Biographical & Literary Museums in Germany
Birthplaces and homes of famous people, literature and music museums.
252Museums
16States
Baden-Württemberg (39)
Burg Meersburg
from €12.80
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz
from €7
Literaturmuseum der Moderne
from €9 3 exhibitions
Museum Hegel-Haus
Free admission
Brahms-Haus
from €10
Melanchthonhaus Bretten
from €3 1 exhibition
Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte
Free admission 2 exhibitions
Berthold-Auerbach-Museum
Free admission
Fürstenhäusle
from €5
Hus-Haus Konstanz
Free admission 1 exhibition
Jünger-Haus Wilflingen
from €6
Museum Haus Dix
from €6
Albert-Schweitzer-Haus (Königsfeld)
from €5
Carl Bosch Museum Heidelberg
from €6 1 exhibition
Erinnerungsstätte Matthias Erzberger
from €2
Faust-Museum
from €8
Feuchtmayer Museum
from €4.50
Gottlieb-Daimler-Gedächtnisstätte
Free admission
Graevenitz-Museum
Free admission
Hagnauer Museum
Free admission 1 exhibition
Hauffs Märchenmuseum
from €1.50
Heimatmuseum Hüsli
from €3
Hermann-Hesse-Museum
Leprosenhaus Bad Wurzach
Free admission
Literarisches Museum Badenweiler Tschechow-Salon
Free admission
Literarisches Museum im Max-Eyth-Haus
Free admission
Museum Lebenslinien
from €3
Museum unter der Yburg
Museum zur Geschichte von Christen und Juden
from €7
Philipp Matthäus Hahn Museum
from €3
Schillers Geburtshaus
from €5
Stadtmuseum Fellbach
Free admission
Stadtmuseum Nürtingen
from €3 1 exhibition
Strübhaus
from €5
Theodor-Heuss-Haus
from €2 1 exhibition
Theodor-Heuss-Museum der Stadt Brackenheim
from €2.50
Waldensermuseum Schönenberg
Free admission
Wieland-Museum Biberach
from €5 1 exhibition
Wilhelm-Hauff-Museum
from €2
Bavaria (36)
Schloss Neuschwanstein
from €21
Schloss Linderhof
from €11
Albrecht-Dürer-Haus
from €7.50 1 exhibition
Haus Wahnfried
from €10
Villa Stuck
from €9 4 exhibitions
Röntgen-Gedächtnisstätte
Free admission
E.T.A. Hoffmann-Haus
1 exhibition
Franz Marc Museum
from €11 1 exhibition
Franz-Liszt-Museum
from €2
Otto-König-von-Griechenland-Museum
Free admission
Erika-Fuchs-Haus
from €7 2 exhibitions
Gentil-Haus
from €1.50
Hermann-Oberth-Raumfahrt-Museum
from €5
Literaturhaus München
from €6 3 exhibitions
Museum der bayerischen Könige
from €14.50
Museum für historische Maybach-Fahrzeuge
from €11
Richard-Strauss-Institut
from €3.50
Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum
from €3.99 2 exhibitions
Fraunhofer-Glashütte
Free admission
Gebrüder-Lachner-Museum
Free admission
Gerhard Neumann Museum
from €10
Gluck-Museum Berching
Free admission
Gustav-Weisskopf-Museum Pioniere der Lüfte
from €7.50
Herkomer Museum
from €5
Kaiserin Elisabeth Museum
from €6
Kallmann-Museum
from €6
Künstlerhaus Exter mit Garten
from €3
Lettl-Museum für surreale Kunst
from €7 1 exhibition
Museum im Malhaus
Museum Lothar Fischer
from €5
Museum Obere Saline
from €5
Museum Peter Gehring
Free admission
Olaf Gulbransson Museum Tegernsee
from €15
Siebold-Museum
from €4
Spix-Museum
Free admission
Wilhelm-Leuschner-Gedenkstätte
Free admission
Saxony (31)
Schillerhaus Leipzig
Free admission
Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig
from €10 1 exhibition
Bach-Museum Leipzig
from €14 1 exhibition
Burg Stolpen
from €8
