1. Luxemburger Bundeskontingent

    07/10/2024

PERMANENT EXHIBITION

The permanent exhibition shows the evolution of the fortress and the country over the centuries.

Casemates 3D

Discover the Museum with its casemates and the underground galleries of the forts Olizy and Niedergrünewald through immersive and interactive 3D tours.

Special exhibition

La cité transparente. Yann Tonnar (European Month of Photography)

Special exhibition

Luxemburger Bundeskontingent. Militär und Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert

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  1. Opening hours on public holidays

    Christmas Eve 10.00 - 14.00 Christmas Day Closed 26 December 10.00 - 18.00 New Year's Eve 10.00 - 16.30 New Year's Day Closed

  2. Fortress Stories: Next episode

    Join our arms and fortress curator Ralph Lange as he dives into the wild history of the guillotine on display at Musée Dräi Eechelen – the only place where the death penalty still exists in Luxembourg. Watch closely and you’ll...

  3. L'armée néerlandaise 1815-1840

    Recorded talk

    This presentation by Mathieu Willemsen was given on November 12, 2025, as part of the lecture series organized around the exhibition “Luxemburger Bundeskntingent. Militär und Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert.” In 1815, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was created from the...

Agenda

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    Op dëser Visitt hutt der déi grouss Éier, de Festungskommandant Adam Sigmund von Thüngen kennen ze léieren. Well d’Zaldote bal alleguer desertéieren, ass hie verzweifelt op der Sich no neie Rekruten. Vun him gitt der gewuer, wéi d’Liewen an enger...

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    No sooner had they been delivered than the artillery and cavalry weapons were sold off again during the reorganisation of the Contingent in 1847/48, notably to Denmark, with which the German Confederation was at war. Technical progress did not spare...

    • Type(s): Guided tour