European Hansemuseum

Lübeck, Germany

The European Hansemuseum is dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League. The museum consists of a permanent exhibition with exhibits of original historical objects, interactive elements and staged historical scenes from the former trading ports of the Hansa Novgorod, Bruges, Bergen and London, as well as Lübeck. The original historical items displayed include documents, paintings and gold and silver coins from the so-called Lübeck Hoard.

The exhibition is aimed at informing visitors about the overall history of the Hanseatic League from its formation to its dissolution, but also about the economics and trade networks of the League as well as of everyday life in the historical time span during which the Hansa existed. It is the largest museum in the world dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League.

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Founded: 2015
Category: Museums in Germany

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Alexander Nykjær (3 months ago)
Solid Museum, definitely worth a visit if you're in town. Nice and interactive, and museum in a new way we haven't explored before. The price is good, if they had charged 5-10 euros more per ticket, I would've also been happy with it.
Maria Achilleia (4 months ago)
Found the European Hansemuseum Europäisches Hansemuseum overpriced and overrated. I best part was the monastery and the Photo Booth. Was kind of boring though was big it didn’t have many artifacts. It was mostly recordings that you could hear from your phone. Staff was friendly.
Teppo Ahremaa (4 months ago)
Excellent, modern, educating and entertaining museum. You learn the basics of Hansa trade. Multiple languages to choose from. Friendly staff.
Martyna Sikora (7 months ago)
A very interesting museum telling us a lot about the history of Hansa. It is big and to see and most of all read all the information, you will need a lot of time. It is an awesome idea with the key cards that allow you to change the language for the displays. Very nice and helpful stuff watching over you.
Nico D. Dragon (10 months ago)
A very modern Museum. It is a great experience for a day. Thanks to the entrance cards that allow you to personalize your experience (You choose a language, European city the of interest, and a in depth topic). Thanks to that and the fun audio guide you can access via QR-code on your smart phone. It has a high revisitation value.
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