Highlights at the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum: Experience Paintings, Applied Arts and Sculptures
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A focused art experience at the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
The tour Highlights – Paintings, Applied Arts and Sculptures opens on July 26, 2026, at 3:00 PM, offering a precise insight into the masterpieces of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in Braunschweig. The museum is one of the oldest in Europe and houses a collection of European significance with around 4,000 works spanning 3,000 years of art history. ([braunschweig-news.com](https://www.braunschweig-news.com/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/highlights-gemaelde-angewandte-kunst-und-skulpturen-26071514075956))
Painting between Light, Materiality and Presence
At the center are paintings of exceptional art historical density. The collection is particularly known for names such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Giorgione; in this tension field, an exhibition atmosphere unfolds where light direction, color harmony, and psychological presence become immediately perceptible. The contemplation of the works directs the gaze to what keeps the Old Masters alive to this day: intimacy, composition, and quiet intensity. ([braunschweig-news.com](https://www.braunschweig-news.com/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/highlights-gemaelde-angewandte-kunst-und-skulpturen-26071514075956))
Applied Arts as a Reflection of Courtly Culture
Equally impressive are the holdings of Applied Arts. Furniture, enamel works, majolica, and East Asian artworks condense into a cultural narrative about craftsmanship, representation, and materiality. The museum makes visible how curation shapes individual objects into an art historical whole and how aesthetic experience unfolds in encounters with things that were once created for courtly spaces. ([braunschweig-news.com](https://www.braunschweig-news.com/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/highlights-gemaelde-angewandte-kunst-und-skulpturen-26071514075956))
Sculptures in Dialogue with Space and Light
The sculpture collection adds a third, spatially particularly strong dimension to the tour. Surface, physicality, and spatial effect enter into a quiet dialogue with the architecture of the museum. This creates a compact mediation format that connects museum education, collection research, and art historical education while simultaneously creating an immersive art experience. ([braunschweig-news.com](https://www.braunschweig-news.com/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/highlights-gemaelde-angewandte-kunst-und-skulpturen-26071514075956))
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The event takes place at the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Museumstraße 1, 38100 Braunschweig. According to the museum program, the tour lasts from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM, is accessible for people with disabilities, and photography in the collection rooms is generally allowed without flash, tripods, or selfie sticks. Registration is required for the tour. ([braunschweig-news.com](https://www.braunschweig-news.com/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/highlights-gemaelde-angewandte-kunst-und-skulpturen-26071514075956))
Those who wish to experience Braunschweig's large art collection in a concentrated form will find an ideal introduction to painting, sculpture, and applied arts here. This tour promises not just a mere overview but a condensed aesthetic experience that resonates long after. A visit is particularly worthwhile for all who want not just to see Old Art but truly to read it. ([braunschweig-news.com](https://www.braunschweig-news.com/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/highlights-gemaelde-angewandte-kunst-und-skulpturen-26071514075956))
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