The museum, which was named for Duke Anton Ulrich (1633-1714), is one of the best art museums in Europe. It was founded in 1754. This excellent Braunschweig collection is also the oldest public museum in Germany. The present museum building was opened in 1887. Oskar Sommer, an architect who was born in Wolfenbüttel, planned the building in the form style of the Italian Rennaisance. Prior to this, he erected the Städelsche Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main. The museum director during this time was Hermann Riegel (1834-1900) who made great contributions to the rebuilding and reorganization of the museum. The starting point of the museum was an art and nature cabinet founded by Duke Karl I. It was originally located in Dankwarderode Castle (Burg Dankwarderode) and then moved to St. Paul's Monastery (Pauliner-Kloster) on Bohlweg. In 1815, objects from the Salzdahlum Castle were added to the collection. The picture gallery is internationally renowned (including works by Rembrant, Rubens, van Dyck, Vermeer van Delft, Cranach, Holbein, Elsheimer, etc.). The rich department of sculptures and arts and crafts can also be traced back to the collections of the dukes of Braunschweig. The Copperplate Cabinet, with its over 100,000 pieces of print graphics and 10,000 drawings, is also of great importance.
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