In this component of the dukes and kings of Württemberg also received the extensive collections of the Army Museum and the State Trade Museum next unique possessions.

Accordingly, the collection targets are both patrimonial and internationally oriented for a long time. Quality and quantity of the total stock that allowed even to provide more building a museum outside the main house.

Among the most famous pieces in the Old Palace in Stuttgart include the royal crown from the crown jewels and precious objects of the ducal art chamber. The modern glass collection is among the best in Europe. A high priority occupy the ceremonial watches of the Renaissance and the Swabian sculptures of the Middle Ages.