Freilichtmuseum Bischofsherberge

About the museum

The plot on Große Burgstraße in Lübeck's old town was first mentioned in 1289 and had been built on by 1324. At the end of the 15th century, the Bishop of Ratzeburg acquired the house as a town residence, which is how it got the name Bischofsherberge ("Bishop's Lodging"). In 1588 the Protestant cathedral chapter had the dilapidated building demolished and rebuilt. Later it belonged to the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and served as an inn, from 1841 under the name "Zum Großherzog von Mecklenburg". The house has been a protected monument since 1967 (front building) and 1992 (entire ensemble).

The museum is private and run by its owner. It is a specialist museum for historical building research, heritage preservation, urban archaeology and historic building materials. It displays rooms and building elements from different periods: the Gothic predecessor building with the bishop's apartment, the Renaissance building phase of 1588 including construction accounts, a Gothic kitchen, the roof structure, an inn parlor, a refugee apartment from 1945 and an air-raid shelter.

In addition, there is a collection on the Diocese and Principality of Ratzeburg, archives on church and theological history, and paintings by the Eutin painter Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. The house can only be visited on a guided tour.

Highlights

• Gothic and Renaissance town house of the bishops of Ratzeburg
• Roof structure, Gothic kitchen and inn parlor in original condition
• Refugee apartment from 1945 and air-raid shelter
• Collection on the Diocese and Principality of Ratzeburg
• Visits by guided tour only, led by the owner

Permanent exhibitions

• Baugeschichte der Bischofsherberge – Rooms and building elements from the Gothic predecessor building through the 1588 Renaissance phase to the inn parlor, refugee apartment and air-raid shelter.
• Bistum Ratzeburg sowie Kirchen- und Theologiegeschichte – Collection on the Diocese and Principality of Ratzeburg, with archives on theological history in Schleswig-Holstein and paintings by the Eutin painter Tischbein.

Operated by

Goebelleum, volkskundliches Heimatmuseum zu Lübeck UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Admission & discounts

Price for the guided tour according to the booking page: €17; for visitors from the city of Lübeck, €19.

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Getting there & parking

The house is located in Lübeck's old town, near the Burgtor (castle gate).

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