The first floor of the royal palace held the private apartments of the king and queen, as well as rooms for the royal attendants. Surviving records show that the functions of the various rooms changed many times. They were often adapted as lodgings for royal guests. The original arrangement of suites of rooms entered from the galleries through a vestibule has not been retained, but it is echoed in the names of some of the interiors.

The Porcelain Cabinet presents not only the most outstanding, exquisitely crafted porcelain works from the factory in Meissen founded by King Augustus II, but also a wide spectrum of material culture of the 18th century. The collection presented in this way is the most significant one in Central Europe.

Splendid Near and Far Eastern decorative arts objects are on view in the exhibition. Through trade contacts and military conflicts magnificent carpets, silks and wall hangings, arms and armor, parade saddles, and other goods from Turkey, the Crimea, the Caucasus, and Iran filtered into the Commonwealth becoming prized and used objects in the homes of the nobility as well as the royal court.