Napoleon-Museum Bad Harzburg

About the museum

The museum began as the private collection of the collector Thomas Merbt, who calls it his sixth museum that he has designed himself. The rooms in the Dreikaiserhaus were renovated in eleven months with helpers; the first museum day was October 5, 2022.

The museum displays exhibits from two centuries of European and American history, from the era of Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War through Napoleon, the Battle of the Nations of 1813, and Waterloo, to the founding of the German Empire in 1871. In addition, there is an exhibition on the Native Americans of North America.

Highlights

• French uniforms from 1800 to 1815
• Sèvres porcelain owned by Napoleon I and Napoleon III
• Battlefield finds from Leipzig, 1813
• Military medical instruments and field surgeon's equipment
• Diorama with life-size figures for the Native American exhibition

Permanent exhibitions

• Zeitgeschichte 1700–1900 – Over 1,000 exhibits show wars, revolutions, and inventions in Europe and America from classicism to the industrial age.
• Indianer-Ausstellung – A diorama with life-size figures shows the role of the Huron and Iroquois in the Seven Years' War and the displacement of the first Americans.

Founded

2022

Operated by

Thomas Merbt (Privatmuseum)

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is on the corner of Rudolf-Huch-Straße and Schmiedestraße.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Souvenir shop in the first room, which also buys and sells antiques and militaria.

Events & venue rental

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