In Lübeck visitors can choose between a variety of museums. The citymap shows you
where to find the most interesting ones.
 1. HOLSTENTOR: THE
HISTORY OF THE TOWN
The Holstentor was built between 1464 and 1478 in the course of the
modernization of the fortifications near the river Trave. In former times
the Holstentor was situated in front of the town like a bridgehead. It
symbolizes the freedom of the town.
The most interesting part of the exhibition is a large model of the
Hansetown, showing Lübeck in the year 1650. A special attraction of the
museum is the torture-chamber. Small models show the famous trading ships,
called Koggen, which caused the wealth of the Hanse since they were larger
and saver than any other kind of ship.
Address: Holstentorplatz, Tel.: 0451-122 4129
Open: April - September 10 - 17 oclock and October - March 10 -
16 Oclock
 2. ST. ANNEN-MUSEUM:
CULTURAL HISTORY AND RELIGIOUS ART
Built as an Augustin-monastery between 1502 ans 1515, the museum offers
a unique survey of medieval and religious art. The main attraction is the
collection of carved altars from the 15th and 16th century, for example
the altar of the Lukasbrotherhood built by Herman Rode (1484) (see
picture) and the famous altar of Hans Memling.
Address: St.-Annen-Straße 15, Tel.: 0451-122 4137
Open: April - September 10-17 oclock and October - March 10-16
oclock (closed on mondays)
3. THE VIVID MUSEUM OF HERRENWYK
When the blast furnace of Lübeck had dedicated its bankrupt in 1981, an
important period of Lübecks history of industry had come to its end. For
74 years the three blast furnace dominated the silhouette of the bank of
the river Trave - a silhouette you presume to find in Germanys famous
industrial region-the Ruhrgebiet. An exhibition in the former store of the
fabric shows the work in the blast furnace and the life of the
workers.
Address: Kokerstraße 1-3, Tel.: 0451 - 301 152
Open: Friday 14-17 oclock, Saturday 10-17 oclock, Sunday 10-17
oclock
 4. MUSEUMCHURCH ST.
KATHARINEN:
Built from 1300 to 1370 as church of the Franciscan monastery. St
Katharinen combines the purity and severity of an order of mendicant
friars on the one sides and on the other side the roomy gothic
architecture which resembles the Marienchurch.
Apart from the rich wall-paintings noteworthy works of art are the
niches of the high west-facade. There could be found the figure-cycle
called the Community of Saints (see picture), created by Ernst Barlach and
Gerhard Marcks and finished in 1932.
Address: Corner Königstraße / Glockengießerstraße
Open: only April - September 10-13 oclock, 14-17 oclock (closed
on mondays)
 5. BEHNHAUS: ART
The Behnhouse, built from 1780 to 1810, gives evidence of the way of
living of the middles class about 1800. Its entrance - hall is the most
beautiful one in Lübeck. Since 1923 the Behnhouse is a museum.
In the Behnhouse visitors wil find a collection of paintings and
sculptures from romantic up to modern times, for example paintings from
Friedrich Overbeck, Casper David Friedrich, Max Liebermann and Max
Beckmann. The most interesting painting is a portrait of the children of
Dr. Max Linde from Lübeck made by the norwegian painter Edvard Munch
(1863-1944).
Address: Königstraße 9-11, Tel.: 0451- 122 4148
Open: April - September 10 - 17 oclock and October - March 10 -
16 oclock (closed on mondays)
 6. DRÄGERHAUS: THE
TIME OF THE BUDDENBROOKS
The unique sequence of banquesting-rooms shows in a very vivid way how
the middle class lived in the 18th century.
The exhibition rooms on the first floor are dedicated to Lübecks
history of art and culture of the 19th and early 20th century up to World
War II. The centre of objects displayed informs about Heinrich and Thomas
Mann and their lifes. A more detailled exhibition can be seen in the
Buddenbrookhaus. The picture shows the painting Sulmamith and Maria (1811)
by F. Overbeck, one of the most important german painters of the 19th
century.
Address: Königstraße 9-11, Tel.: 0451 - 122 4148
Open: April - September 10 -17 oclock and October - March 10 -
16 oclock (closed on mondays)
 7.
HEINRICH-UND-THOMAS-MANN-CENTRE IN THE BUDDENBROOKHAUS
Since May 1993 you can find the Heinrich-andThomas-Mann-Centre in the
Buddenbrookhouse. A permanent exhibition on the groud floor shows the life
and work of Heinrich and Thomas Mann.
In the upper storey and in the cellar-vaults changing
exhibitions,film-presentations and readings take place.
Address: Mengstraße 4, Tel.: 0451 - 12 241 90
Open: every day 10-16 oclock, on thursdays 10-19 oclock
8. ETHNOLOGY - MUSEUM
Since 1985 the ethnology-museum can be found in the former arsenal.
Changing exhibitions about special topics.
Address: Großer Bauhof 14, Tel.: 0451 - 122 4342
Open: April - September: Tuesday - Friday 10 - 17 oclock,
Saturday and Sunday 10 - 13 oclock and 13.30 - 17 oclock, October - March:
Tuesday - Friday 10 - 16 oclock, Saturday and Sunday 10 - 13 Uhr and 13.30
- 17 oclock, Monday closed
9. MUSEUM FOR NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT:
WILDLIFE AND EARTHHISTORY
The museum houses a large exhibition about mammals and birds living in
Schleswig-Holstein. Animal-voives could be heard, some of them even seen
alive. A single room is dedicated to insects, living bees could be seen in
a special room. In a glass beehive you can see the bees doing their daily
work.
The early history of the land between the North and the Baltic Sea is
reflected through an interesting collection of fossiles, minerals, models
and maps.
Address: Mühlendamm 1-3 (entrance for visitors: Musterbahn 8),
Tel.: 0451 - 122 4122 ,
Museums pedagogy: Tel.: 0451 -122 4127
Open: April - September: Tuesday - Friday 9 - 17 , Saturday and
Sunday 10 - 17, October - March: Tuesday - Friday 9 - 16, Saturday and
Sunday 10 - 16 (Monday closed)
10. MUSEUM FOR MARIONETTES AND PUPPETS
 The museum is situated in Lübecks historical town between Petrichurch
and Holstentor. Visitors enter the museum via the St.-Jürgen-Gang (16th
century) which is one of the most famous sights in Lübeck. Going along the
narrow passage you nearly cannot imagine the preciousness behind the walls
of the three historical houses of the museum.
In this picturesque surrounding one of the largest collections of
marionettes, puppets, stages, requisites, posters, handbills, hand-organs
and other things illustrate the work of puppet-show-men.
Next to the museum you can visit the unique theatre of marionettes with
its daily changing program (Kolk 20, Tel.: 9451 - 70060).
Address: Kleine Petersgrube 4-6, Tel.: 0451 - 78436 and
78626.
Open: every day 10 - 22 oclock
11. THE MUSEUM-SHIP MS MISSISSIPPI
Near one of the eldest merchant houses of Lübeck (early 13th century,
Untertrave / Corner Alfstraße), under the Holstenbridge, you will find a
very unusual museum: the museum-ship MS Mississippi with its exhibition of
more than 5000 objects from nature and ethnology.
Address: Holstenhafen / An der Untertrave, Tel.: 9451 -
78622
Open: every day 9 - 18 oclock
A price-reduced ticket for all museums is availabel in every museum.
MORE ADDRESSES:
- Museum for Art and Culture-History, Administration:
Düvekenstraße 21, Tel.: (0451) 122 41 37, 122 41 34
Open: Di
14.00-16.00
- Museums pedagogy: guided tours for schools and groups (only
with preadvice): Tel.: (0451) 122 41 37
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