Welt-Erbe-Haus, Heritage visitor center in Wismar, Germany.
The Welt-Erbe-Haus is a restored hall house on Lübsche Straße that documents UNESCO World Heritage sites and their importance. It contains exhibition space, a historical wallpaper room upstairs, and ground-floor artworks related to Wismar's recognition and character.
This information center opened in 2014 as Germany's third facility dedicated to UNESCO World Heritage sites. The restoration preserved the historic building while introducing modern exhibition designs about world heritage recognition.
The upper floor displays a restored room with French wallpapers showing a mythological journey. This decoration reveals how people once decorated their homes and what they valued in their living spaces.
The building is easy to locate and enter, with exhibits spread across both floors for convenient browsing. Plan to spend about an hour or two depending on your interest in the displays and the wallpaper room.
The ground floor features an intricate inlaid city map pattern, and benches are shaped to resemble city walls. These details encourage visitors to explore Wismar's layout and structure in an engaging way.
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