Schlossmuseum Braunschweig, Historical museum in Brunswick, Germany
Schlossmuseum Braunschweig occupies the first floor of the north wing of the rebuilt Residenzschloss, about 600 square metres. Its northern showrooms form an enfilade following Duke Wilhelm's apartments, moving from a music room with light Empire furniture to a dark-green study and a gold-toned audience room. The northwest rooms include the White Hall, a reconstruction of the original hall in the south wing.
The museum opened in 2011 in a building reconstructed according to historical photographs and architectural plans of the original princely residence. This reconstruction made it possible to make a place of the Guelph dynasty accessible to the public.
The three northwest rooms are devoted to the themes of the palace, the duchy, the Guelphs and the residential city. In the White Hall an interactive "Historical Menu" shaped like a dining table offers texts and unpublished images, while the Gallery hides maps and a Guelph family tree from the 11th century to today behind folding paintings.
The museum occupies the first floor of the north wing of the rebuilt Residenzschloss, reached via a vestibule that links the three northwest theme rooms with the northern display rooms. Visitors move through an enfilade from the music room to the study and the audience room, so the tour follows the sequence of the ducal apartments.
The museum occupies about 600 square metres on the first floor of the north wing, not several floors. Its core is a suite of period rooms arranged as an enfilade in the style of Duke Wilhelm's apartments, moving from the bright music room through the dark green study to the gold-toned audience room.
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