Residence Museum in the Celle Palace, Royal residence museum in Celle, Germany
The Residence Museum in Celle Palace occupies several floors filled with furnishings, decorative objects, and items that belonged to the Guelph family. The rooms show how a royal household was arranged and furnished during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The palace was the permanent seat of the Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg from the 15th century until 1705, when the Celle line died out. Until 1905 it served as a summer residence for the Kings of Hanover. From 2007, individual rooms were converted into the Residence Museum.
The State Apartments show where the ducal court held ceremonies and celebrations during its time of power. Walking through these rooms, you experience how the nobility of the 17th century lived and conducted their daily affairs.
The museum rooms are reached by stairs, and the palace kitchen, chapel and theatre are shown only on a guided tour. The Caroline Mathilde rooms on the upper floor hold the silver cabinet opened in June 2018. Allow time for the children's stations placed in many rooms.
The private chambers of Danish Queen Caroline Mathilde are still visible, where she spent her final years in exile. She arrived at Celle in the 1770s and left behind personal items that offer an unusual look into her story.
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