Time Travel: From Throne Room to the “Historical Menu”

Despite the destruction of Braunschweig Palace, a lot of the furniture, furnishings, and portraits remained intact and allow us, today, to time travel back to the reign of Duke Wilhelm. Intense research formed the basis for the arrangement of the showrooms. The exhibits had been preserved in other museums and private collections and can be discovered again in their historical location since 2011. Wallpaper, curtains, ceilings, and floors were carefully reconstructed based on historical sources. This principle of turning the room itself into art makes it possible to get an impression of how the palace, which no longer exists in its original form, used to look like.

The journey through the rooms arranged in an “enfilade” begins in the drawing room with its cheerful atmosphere. The study provides insight into Duke Wilhelm’s personal interior design preferences and impresses with its abundance of portrait paintings. The gold-decorated furniture in the audience chamber, on the other hand, lends the room a more formal character. The highlight of this sequence of rooms is the throne room with its lavish furnishings. Even the wall covering make of silk damask was made according to rediscovered historical weaving patterns.

The eventful history of Braunschweig´s residential palace is brought to life by the media stations of the “historical menu”. Visitors are welcome to conduct their own research on these screens. Large display boards in the gallery and films in the Green Salon provide further insight into the history of the Guelphs, the palace, and the duchy.