The leakers had it right. The price, the piece count, the release date — all of it, confirmed this morning. LEGO has officially unveiled the Harry Potter The Ministry of Magic — Collectors’ Edition (set 76476), a 3,491-piece cross-section of one of the Wizarding World’s most iconic locations, timed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. It goes on sale September 1, 2026, at $449.99 USD.
The announcement lands on Back to Hogwarts Day — September 1, the date fans celebrate the fictional start of the Hogwarts school year — and is deliberately tied to anniversary cinema screenings of the Harry Potter films happening around the world that same weekend, Jay’s Brick Blog confirmed. LEGO Insiders members, who receive early access to major releases through the company’s loyalty program, can purchase the set two days earlier starting August 29 via LEGO.com/MinistryofMagic and select LEGO stores.
What’s Inside the Set
The build is structured across three distinct vertical levels, giving adult collectors a cross-section that captures three different layers of wizarding London simultaneously, SlashFilm reported.
At the top, street-level London gives way to the famous red telephone box that Muggle-borns and visitors use to enter the Ministry from above. The middle level is the Ministry itself — its green tiled atrium, Arthur Weasley’s cramped office, and the courtroom where Harry Potter faced his disciplinary hearing in Order of the Phoenix after performing magic in front of his cousin. Below that sits the Department of Mysteries, specifically the Hall of Prophecy, where Voldemort lured Harry and his friends in the same film — complete with interactive functions that let builders recreate the scene where the Death Eaters attack and the shelves of glass prophecy orbs come crashing down, The Brick Fan confirmed.
The set also includes Dolores Umbridge’s office, capturing the most hated administrator in Hogwarts history in miniature detail, along with her signature decor.
The Minifigures
Fourteen minifigures come with the set — two more than earlier leaks had suggested — making it one of the most minifigure-dense Collectors’ Edition releases LEGO has produced for the Harry Potter line.
The confirmed lineup includes Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Dolores Umbridge, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and three additional characters that LEGO has not yet identified publicly, Stonewars noted. Two of the included minifigures are brand-new additions that have never appeared in a LEGO Harry Potter set before.
Also included is an entirely new physical element: Kingsley Shacklebolt’s Lynx Patronus, the magical guardian that the Order of the Phoenix used to send encrypted messages during Deathly Hallows. It’s the first time this specific Patronus has appeared in LEGO form, and the Group has given it its own dedicated element rather than reusing any existing translucent animal mold, WebWire confirmed.
How It Compares to the 2022 Ministry Set
This is the second time LEGO has built the Ministry of Magic. The first version — set 76403, released in 2022 — was a 990-piece playset focused on the Deathly Hallows infiltration sequence, priced at $109.99 and designed with play features rather than display in mind. Nine minifigures were included.
The 2026 Collectors’ Edition is a fundamentally different product. At 3,491 pieces and $449.99, it sits firmly in the display tier that LEGO reserves for its most architecturally detailed, adult-targeted releases — the same category as the Hogwarts Castle (6,020 pieces, $469.99) and Diagon Alley (5,544 pieces, $399.99) sets. The piece count makes it the fourth-largest Harry Potter set LEGO has released in any category, Game Rant noted, and the $449.99 price point actually comes in below what many in the LEGO fan community had predicted after the first leaked sketches appeared in July.
The Anniversary Context
LEGO has been a licensed partner of the Harry Potter franchise since 2001 — the same year Philosopher’s Stone arrived in cinemas and changed children’s entertainment permanently. The line ran from 2001 to 2012 before going on a five-year hiatus, returning in 2018 alongside the Fantastic Beasts films and never leaving again. In the first half of 2026 alone, sixteen new Harry Potter sets have been released, making this one of the most active years in the line’s 25-year history, Brick Fanatics noted.
The Collectors’ Edition designation is relatively new in LEGO’s Harry Potter lineup. The Group has been using it to distinguish display-focused, large-scale builds from playsets since around 2022, and the Ministry of Magic joining that tier signals how seriously the company is treating the 25th anniversary as a commercial and cultural moment. Cinema re-releases of the films, new HBO series development ongoing, and merchandise pushes across multiple retailers are all running simultaneously — the LEGO launch lands in the middle of all of it deliberately.
Bonus Content and Where to Buy
Beyond the physical set, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing Minions & Monsters digitally on August 11 and on physical formats September 8, for those looking to round out their Illumination collection at home — a reminder of how broad Universal’s licensed merchandise calendar runs heading into the fall.
The LEGO Harry Potter The Ministry of Magic — Collectors’ Edition (76476) goes on sale for LEGO Insiders members on August 29 and for all customers on September 1 at $449.99 USD / £389.99 GBP / €429.99 EUR, available at LEGO.com, LEGO Stores, and select authorized retailers.
