum is open most days of the week except Mondays and offers wheelchair access for all visitors. The interior is clearly signposted so visitors can easily navigate and find different collection areas.
The print room holds the journal of Matthäus Schwarz, an accountant who recorded his outfits in hand-painted illustrations throughout his adult life. It is considered the first known fashion book, made when people outside the highest rank were thought to dress drably.
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