When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from April 24, 2026, to August 30, 2026.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

At the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Museumstraße 1, 38100 Braunschweig.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission for adults is €9, reduced €7, children aged 6 to 17 pay €2.

Is the museum barrier-free?

Yes, the exhibition is designated as barrier-free.

Are there guided tours of the exhibition?

Yes, the accompanying program offers artist-led tours, discussions, as well as regular and AI-assisted tours.

What themes characterize the exhibition?

The central themes are cabinet of wonders, memory, imagination, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and model making.

Lothar Osterburg opens a poetic cabinet of wonders in Braunschweig

Name: Cabinet of Wonders – Lothar Osterburg back from Brooklyn
Start: 2026-04-24T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-30T02:00:00+02:00
Location: Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum

A poetic cabinet of wonders between Braunschweig and Brooklyn

With Cabinet of Wonders – Lothar Osterburg back from Brooklyn, the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum presents an exhibition starting April 24, 2026, that transforms printmaking, photography, sculpture, model making, and video into a dense, sensual visual world. The artist Lothar Osterburg, born in Braunschweig, returns to his homeland with a comprehensive retrospective and opens a view on art that hovers between memory, dream, and precise handcraft.

Between Heliogravure and Illusion

Osterburg's work thrives on the tension between material smallness and visual vastness. From everyday materials, found objects, and handmade miniatures arise visual spaces that resemble distant landscapes, industrial scenes or fragile architectures. Especially the rare heliogravure and photogravure give his works that deep, velvety tonal quality that makes light and shadow almost tangible.

A Dialogue with the Cabinet of Wonders

The exhibition title is not coincidentally a reference to historical art and wonder cabinets. The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, with its baroque collection rooms and long tradition of collecting, provides an ideal resonance space for Osterburg's visual thinking. His works connect to art-historical notions of wonder, order, and discovery and lead them into a contemporary, poetic present.

Visual Worlds Full of Memory and Imagination

The show stages an art that is both narrative and material-conscious. Osterburg's scenes recall imaginary journeys, fragments of cities, towers, watercraft, and architectural constructions, which are built, photographed, and transformed into prints with great care. It is precisely this combination of artisanal precision and poetic openness that makes the art experience so compelling.

A Museum Experience for All Generations

The accompanying program expands the exhibition with artist-led tours, discussions, as well as regular and AI-assisted tours developed in collaboration with the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences. Thus, the exhibition becomes not just a place for viewing works, but also a space for cultural education where art mediation and current technologies come together.

The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum as a Stage of Art History

As one of the most traditional museums in Germany, the HAUM offers an extraordinary context for Osterburg's works. The collections from antiquity to the early modern period, the Old Masters' gallery, and the cabinet of prints create an art-historical backdrop where contemporary art and collection history question each other. This creates an exhibition atmosphere that feels concentrated, inspiring, and open.

Conclusion: Cabinet of Wonders is an exhibition for all who wish to not only view art but experience it as a poetic experience, a journey of thought, and a sensory discovery. Anyone interested in printmaking, photographic art, and the magic of seeing should definitely visit this show in Braunschweig live.