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Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

is an art museum in the German city of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony.Founded in 1754, the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum is one of the oldest museums in Europe.It houses a collection of masters of Western art, including Cranach, Holbein, Van Dyck, Vermeer, Rubens, and Rembrandt.The museum is based on the Schloss Salzdahlum art collection of Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1633-1714), after whom it is named.In period catalogs, the term Bilder-Galerie zu Salzthalen refers to this collection.The Copperplate Cabinet, with its over 100,000 pieces of print graphics and 10,000 drawings, is of great importance.There are also rotating exhibitions of art and craftwork from all over the world.The present museum building was opened in 1887.Its architect, Oskar Sommer, planned the building in Italian Renaissance style. Currently, the museum is closed for renovations and is scheduled to reopen in 2014.

Brunswick Palace

rebuilt in 2007 after having been bombed out in WWII and torn down in the years to follow. Now merely the facade of the former castle with a shopping mall on the inside. The quadriga Brunonia (the allegorical deity of the old duchy, the free state, and the city of Brunsick) is by far Germany's largest (making it de facto the largest in the world). It is possible to climb to the top of the Schloss and see the statue from up close) The building also hosts the Braunschweig public library. Two equestrian statues are placed in front of the castle, one featuring Duke Karl II. Wilhelm Ferdinand of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, founder of the Braunschweig Technical University, under whose reign Braunschweig for a brief period of time turned into the German center of Enlightenment, and Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, one of the most renowned German military leaders during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Brunsick Lion

is the best-known landmark in the city of Brunswick. It stands on the Burgplatz square in front of Dankwarderode Castle and Brunswick Cathedral. Within Brunswick it is thus commonly known as the "castle lion" (Burglöwe), giving the city its moniker Lion City (Die Löwenstadt). Originally erected by Henry the Lion in 1166, it was replaced by a replica in 1980 due to damages to the original caused by air pollution. The original can be found inside Dankwarderode Castle.

Burgplatz

is a Castle Square comprised of a group of buildings of great historical and cultural importance. The seat of the dukedom of Braunschweig has been located here since the 9th century. Duke Henry the Lion developed the Burgplatz area into a centre of power during the 12th century. The Burgplatz, which includes the castle, the cathedral, the Classicistic Vieweg House and other beautiful half-timbered structures still shows evidence of its medieval ground plan. The statue of the Lion of the Castle (Burglowe) is located at the centre of the square.

State Theatre of Braunschweig

As early as 1690 opened Herzog Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Luneburg with the Theater Hagen market on one of the first public theaters in Germany.At first it was a pure opera business, from the mid-18th Century there were regular and drama performances. Among the most important world premieres include the two "Emilia Galotti" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 1772, and "Faust - the first part tragedy," by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829th.As a four-division house with an average of 30 premieres and 10 symphony concerts in the City Hall each season has the Staatstheater Braunschweig today next to the big house on Stone has two other venues: the little house (since 1996 Magnitorwall) and house three in Magniviertel (since 1984). In addition, the State Theatre Braunschweig is under its current director general Joachim Klement, alternating with the Staaatstheater Hannover every two years hosted the international festival forms of theater.

Braunschweig Classix Festival

is an annual classical music festival held in South East Lower Saxony (North Germany), in an area around Braunschweig (Brunswick) located between Hannover (Hanover) and Magdeburg, Wolfsburg and Furstenberg.The festival was founded in 1988 by German pianist Hans-Christian Wille as Braunschweiger Kammermusikpodium (KMP). It soon became the largest promoter of classical music in the region and one of the most prominent music festivals in Lower Saxony.It was renamed Braunschweig Classix Festival in 2001 though it is still organized by the . Superintendent is Hans-Christian Wille. In February 2011 there were spread rumours, that the KMP GmbH was in serious financial troubles (around 700.000 € are said to be in debt).The main concert season is from May to June and consists of more than 60 concerts and events and since 2004 concerts are presented throughout the year.In 2006 the 19th festival is from May 5 - June 4 / September 3 / October 4 / October 29 - November 25. Diverse Venues such as concert-halls, theaters, historic castles, manor houses, churches and barns are situated in cities such as Braunschweig, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg but also in smaller towns as well as in the countryside. The festival offers a wide range of musical genres. While maintaining its main focus on classical music some events of jazz and crossover are also included.

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