Culture Forum Castle Monastery

The castle monastery, founded in 1229, is the most important medieval monastery in northern Germany. After the Reformation it was used as a poorhouse until the end of the 19th century, when it was converted to a courthouse and remand prison. During the Third Reich, the building complex witnessed Nazi injustice, because Jews and members of the resistance labor movement were imprisoned here and the Christenprozess (trials) took place in the building in 1943, leading to the death of four clergymen. The Castle monastery is thus a monument from the Middle Ages as well as reflecting recent history.

Since its restoration by the regional state of Schleswig-Holstein it is a place for analyzing arts and architecture, the history of the Hanseatic League and the Baltic region, contemporary history and philosophy. The restored monastery of Dominicans from the 13th-16th centuries with its significant mural paintings and the courthouse and remand prison from the 19th century are open to the public.

Address:
Hinter der Burg 2-4, D-23552 Lübeck
Phone: +49 (0)451/122-4184/4195
Fax: +49 (0)451/122 4198
Email: kulturforum-burgkloster[at]luebeck.de

Opening hours:
April - September 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October - March 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Open until 9 p.m. every 1st Thursday of the month