Schumann-Haus Leipzig
from €8
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Museum
from €6
Erich Kästner Museum
from €7
Karl-May-Museum Radebeul
from €10
Käthe-Kollwitz-Haus Moritzburg
from €7
Kraszewski-Museum
from €6 1 exhibition
Kügelgenhaus – Museum der Dresdner Romantik
from €6 1 exhibition
Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau
from €9 1 exhibition
Grieg-Begegnungsstätte
Free admission
Kunstsammlungen Zwickau
from €4 3 exhibitions
Villa Teresa
Deutsche Raumfahrtausstellung
from €10 1 exhibition
Richard-Wagner-Stätten Graupa
from €8 1 exhibition
Schulze-Delitzsch-Haus – Deutsches Genossenschaftsmuseum
from €4
Erich-Ohser-Haus
from €7
Gottfried-Silbermann-Museum
from €5
Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv
Free admission 1 exhibition
Karl-May-Haus
from €3
Lessing-Museum Kamenz
from €3
Lindenmuseum Clara Schumann
Free admission
Mauersberger-Museum
Museum Göschenhaus – Seume-Gedenkstätte
from €3
Palitzsch-Museum
from €6
Paul-Fleming-Haus
Schillerhäuschen Dresden
Free admission
Spalatinhaus Torgau
from €3
Wilhelm-Ostwald-Park
from €3.50
Thuringia (24)
Bachhaus Eisenach
from €14.50 1 exhibition
Nietzsche-Archiv
from €5
Lutherhaus Eisenach
from €11 2 exhibitions
Otto-Dix-Haus
from €6 1 exhibition
Goethe-Nationalmuseum
from €14
Liszt-Haus
from €7
Schillerhaus Weimar
from €10 1 exhibition
Friedrich-Fröbel-Museum
from €4 1 exhibition
Goethes Gartenhaus
from €8
Haus Schulenburg
from €8 2 exhibitions
Reuter-Wagner-Museum
from €4
Deutsches Versicherungsmuseum Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi
from €2
Romantikerhaus
from €5
Schillers Gartenhaus
from €3.50
Bach-Stammhaus Wechmar
from €4
Baumbachhaus Kranichfeld
from €2 1 exhibition
Brehms Welt – Tiere und Menschen
from €7 1 exhibition
Heinse-Haus
Jagdhaus Gabelbach
from €6
Literaturmuseum Theodor Storm
from €4 1 exhibition
Museum der Salzmannschule Schnepfenthal
Free admission
Museum Goethehaus Stützerbach
from €6
Schiller-Museum Bauerbach
from €4
Museum Geißlerhaus
North Rhine-Westphalia (19)
Beethoven-Haus
from €15 2 exhibitions
Villa Hügel
from €8 1 exhibition
Lehmbruck Museum
from €9 4 exhibitions
Haus Rüschhaus
from €10
Kollwitz Museum Köln
from €8 3 exhibitions
Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR
August-Macke-Haus
from €12 2 exhibitions
Schumannhaus Bonn
Free admission
Deutsches Röntgen-Museum
from €5
Henriette-Davidis-Museum
from €3
Otto-Pankok-Museum
from €8 1 exhibition
Widukindmuseum Enger
from €3
B.C. Koekkoek-Haus
from €7
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Weber-Museum
from €2
Goethe-Museum Düsseldorf
from €5 3 exhibitions
Junkerhaus
from €5
Motorworld Köln
Free admission
Museum für Frühindustrialisierung
from €6
Museum Wilhelm Morgner
from €5
Lower Saxony (18)
Felix-Nussbaum-Haus
from €10 3 exhibitions
Horst-Janssen-Museum
from €8 2 exhibitions
Wilhelm Busch – Deutsches Museum für Karikatur und Zeichenkunst
from €9 2 exhibitions
Barkenhoff
from €8 2 exhibitions
Heidemuseum Rischmannshof
from €2.50
Stones Fan Museum
from €10
Erich Maria Remarque-Friedenszentrum
Free admission 1 exhibition
Kunststätte Bossard
from €10 2 exhibitions
Otto-Haesler-Museum
Free admission
Agnes-Miegel-Haus
Free admission
