Heinrich-Schliemann-Museum

Current exhibitions

About the museum

Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890) grew up from 1823 to 1831 in the rectory of Ankershagen, where his father served as pastor. After a memorial plaque was put up in 1959, a citizens' initiative began campaigning for a memorial site in 1977. In 1980 a memorial opened in rooms provided by the parish, and a few years later it was expanded into a museum. Its initiator and first director was Wilfried Bölke.

The museum became a center of Schliemann research. From 1987 onward, donations from his descendants built up an archive of original family letters; it was supplemented by copies of more than 37,000 documents from his papers held at the Gennadius Library in Athens. Since 1991 the Heinrich-Schliemann-Gesellschaft has supported the museum, and in 2001 it was included in the federal government's Blaubuch (Blue Book) as a "Kultureller Gedächtnisort" (site of cultural memory).

After a modernization that began in 2017, the museum reopened in June 2019 with a new permanent exhibition. Ten themed rooms trace Schliemann's path from pastor's son to merchant and citizen of the world and finally to excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. On display are around 100 original finds from Troy, some on loan from Berlin's Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, along with replicas of the famous gold finds.

The grounds include the former barn with the museum bistro, the spacious rectory garden, and a six-meter-tall Trojan Horse, set up in 1996 and renewed in 2019. Today the museum is run by MuSeEn gGmbH.

Highlights

• Around 100 original finds from the settlement layers of Troy
• Replicas of the diadem from "Priam's Treasure" and the "Mask of Agamemnon"
• Schliemann's former childhood bedroom in the rectory
• Trojan Horse with a slide and an adventure playground with an ancient ship
• Museum park and the "Auf Schliemanns Spuren" (In Schliemann's Footsteps) trail to the source of the Havel

Permanent exhibitions

• Schliemanns Welt entdecken – Ten themed rooms follow Schliemann from his childhood in Mecklenburg through his years as a merchant in Amsterdam, Russia, and America to his excavations at Troy and Mycenae – with original finds, documents, and replicas of gold jewelry.

Founded

1980

Operated by

MuSeEn gGmbH

Director

Undine Haase

Admission & discounts

Admission includes the special exhibition. Guided tours: tour of the permanent exhibition €50, introduction €35, for school classes €10.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The permanent exhibition and shop on the first floor are step-free; the special exhibition and Schliemann's childhood bedroom on the upper floor are reachable only by stairs. Wheelchair-accessible restroom in the ground-level museum bistro. Audio stations in the permanent exhibition.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area
• Kids’ birthday parties

Children's museum trail with listening and knowledge stations and a quiz, interactive stations in Schliemann's former nursery. In the outdoor area, a walk-in Trojan Horse with a slide and a sandbox for excavations (tools against a deposit). Family days, holiday programs, and children's birthday parties (about 2.5 hours).

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Museum bistro in the former barn with outdoor seating in the park; museum shop with books on Schliemann and antiquity.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit