One of the most beautiful residences in Wittenberg was built for the scholar Philipp Melanchthon by Elector John Frederick I in 1536. He built the house to commit the scholar to staying on as a professor at his university. The impressive house offered ample space for Melanchthon and his family, as well as numerous students. He lived here until his death in 1560.
In the historic Melanchthon House you can literally walk in the footsteps of one of the most important protagonists of the Wittenberg Reformation. The house has barely changed over the centuries. In the historical building and the new museum building, opened in 2013, visitors can explore the life and works of the Reformer in a largely barrier-free tour. Since 2016, Melanchthon’s herb garden behind the house has been growing medicinal plants again—maintaining the tradition of the herbalist scholar.
Exhibition: Philipp Melanchthon. Life—Work—Impact
Study and death chamber of Philipp Melanchthon
Hallway in Melanchthon House
Treasury
Reception history of Philipp Melanchthon
Kitchen in Melanchthon House
Plan your visit
Opening Hours
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Admission
individuel ticket: 5 Euro
discounted admission: 2,50 Euro
groups (10 or more people): 4 Euro p.p.
family ticket**: 10 Euro
combi-ticket (Melanchthon house + Luther house): 10 Euro
combi-family-ticket** (Melanchthon house + Luther house): 25 Euro
Guided Tours in english
guided tours: 45 Euro (all guided tours 10 to 25 people)
curator tours: 75 Euro (all guided tours 10 to 25 people)
* General Ticket Information
* Discounts for children over 6 years old, young people, apprentices, students and participants in voluntary services up to 27 years old, those receiving social aid (excluding senior citizens), single ticket holder of Asisi Panorama "Wittenberg 1517", ADAC-Clubmember, owner of an adventage card of Brigitte.
** The family ticket is valid for two guardians (parents/grandparents/guardians) and their children.
Admission is free for children under 6 years old, companion of disabled persons with B in their identity card, holder of an ICOM card, holder of the World Heritage Card.
The combi-tickets are valid on two consecutive days.
How to get here
You can reach Lutherstadt Wittenberg via different ways:
By car/bus:
via A9 Berlin-Munich / from Berlin: Exit Klein Marzehns, from Munich: exit Coswig
and via federal roads 2, 107 and 187
By train:
Central station Lutherstadt wittenberg
Hamburg-Munich ICE route and regional traffic
By bike:
There are numerous cycle and hiking paths through Lutherstadt Wittenberg and the Mansfeld region, which connect the Luther sites.
