Agenda

In French. Admission: 5€

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...

In Luxembourgish. Admission: 5€

In English. Admission: 5€

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Lässt sich die Militärkultur in Preußen unter König und Kaiser Wilhelm I. aus dem Schatten des Reichskanzlers Otto von Bismarcks hervorholen und vom vorherrschenden Soldatenbild seines Nachfolgers Wilhelms II. befreien, die es nach seinem Tod im Jahr 1888 im kulturellen...

The uniform of the federal contingent is inspired by the Royal Netherlands Army, but is produced in Luxembourg. Local uniform production is intended to give new impetus to the Grand Duchy's cloth-making industry, whose tradition dates back to the 18th...

Éclosion de la vie de commerce Cette visite-conférence met en lumière l’organisation du commerce au XIXe siècle ainsi que son évolution jusqu’à nos jours. Elle retrace le profil des commerçants et décrit quelle place l’hôtellerie détenait dans l’économie de la...

Until the invention of the sewing machine in the mid-nineteenth century, sewing and repairing uniforms was purely manual work. Army soldiers' uniforms were therefore also made by hand, which made the process time-consuming and costly. The clothes were then repaired...

In German. Admission: 5€ (+ entry fees)

The Music Corps of the Federal Contingent is the oldest professional wind band in the Grand Duchy. The everyday life of the musicians is not only characterised by military service. Their occasional serenades, accompaniment at processions, funerals, award ceremonies, inaugurations...

An impressive system of fortifications, which has almost entirely disappeared since the Treaty of London in 1867, defended the Kirchberg and protected the city-fortress. The engineer Vauban, who directed the siege works in 1684, was commissioned to draw up a...

In English. Admission: 5€ (+entry fees)

A brief yet compelling history of the British India Pattern musket, tracing its journey from manufacture to obsolescence. The talk explores its production, storage, and use – not only by British forces but also by European allies during the Napoleonic...

The life of officer Louis-Alphonse Munchen (1819- 1881) captures this turbulent time like few others. His career may be shaped by revolution, nation-building and military organisation, but his story is one of family, friendships and personal loss. Through Munchen’s estate,...

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Ce sont deux immeubles construits en 1921 par le célèbre architecte luxembourgeois Georges Traus sont aujourd’hui le siège de l’ambassade du Royaume d’Espagne. Mais au départ, les premiers habitants étaient étroitement liés à l’industrie sidérurgique du pays. De 1922 à...

In German. Admission: 5€

Festival of mini instrumental and vocal concerts based on the music of J. S. Bach. The annual Bach in the Subways event takes place on 21 March, the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach. Musicians of all levels, amateur and professional,...

An impressive system of fortifications, which has almost entirely disappeared since the Treaty of London in 1867, defended the Kirchberg and protected the city-fortress. The engineer Vauban, who directed the siege works in 1684, was commissioned to draw up a...