Martin Luthers Sterbehaus

Current exhibitions

About the museum

Martin Luther died on February 18, 1546, during a trip to his hometown of Eisleben, where he had come to settle an inheritance dispute among the counts of Mansfeld. The house in which he actually died stood on the market square and was torn down as early as the 16th century. Since the 17th and 18th centuries, the late Gothic town clerk's house at Andreaskirchplatz 7, opposite St. Andrew's Church (Andreaskirche), has instead been regarded as the place of his death.

In 1863 the Prussian state bought the building and had it remodeled in a historicizing style as a memorial by 1868; from 1892 to 1894 it received a neo-Gothic interior, and in 1894 the museum was established. Since 1996 the house has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, and since 1997 it has belonged to the Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt (Luther Memorials Foundation in Saxony-Anhalt).

After renovation and the addition of a multi-award-winning clinker brick extension by the architecture firm VON M, the museum reopened in 2013. The exhibition "Luthers letzter Weg" (Luther's Last Journey) recounts the reformer's final days while also asking how the Reformation changed views of dying and death and how people deal with them today. On display are the staged historic death rooms, epitaphs from St. Andrew's Church and unusual exhibits such as a porcupine. The house also hosts the hands-on exhibition on the Peasants' War of 1525.

Highlights

• Staged historic death rooms in the late Gothic old building
• Exhibition "Luthers letzter Weg" on death and dying
• Award-winning clinker brick extension (2013)
• Epitaph paintings from St. Andrew's Church
• Hands-on exhibition "1525! Aufstand für Gerechtigkeyt" (Uprising for Justice)

Permanent exhibitions

• Luthers letzter Weg – The exhibition accompanies Luther on his final journey in 1546 and explores how attitudes toward dying and death have changed since the Reformation.

Founded

1894

Operated by

Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt

Director

Dr. Thomas T. Müller (Vorstand und Direktor der Stiftung)

Admission & discounts

Free admission for, among others, ICOM card holders, certified BVGD tour guides and members of the friends' association of the LutherMuseen (according to the museum flyer as of July 2026, however, friends' association members receive only a discount). Admission also possible with the KulturPass.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• 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
• Audio description: no information

"Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All) certificate: accessible for people with walking impairments, partially accessible for wheelchair users. Accessible entrance in the new building at the rear (entrance on Andreaskirchplatz has steps). The death rooms and some rooms on the second floor can only be reached by stairs. Free folding stools. Website available in Easy Language (Leichte Sprache).

Kids & families

The foundation's family programs in Eisleben (e.g. children's birthday party with a treasure hunt) take place at the Geburtshaus (birthplace), not at the Sterbehaus. Children under 6 are admitted free.

Getting there & parking

By car via the A 38 (exit Eisleben) and the B 80 and B 180.

Amenities & dining

• Lockers

Accessible lockers.

Events & venue rental

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

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