Staatliches Museum Schwerin

The Staatliches Museum Schwerin is an art gallery and museum in Schwerin in Germany. It was established by Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1882 its historicist Haupthaus as the Staatsgalerie next to the Staatstheater. Its other locations are opposite the Schweriner Schloss and in the former residences at Schloss Güstrow and Schloss Ludwigslust.CollectionsIt is nationally known for its medieval collections, including the Neustädt Altarpiece and its 17th-century Dutch and Flemish collections. It also holds major collections of Fürstenberg porcelain. With 90 works, the Staatliches Museum Schwerin owns one of the most significant collections of French-American artist Marcel Duchamp in Europe. Image:Lucas Cranach d. Ä. 055.jpg|Lucas Cranach the Elder: Portrait of a young man in a hat, 1521 Image:Adriaen Brouwer - The slaughter feast.jpg|Adriaen Brouwer: Schlachtfest, c 1630-40 File:Carel Fabritius - De poort bewaker (1654).jpg|Carel Fabritius: The Sentry, 1654 Image:Clara 1749 Oudry.jpg|Jean-Baptiste Oudry: Clara, 1749. 310 x 456 cm