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Why go
- Explore more than 800 years of Lübeck’s history and its role in the Hanseatic League.
- See the 1518 Hanseatic assembly recreated in a replica section of Lübeck town hall’s Hanseatic Hall.
- See London’s trading post, where English cloth was exchanged until 1598.
- Explore how the Hanse continues to shape politics, business and society across Europe.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 10 Nov 2026
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 18:00Show all
Don't miss
- Hanseatic trade scenesDioramas depict trade in Novgorod, Bruges, London and Bergen.
- Hanseatic cogA typical cog is displayed with barrels.An exhibition room
- Lübeck Hoard coinsThe exhibits include gold and silver coins from the Lübeck Hoard.
- Walk-through excavationWalk through archaeological finds uncovered during construction and see evidence of 1,200 years of Lübeck’s urban and social development.Beneath the museum
- Plague exhibition roomA room explores how the plague spread across Europe and its effects on population and the economy.Exhibition
Know before you go
- Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00.
- Buy tickets online from the museum’s website. Adult admission is €8.
What's inside
- The exhibition includes historical objects, interactive features, documents and paintings.
- In the Burgkloster exhibition section, see displays about the Bergen trading post and its stockfish trade.
- Displays explain Lübisches Recht, or Lübeck law.
- Visitors can access a court of lay judges built between 1893 and 1896.
- The interior includes a restaurant.
With kids
- There is a playground inside the museum.
Tips for your visit
- The main exhibition is generally dark.
Interesting facts3
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7,405 square
The museum covers 7,405 square metres.
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The roof design refers to Lübeck’s old crow-stepped gables.
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The building’s decoration reinterprets Gothic quatrefoil ornament.
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History
Archaeological discoveries during construction delayed the museum’s opening until May 2015.
- 13th c.The Dominican Burgkloster, now part of the museum site, dates from this period.
- 1358After trade duties rose in Bruges, the Hanse first acted as a political community.
- July 2010Construction of the museum was approved.
- May 2015Angela Merkel officially opened the museum on 27 May; visitors were admitted from 30 May.
How to get there
- On footThe museum is at An der Untertrave 1, Lübeck. The entrance hall is midway up the long staircase towards the Burgkloster. Grounds entrances are also on Hinter der Burg and Große Burgstraße.
Accessibility
- Entrance stairs The An der Untertrave approach has a long flight of stairs, with the entrance hall midway up.
Sources: European Hansemuseum - Wikipedia · Lübeck - Wikivoyage (see) · Herzlich willkommen im Europäischen Hansemuseum… · Herzlich willkommen im Europäischen Hansemuseum… · Tickets Europäisches Hansemuseum · Europäisches Hansemuseum - Wikipedia · Programm für Schulen - Europäisches Hansemuseum… · checked 29 Sep 2026
- Website
- hansemuseum.eu/
- Phone
- +494518090990
Questions and answers
Who developed the European Hansemuseum exhibition’s scholarly concept?
Hanse researcher Rolf Hammel-Kiesow developed it.
Does the European Hansemuseum present recent research?
It works with an affiliated research centre to share findings on Hanseatic and Baltic Sea history.
What landmarks adjoin the European Hansemuseum site?
The Marstall and Burgtor adjoin the Burgkloster.
Did the European Hansemuseum host an international meeting before opening?
G7 foreign ministers met there in April 2015.
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