Melanchthonhaus, Renaissance house museum in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
Melanchthonhaus is a three-story Renaissance house in Lutherstadt Wittenberg with late Gothic framed windows and a rounded, stepped gable. Inside, the furnished study and death room of Philipp Melanchthon are preserved, and the museum displays paintings, prints and manuscripts by him and his contemporaries.
The building was constructed in 1536 on the orders of Elector Johann Friedrich I and served as the residence of Protestant scholar Philipp Melanchthon until his death in 1560.
The house is named after the Protestant Reformer Philipp Melanchthon, whose daily life and intellectual work become visible through the displayed rooms. Visitors can observe how scholars of the Reformation period lived and worked.
The museum is easily reached on foot and offers guided tours through the historical rooms. Visitors will find helpful information panels about the Reformation period and the life of Melanchthon's family.
The house was fitted with running water from the Röhrwasser system as early as 1556, thanks to its connection to the town's pipe network. After Melanchthon's death in 1560, the street-side living and death room was reportedly painted black. The museum closed from 1995 to 1997 for a complete redesign.
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