One of Thuringia's oldest half-timbered houses, where Luther lived as a schoolboy – with exhibitions on the Luther Bible and the Nazi-era "Dejudaization Institute".
Short-format exhibition on young Christians who were harassed by the East German SED state for their faith in the 1950s; extended until the end of 2026, included in admission.
New short-format exhibition on the stance of the Protestant churches on eugenics and "euthanasia", with links to current debates; included in admission.
Om museet
The Lutherhaus on Eisenach's Lutherplatz is considered one of the oldest and most beautiful half-timbered houses in Thuringia; the so-called Luther rooms are dated to 1356. Martin Luther attended the Latin school at St. Georgen from 1498 to 1501 and during that time lived with the Cotta and Schalbe families, who owned the property back then. Since the 19th century, the house has been one of the best-known memorial sites of the Reformation.
After the building had been used as an inn for a time, the Protestant regional church acquired it; it opened as a church museum in 1956. Since 2013, it has been run by the nonprofit Stiftung Lutherhaus Eisenach of the Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland. For the Reformation anniversary, the house was extensively renovated from 2013 to 2015 and given a glass extension; since then it has been accessible for the first time.
The heart of the museum is the multi-award-winning, bilingual permanent exhibition "Luther und die Bibel" (Luther and the Bible), which was expanded in 2022 for the 500th anniversary of the Bible translation. Since 2019, another exhibition has critically documented the church "Dejudaization Institute" founded in Eisenach in 1939. Ai Weiwei's sculpture "man in a cube" stands in the courtyard, and changing short-format exhibitions take up topics from 20th-century church history.
The collections include holdings on Luther's life and work, which are part of the Evangelisches Pfarrhausarchiv (Protestant parsonage archive) founded in 1925, as well as a research library. The house is a European Heritage Label site.
Højdepunkter
Historic "Luther rooms" from 1356
Permanent exhibition "Luther und die Bibel" with works by Lucas Cranach
Baptismal record of Johann Sebastian Bach
Exhibition on the church "Dejudaization Institute" 1939–1945
Sculpture "man in a cube" by Ai Weiwei
European Heritage Label site
Permanente udstillinger
Luther und die Bibel – Multimedia, bilingual exhibition on Luther's path from Latin school pupil in Eisenach to Bible translator and on the impact of the Luther Bible on language, literature and music; expanded in 2022.
Erforschung und Beseitigung. Das kirchliche ‚Entjudungsinstitut‘ 1939–1945 – Critical exhibition on the antisemitic institute founded in Eisenach in 1939 by eleven regional Protestant churches, its work and how it was dealt with after 1945; on permanent display.
Ai Weiwei – man in a cube – Sculpture by the Chinese artist, created for the 2017 Reformation anniversary and on view at the Lutherhaus since 2020.
Grundlagt
1956
Ejer
Stiftung Lutherhaus Eisenach (Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland)
Ledelse
Dr. Jochen Birkenmeier
Entrépriser & rabatter
Voksne
11 €
Nedsat pris
7 €School students, trainees, volunteer service participants (BFD, FSJ), university students up to age 26, people with severe disabilities and socially disadvantaged people (with proof)
Børn og unge
7 €gratis til og med 6 år · Children up to age six free; school students pay the reduced price.
Pensionister
9 €Senior ticket with proof.
Personer med handicap
7 €Reduced for people with severe disabilities; the price list does not mention companions.
Studerende og elever
7 €University students up to age 26.
Grupper (fra 10 pers.)
9 € pr. personGroups of 10 or more €9 per person, reduced €5 per person; registration at least seven days in advance.
Familier
22 €Large family ticket (2 adults + own children/grandchildren up to age 17) €22; small family ticket (1 adult + children/grandchildren) €12.
Small family ticket (1 adult + children/grandchildren up to age 17)
All tickets are valid for 24 hours; discounts cannot be combined. Short-format exhibitions are included in admission. Tickets at the museum ticket desk or online via Eisenach-Wartburgregion Touristik GmbH.
Tilgængelighed
Kørestolsvenlig
Elevator
Handicaptoilet
Handicapparkering
Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Accessible since 2015; certified under "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All; inspection report online). Exhibitions, shop, coat check and restrooms are step-free, with an elevator and seating in the exhibitions. Accessible parking space right at the museum.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
Besøgets varighed
ca. 60 min.
Entré for børn
gratis til og med 6 år
Familiebillet
22 € · Large family ticket (2 adults + own children/grandchildren up to age 17) €22; small family ticket (1 adult + children/grandchildren) €12.
Familieomvisninger & workshops
Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
Barnevognsvenlig
Children's audio guide with the owls Momo and Matteo as a treasure hunt (download, rental devices at the ticket desk), coloring page, exploration sheets, and family days.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Markt/Georgenkirche · 250 m
Bus line 3 ("Luthershuttle"), Markt/Georgenkirche stop (approx. 250 m); Eisenach main train station (ICE stop)
I bil
Parkering muligt
Accessible parking space directly in front of the museum on Lutherplatz; additional parking in the "Am Markt" parking garage (Hinter der Mauer 3), the "Tor zur Stadt" parking garage (Bahnhofstraße 8–16), at the Bachhaus (Frauenplan 2), and in the "Alte Brauerei" lot (Wartburgallee 25a).
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Planlæg dit besøg
Rundvisninger
ja
Audioguide
ja (DE)
Tilbud til skoler
ja
Godt at vide
Recommended visit length: permanent exhibition at least 60 min., "Entjudungsinstitut" at least 30 min., impulse exhibition at least 20 min. Tours in German and English (other languages on request) with advance registration; educational programs in "Luthers Werkstatt" (60 min., up to 20 people, registration 14 days in advance).