Katharina-Luther-Stube Torgau
Death house of Katharina Luther in Torgau with a small exhibition on her life, redesigned in 2017.
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About the museum
The three-story Renaissance house on the Scharfenberg, today Katharinenstraße 11, was built in 1528, incorporating older building fabric; two basement levels survive intact. From 1517 it belonged to the electoral Rennmeister Christof Ahoymet.
Katharina von Bora had fled the Nimbschen convent in 1523 with eight other nuns, and with the help of the Torgau merchant Leonard Köppe she reached Torgau. In 1552 the plague broke out in Wittenberg, the university moved to Torgau, and Katharina followed it. On the way she was badly injured in a carriage accident and was cared for in the house of the widow Karsdorf by the medical professor Jakob Millich. There she died on December 20, 1552; she was buried in the Marienkirche, where the gravestone donated by her sons can still be seen.
The Katharina-Luther-Stube is regarded as the only museum, albeit a small one, dedicated to the "tatkräftige Lutherin" (energetic Luther woman). It belongs to the Torgau Museum Trail of the Stadt- und Kulturgeschichtliche Museum and was extensively redesigned in early 2017.
Highlights
- Death house of Katharina von Bora
- Only memorial to Martin Luther's wife
- Renaissance house from 1528 with two basement storeys
- Redesign in 2017
- Portrait after Cranach and painting of the escape from the convent
Permanent exhibition
- Katharina-Luther-Stube – Small exhibition in Katharina von Bora's death house on her escape from the convent, her life at Luther's side and her final days in Torgau.
- Operated by
- Stadt- und Kulturgeschichtliches Museum Torgau
- Director
- Cornelia König
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2Children aged 5 to 14, pupils, students, severely disabled persons and federal volunteer service (BFD) participants |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 4 · Children aged 5 to 14 pay the reduced price. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2 |
| Students & apprentices | €2 |
| Families | €7.502 adults with 1–2 children aged 5 to 14; each additional child €1. |
| Combined ticket Katharina-Luther-Stube + Priesterhaus | €5.50Reduced €3.50, family €13.50 |
| Reformation ticket (Katharina-Luther-Stube, Priesterhaus, Kurfürstliche Kanzlei) | €9Reduced €6.50, family €23 |
| A handful of museums (5 of the 7 houses on the Museum Trail) | €15Reduced €10.50, family €38 |
Specialist tours for 7 to 30 people: €55 (up to 45 min.), €70 (up to 60 min.) or €105 (up to 90 min.), plus reduced admission. School classes: €1 admission plus a €2 guided tour flat rate per pupil; one accompanying adult free.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tour "Zur Lutherin" (about 45 min.), available on request from the Stadt- und Kulturgeschichtliche Museum. |
