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LEGO Ministry of Magic (76476) Revealed: 3,491 Pieces, 14 Minifigs

Patrick W.

LEGO's 3,491-piece Ministry of Magic Collectors' Edition (76476) celebrates 25 years of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with 14 minifigures and a Lynx Patronus. $449.99, September 1.

LEGO Harry Potter The Ministry of Magic Collectors' Edition (76476), a Minifigure-scale cross-section model of the wizarding government headquarters

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LEGO Marks 25 Years of Harry Potter With Its Biggest Wizarding-World Set Yet

LEGO has revealed The Ministry of Magic – Collectors’ Edition (76476), a 3,491-piece Minifigure-scale cross-section of the wizarding world’s government headquarters, timed to the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. It’s a proper display-shelf centerpiece: a London street scene with a subway station and the famous red telephone box on top, descending through Arthur Weasley and Dolores Umbridge’s offices and the courtroom where Harry faces trial, down to the Hall of Prophecy at the bottom, complete with a collapsing-shelves interactive feature.

Why It Matters for Dads

The minifigure roster is the real headline for anyone who’s already deep into the LEGO Harry Potter shelf: 14 figures including Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Lord Voldemort, plus the first-ever Minifigure version of Arabella Figg — a genuinely obscure pull for a mass-market set. LEGO also debuts a brand-new element here, Kingsley Shacklebolt’s Lynx Patronus, which is exactly the kind of specific, lore-accurate detail that turns a big display set into something worth building rather than just displaying.

At $449.99 and 3,491 pieces, this sits squarely in “milestone gift, not impulse buy” territory — the same tier as LEGO’s other big 18+ Collectors’ Editions. If the household’s Harry Potter rewatch tradition runs anywhere near ours, this is worth planning around: our Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone review is the film this set is actually celebrating 25 years of, and it holds up as a genuinely good rewatch with kids old enough for the later books’ darker turns.

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A 3,491-piece, Minifigure-scale cross-section of the Ministry of Magic with 14 minifigures and a Lynx Patronus element. Ages 18+, $449.99, LEGO Insiders early access from August 29, general release September 1, 2026.

LEGO Harry Potter The Ministry of Magic – Collectors' Edition (76476)

What’s Next

LEGO Insiders (membership required) get first crack at it from August 29, 2026, with general availability from September 1 via LEGO.com and LEGO stores. Insiders who buy between August 29 and September 6 also get a free Ministry of Magic Phone Booth (5011072) gift-with-purchase while stocks last. We’ll cover the build itself once it’s in hand.

The Dadnology Take

A 3,491-piece cross-section with 14 minifigures and a genuinely rare Arabella Figg pull is a real event set, not just another Harry Potter box — the $449.99 price is steep, but it’s in line with what LEGO’s other big 18+ Collectors’ Editions cost. Insiders should mark August 29 on the calendar; the phone booth gift-with-purchase is a nice, time-limited sweetener on top.

When does the LEGO Ministry of Magic (76476) set release?

LEGO Insiders get early access from August 29, 2026, with general release on September 1, 2026 — timed to coincide with Back to Hogwarts Day.

How much does the LEGO Ministry of Magic Collectors' Edition cost?

$449.99 in the US (£389.99 GBP / €429.99 EUR), for the 3,491-piece, ages 18+ set.

What minifigures come with the LEGO Ministry of Magic set?

14 minifigures, including Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Lord Voldemort, and the first-ever Minifigure version of Arabella Figg, plus a brand-new Lynx Patronus element for Kingsley Shacklebolt.

Is there a gift with purchase for the LEGO Ministry of Magic set?

Yes — LEGO Insiders who buy the set between August 29 and September 6, 2026 get a free LEGO Harry Potter Ministry of Magic Phone Booth (5011072), while stocks last.

Patrick W.Founder & Editor

Father of two, keen nature & landscape photographer, and smart-home tinkerer based in rural Germany. Camera gear gets tested outdoors in real conditions — not on a studio bench — and the house runs on a home network more elaborate than it strictly needs to be. Everything reviewed here has to survive real family life: school runs, sticky fingers, and the odd toddler stress-test. Reviews are never sponsored — no paid placements, no press-sample deals. How we test →

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