Albrecht-Dürer-Haus

The Albrecht Dürer House in Nuremberg's Old Town is a medieval residential building that was constructed around 1420 and has served as a museum since 1949. It stands on the corner where Albrecht-Dürer-Strasse meets Tiergärtnertorplatz, with a direct view of the Imperial Castle. The stately house has four stories, with the lower two built of sandstone and the upper ones of half-timbered construction. From 1509 until his death in 1528, the painter Albrecht Dürer lived and worked here with his family and his journeymen. Although the building was badly damaged in World War II, it largely survived the destruction of the Old Town; afterward it was restored and opened to the public. Today it is part of the Museums of the City of Nuremberg and is a central memorial site for the artist.

Inside, you experience an authentic living and working environment from around 1500. The rooms are paneled in wood and have plank floors and bull's-eye glass windowpanes. On the ground floor is the threshing floor, from which you reach the second floor. There you will find a largely original kitchen along with living quarters that evoke life in a craftsman's household of that era. The third floor, which is thought to have been Dürer's workshop because of its size and its north light, displays tools for painting, drawing, and printing. Here, the printing methods of the day, such as copper engraving and woodcut, are demonstrated on historic presses. The attic regularly hosts special exhibitions of graphic art, including Dürer's historic star charts.

A modern annex on the west side houses a permanent exhibition of high-quality copies of Dürer's paintings that illustrate his versatility. The museum offers audio guides and a variety of tour formats, including historical reenactments. As part of the "Dürer Trail," the house invites you on a historical city walk that traces the artist's footsteps through Nuremberg. The combination of original building fabric, educational displays, and changing exhibitions makes the house an impressive look into the life and work of one of the most important artists of the early modern era.