Albert-König-Museum
from €3
Dat Otto Huus
from €4
Haus im Schluh
from €7
Heinrich-Büssing-Haus
Free admission
Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum
from €5
Lessinghaus
from €5
Till-Eulenspiegel-Museum Schöppenstedt
from €4.50
Wilhelm-Busch-Mühle
from €6
Saxony-Anhalt (17)
Augusteum und Lutherhaus Wittenberg
from €6 2 exhibitions
Martin Luthers Geburtshaus
from €5
Händel-Haus
from €9.50 2 exhibitions
Martin Luthers Sterbehaus
from €5 1 exhibition
Nietzsche-Haus
from €5
Melanchthonhaus Wittenberg
from €5 1 exhibition
Heinrich-Schütz-Haus Weißenfels
from €6 1 exhibition
Gleimhaus
from €7 1 exhibition
Technikmuseum Hugo Junkers
from €13
Wilhelm-Friedemann-Bach-Haus
from €4
Beatles-Museum Halle
from €9
Carl-Loewe-Museum
from €3
Heimathaus Nebra
Free admission
Meisterhäuser Dessau
from €10 1 exhibition
Museum Haldensleben
Stadtmuseum „Wilhelm von Kügelgen“
from €4
Stadtmuseum Halle
from €5
Schleswig-Holstein (13)
Buddenbrookhaus
Free admission 1 exhibition
Brahms-Institut an der Musikhochschule Lübeck
Free admission
Günter Grass-Haus
from €9 1 exhibition
Klaus-Groth-Museum
from €4 1 exhibition
Nolde Museum Seebüll
from €12 1 exhibition
Bismarck-Museum Friedrichsruh
Free admission
Hebbel-Museum
from €3
Theodor-Storm-Haus
from €7
Wenzel-Hablik-Museum
Willy-Brandt-Haus Lübeck
Free admission
Barlach Kunstmuseum Wedel
from €12
Ernst Barlach Museum Ratzeburg
from €10
Eulenspiegel-Museum
from €3
Hesse (11)
Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
from €12 2 exhibitions
Deutsches Romantik-Museum
from €12 2 exhibitions
Grimmwelt Kassel
from €10 1 exhibition
Brüder Grimm-Haus Steinau
from €6 1 exhibition
Liebig-Museum
from €7
Büchnerhaus
Free admission
Goethehaus Volpertshausen
from €1.50
Konrad-Zuse-Museum Hünfeld
1 exhibition
Museum der Stadt Butzbach
from €3
Spohr Museum
Free admission 1 exhibition
Struwwelpeter-Museum
from €8 2 exhibitions
Brandenburg (9)
Berlin (8)
Akademie der Künste Berlin
from €10 1 exhibition
Anne Frank Zentrum
from €8
Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum Berlin
from €8 2 exhibitions
Ramones-Museum Berlin
Georg-Kolbe-Museum
from €10 4 exhibitions
Bonhoeffer-Haus
Free admission
Gründerzeitmuseum im Gutshaus Mahlsdorf
from €7
Kurt Mühlenhaupt Museum
Free admission 1 exhibition
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (8)
Rhineland-Palatinate (8)
Bremen (6)
Hamburg (4)
Saarland (1)
Biographical & Literary Museums in Germany: Overview & Tips
Our guide lists 252 biographical and literary museums in Germany, spread across 16 states and 184 towns and cities. Most of them are in Baden-Württemberg (39), Bavaria (36), and Saxony (31).
At the city level, Berlin (8), Dresden (7), and Bremen (5) lead the way – ideal if you want to see several biographical and literary museums in a single day.
48 museums are free to visit. For the others with a published price, a regular adult ticket costs €6 at the median, and the middle half charge between €4 and €9.
52 museums are fully wheelchair accessible, 129 offer dedicated programs for families, and 49 have a café or restaurant. These figures come from our ongoing research – museums whose details we haven’t verified yet aren’t included in the counts.
