Museum Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum
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Why go
- Coffee has been served here since 1711 at one of Europe’s oldest coffeehouses.
- Explore 300 years of Saxon coffee culture across 16 historic rooms.
- Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner were regular patrons.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Portal sculptureAbove the entrance, a figure hands a bowl of coffee to a putto. The sculpture gave the house its name and bears the inscription “Johan Lehmann | 1719”.Above the entrance
- Coffee-making inventionsLook for Melitta Bentz’s coffee filters and the Mokka Efti coffee maker.Museum exhibits
- Meissen coffee porcelainFind Meissen coffee porcelain among the historic coffee wares.Museum exhibits
What's inside
- The exhibition occupies the coffeehouse’s second and third floors.
- Topics range from 18th-century café rules to the GDR coffee crisis and global trade.
- Coffee grinders, cups, roasting equipment and brewing vessels show how coffee was prepared and served.
- Audio and film documents explore coffee as a pleasure, a colonial good and a scarce commodity.
Interesting facts4
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The building is protected as a historic monument in Saxony.
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Four wings enclose a small glass-roofed courtyard on a roughly 300-square-metre trapezoidal plot.
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The street façade has four storeys, seven window bays and Renaissance window surrounds.
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A historic wooden staircase leads to the first floor.
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History
Other notable guests included writer Johann Christoph Gottsched; later visitors included Bill Clinton and Kurt Masur. The renovation preceding the 2025 reopening cost €3.8 million.
- 1556The building was first recorded as an independent townhouse.
- 1716Johann Lehmann received permission to serve drinking chocolate alongside coffee and tea.
- 1718–1719Johann Lehmann had the building altered and extended; master mason Adam Jacob is named for the work.
- 1833Robert Schumann and members of his Davidsbündler began meeting here regularly.
- 1978An artists’ café was founded in the building during the GDR era.
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- 1993The city acquired the building and arranged a major restoration.
- December 2018The coffeehouse and museum closed for renovation.
- April 2025The coffeehouse reopened to guests after renovation.
- 1 July 2025The museum reopened with a revised exhibition concept.
How to get there
- BusBus 89: Thomaskirche stop.
- TrainS-Bahn S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S5X or S6: Markt station.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessibility The museum is not wheelchair accessible.
Sources: Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum - Wikipedia · Leipzig - Wikivoyage (see) · Arabian Coffee Tree Museum - Stadtgeschichtlich… · Museum Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum - Stadtgeschic… · Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026
- Phone
- +49 341 9651340
Questions and answers
Can I eat or drink in Museum Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum?
The building also has a restaurant and café, with rooms named Schumann Room, Kaisersaal and Künstlercafé.
Which museum does Museum Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum belong to?
It belongs to the Leipzig City History Museum.
What is Museum Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum’s connection to the Leipzig Music Trail?
The house is part of Leipziger Notenspur, a UNESCO initiative also known as the Leipzig Music Trail.
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