Napoleonmuseum Arenenberg
Castle above Lake Untersee, once the exile residence of Queen Hortense and Napoleon III, with original furnished living rooms and a landscape park.
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The Arenenberg above Lake Untersee was already settled in antiquity and the Middle Ages, then known as the "Narrenberg" ("Fools' Hill"); from the 15th century it is documented as a wine estate and country seat of wealthy Konstanz families. In 1817 Hortense de Beauharnais, Napoleon's stepdaughter and former queen of Holland, acquired the estate and made it her place of exile. She remodeled the castle, furnished the salons, and had a landscape park laid out all around it.
Her son Louis Napoléon grew up here, had to sell the family home in 1843, and bought it back in 1855 as Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, in order to restore it to its original condition. His wife, Empress Eugénie, had the castle expanded with more salons and in 1906 gave the estate to the canton of Thurgau. As she wished, the Napoleonmuseum was established there, alongside an agricultural school that still exists today.
The museum displays the carefully restored, originally furnished living rooms of Queen Hortense and the imperial family: tent salons, private retreats, ladies' maids' rooms, and paintings. The park, with an ice house, hermitage, grottoes, and water features, belongs to the castle estate; a bistro and hotel are located right next door.
Højdepunkter
- Originally furnished living rooms of Queen Hortense and the family of Napoleon III
- Splendid tent salons, ladies' maids' rooms, and paintings
- Landscape park with hermitage, grottoes, and water features
- Audio guide in German, French, and English, also downloadable to a smartphone in advance
- Costumed tours and tours for children
Permanent udstilling
- Wohnräume von Königin Hortense und der kaiserlichen Familie – The tour through the castle shows carefully restored, originally furnished salons, private rooms, and ladies' maids' rooms, and conveys how the Bonaparte family lived in Swiss exile.
- Ejer
- Kanton Thurgau
- Ledelse
- Dominik Gügel
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 15 CHF |
|---|---|
| Børn og unge | 5 CHFgratis til og med 5 år · Children and young people aged 6 to 16; children under 6 admitted free |
| Grupper | 10 CHF pr. personMuseum admission per person for groups with a private tour |
| Familier | 32 CHF2 adults and 2 children |
| Annual pass | 35 CHF |
| Private tour of the museum (approx. 50 min., up to 20 people) | 140 CHFFlat rate per group, plus CHF 10 admission per person |
| Private museum and park tour (approx. 90 min., up to 15 people) | 250 CHFFlat rate per group, plus CHF 10 admission per person |
| Private park tour (approx. 50 min., up to 20 people) | 180 CHFFlat rate per group |
| Private children's tour (approx. 90 min., ages 6–12, up to 12 children) | 220 CHFFlat rate, museum admission included |
| Tour for school classes (approx. 50 min., up to 25 people) | 100 CHFPlus CHF 5 admission per pupil and accompanying teacher |
Free admission with the Swiss Museum Pass and Raiffeisen card (Member Plus). Payment in euros at the box-office exchange rate is also possible.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum is only partly wheelchair accessible (ground floor; three steps at the entrance); the park tours are not suitable for wheelchairs. Dogs are allowed in the park on a leash, but not in the museum.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 32 CHF · 2 adults and 2 children |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Børnefødselsdage
Public children's tours "Märchenhaft schön oder schön umständlich?" ("Fairy-tale beautiful or beautifully complicated?") for ages 6 to 12 on the first and third Sunday of each month, April to October, with costumes from historical dress. Private children's tours for groups can also be booked as a birthday party; for school classes there are several tours from age 6.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Arenenberg Schloss (Postauto)
To Bahnhof Mannenbach-Salenstein, then about 20 minutes on foot; or to Bahnhof Ermatingen and then by Postauto bus to "Arenenberg Schloss"; or by boat to the Mannenbach landing and about 20 minutes on foot.
By car: 15 minutes from Kreuzlingen/Konstanz, 50 minutes from Zürich via the A7, and 120 minutes from Stuttgart via the A81 and B33. Arenenberg lies above Mannenbach and Ermatingen; from the Lake Constance cycle path it is only a short climb. A taxi service is recommended.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
- Opbevaringsskabe
Bistro Louis Napoléon and Hotel Arenenberg right by the castle; museum shop with gift items and estate products such as wine and honey. Bags and backpacks must be stored in lockers.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 50 min. |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | ja (DE, FR, EN) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography and filming are not permitted in the museum for conservation reasons. |
| Godt at vide | Audio guide available in the building as available, also downloadable to a smartphone in advance free of charge (valid for 72 hours). Public tours according to the agenda; private tours for groups in several languages, including costumed tours ("Die Magd Pauline" ("The Maid Pauline") and "Diener Charles Thélin" ("Servant Charles Thélin")); registration at +41 58 345 74 10. |
