Due to renovation work, the Luther House in Wittenberg is closed until spring 2025.

The Luther House was built in 1504 as an Augustinian monastery. Known at the time as the "Black Monastery", the name alluded to the color of the Augustinian monks' cowls. Martin Luther also lived here as a monk from 1508. The monastery was dissolved during the Reformation. Luther was given the house in 1532 and lived there with his family and his wife Katharina von Bora.

After Luther's death, Leucorea University took over the building and converted it into a scholarship house. The front building, erected in the mid-1580s, was named the Augusteum in memory of the university's patron, August I of Saxony. In 1844, the Luther House was completely renovated by Friedrich August Stüler over a period of 40 years. Until 1937 there was a Luther school on the first floor of the building, and in 1883 the first rooms were used for museum purposes. Today, the Augusteum of the Leucorea is used as the central location of the Luther Memorials Foundation for the presentation of special exhibitions.

Today, Luther's former home is the largest museum of Reformation history in the world. A permanent exhibition tells the story of Martin Luther's life and work as well as the changes that took place during the Reformation. The exhibits include Luther's monk's habit, the 10 Commandments tablet by Lucas Cranach, Luther's Bible as well as manuscripts and medals. The original Luther parlor is a reminder of the reformer's former dinner conversations.