Top 10 biographical and literary museums in Germany
The best-known biographical and literary museums in Germany
Schloss NeuschwansteinCastles & Palaces · Schwangau
Schloss LinderhofCastles & Palaces · Ettal
Akademie der Künste BerlinArt · Berlin
Museum Karl-Marx-HausPeople · Trier
Albrecht-Dürer-HausPeople · Nuremberg
Beethoven-HausPeople · Bonn
Frankfurter Goethe-HausPeople · Frankfurt am Main
Haus WahnfriedPeople · Bayreuth
Villa HügelPeople · Essen
Bachhaus EisenachPeople · Eisenach
Biographical and literary museums in Germany with free admission
Museum Hegel-HausPeople · Stuttgart
Schillerhaus LeipzigPeople · Leipzig
BuddenbrookhausPeople · Lübeck
Brahms-Institut an der Musikhochschule LübeckPeople · Lübeck
Röntgen-GedächtnisstättePeople · Würzburg
Grieg-BegegnungsstättePeople · Leipzig
Otto-König-von-Griechenland-MuseumPeople · Ottobrunn
Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-GedenkstätteMemorial · Heidelberg
Schumannhaus BonnPeople · Bonn
Berthold-Auerbach-MuseumPeople · Horb am Neckar
Biographical and literary museums in Germany with programs for families
- Schloss LinderhofCastles & Palaces · Ettal
- Albrecht-Dürer-HausPeople · Nuremberg
- Beethoven-HausPeople · Bonn
- Frankfurter Goethe-HausPeople · Frankfurt am Main
- Haus WahnfriedPeople · Bayreuth
- Villa HügelPeople · Essen
- Bachhaus EisenachPeople · Eisenach
Augusteum und Lutherhaus WittenbergPeople · Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Villa StuckArt · Munich
Burg MeersburgCastles & Palaces · Meersburg
Wheelchair-accessible biographical and literary museums in Germany
- Haus WahnfriedPeople · Bayreuth
- Augusteum und Lutherhaus WittenbergPeople · Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Gutenberg-MuseumHistory · Mainz
Anne Frank ZentrumHistory · Berlin
Felix-Nussbaum-HausArt · Osnabrück
Automuseum Dr. Carl BenzTechnology · Ladenburg
Literaturmuseum der ModernePeople · Marbach am Neckar
Kleist-MuseumPeople · Frankfurt (Oder)
Mendelssohn-Haus LeipzigPeople · Leipzig
Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum BerlinArt · Berlin
Biographical and literary museums in Germany with the highest published visitor numbers
Current special exhibitions at biographical and literary museums in Germany
- Metaxy : Zwischen Zerstörung und WiederaufbauAkademie der Künste Berlin · Berlin · until December 6, 2026
- Original Dürer! Die EisenradierungenAlbrecht-Dürer-Haus · Nuremberg · until February 14, 2027
- Beethoven by WarholBeethoven-Haus · Bonn · until April 5, 2027
- Patient BeethovenBeethoven-Haus · Bonn · until October 4, 2027
- Teure Freunde – Der Sammlerin Marianne Bachfeld zum DankFrankfurter Goethe-Haus · Frankfurt am Main · until October 20, 2026
- Unheimliches in Werken der Heidelberger Sammlung PrinzhornFrankfurter Goethe-Haus · Frankfurt am Main · until February 21, 2027
- MAKING SENSE OF THINGSVilla Hügel · Essen · until August 15, 2027
- Phänomen Bachfest: 125 Jahre Bachfeste – 100 BachfesteBachhaus Eisenach · Eisenach · until November 1, 2026
- Buchstäblich Luther. Facetten eines ReformatorsAugusteum und Lutherhaus Wittenberg · Lutherstadt Wittenberg · until June 30, 2027
- Tatort 1522 – Das Escapespiel zur LutherbibelAugusteum und Lutherhaus Wittenberg · Lutherstadt Wittenberg · until January 6, 2027
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Cities with the most museums
Good to know
Founded 1693Martin Luthers Geburtshaus has the longest history1.1Mvisits a year at Schloss Neuschwanstein – the top figure among biographical and literary museums in Germany
50museums are regularly open on Mondays, too
1.3 hoursis how long a typical visit takes
80museums are showing special exhibitions right nowFrequently asked questions
How many biographical and literary museums are there in Germany?
Our directory currently lists 252 biographical and literary museums in Germany across 184 towns and cities.
What are the best-known biographical and literary museums in Germany?
Some of the best known are Schloss Neuschwanstein, Schloss Linderhof, Akademie der Künste Berlin, Museum Karl-Marx-Haus, and Albrecht-Dürer-Haus.
Which biographical and literary museums in Germany offer free admission?
48 museums are free to visit – for example Museum Hegel-Haus, Schillerhaus Leipzig, Buddenbrookhaus, and Brahms-Institut an der Musikhochschule Lübeck.
Which biographical and literary museums in Germany are open on Mondays?
Many museums are closed on Mondays, but according to their regular hours 50 are open, such as Schloss Neuschwanstein, Schloss Linderhof, and Museum Karl-Marx-Haus.
Which biographical and literary museums in Germany are wheelchair accessible?
52 museums are fully wheelchair accessible, including Haus Wahnfried, Augusteum und Lutherhaus Wittenberg, and Gutenberg-Museum. Others are partially accessible – you’ll find the details on each museum’s page.
How much does it cost to visit biographical and literary museums in Germany?
A regular adult ticket costs €6 at the median, with prices ranging from €1.50 to €21. Children, students and families usually pay less.
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