Lutherhaus

Wittenberg is the crucible of the Reformation, in which Protestant Christians first split from the Roman Catholic Church, and the town’s leading role is played by Martin Luther, whose campaigning zeal changed the face of Europe. Germany’s foremost museum devoted to Luther is Lutherhaus. The exhibition here, in Luther’s one-time home, combines narrative, personal artefacts, Cranach paintings and interactive multimedia into a fascinating whole. There’s also an original room furnished by Luther in 1535, decorated with a bit of royal graffiti from Russian Tsar Peter the Great in 1702.