Centre of the Stiftung Stapferhaus Lenzburg (Lenzburg Stapfer House Foundation), offering a variety of cultural activities such as exhibitions on current events. Aargau Museum The Museum Aargau (Aargau Museum), until 2007 the Historisches Museum Aargau (Aargau Historical Museum), includes in addition to Lenzburg Castle Hallwyl Castle, and since 2009 Habsburg Castle and Königsfelden Abbey. It also has a collection of approximately 40,000 historic artefacts, assembled from various sources: cantonal property, private collections bequeathed to the canton, public collections, purchases, and gifts. Lenzburg Castle contains five sections of the museum: Domestic museum: An exhibit on the way of life of the castle residents from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance, the Baroque era, and the early modern period until 1900. Armoury: An exhibition of numerous weapons dating from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. The most valuable items are two swords which were used in the Battle of Sempach in 1386. Faith, Piety, Art: Various works of sacred art from the Canton of Aargau. The Culture of the Banquet and Silver from Aargau: An exhibit on 18th-century banqueting with numerous valuable table settings and secular silver. Children's museum in the attic of the Landvogt's residence. The castle is reached from the carpark at the foot of the castle hill via a footpath or a lift between the tower and the Knights' Hall which provides access for the handicapped. References Sources Hans Dürst and Hans Weber. Schloss Lenzburg und Historisches Museum Aargau. Aarau: AT Verlag, 1990. Jean-Jacques Siegrist and Hans Weber. Burgen, Schlösser und Landsitze im Aargau. Aaarau: AT Verlag, 1984. Michael Stettler and Emil Maurer. Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Aargau, Bezirke Lenzburg und Brugg. pp. 121–136. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, 1953. Fritz Stuber, Jürg Lang et al. Stadtbilduntersuchung Altstadt Lenzburg. Zürich: Urbanistics, 1976. External links Schloss Lenzburg Home page Museum Aargau Kulturstiftung Stapferhaus Schloss Lenzburg at swisscastles.ch: photo gallery Museums in Aargau Castles in Aargau Cultural property of national significance in Aargau Lenzburg Historic house museums in Switzerland