German Salt Museum

The German Salt Museum / Industrial Monument Saline Lüneburg in Lüneburg founded on the site of the old production facilities of the Lüneburg Saltworks after its closure in 1980

The built in 1924 Siedehaus residing industrial monument is among the first of its kind tells the story of the oldest and once the largest industrial plant in Central Europe.

The museum is divided into four exhibition areas:

• Salt generally
• 20th century
• 19th century
• Middle Ages and Early Modern Times

In addition, special exhibitions are also on various topics. In a mock part of a medieval Siedehütte in summer on request demonstrations instead. Employees of the Salt Museum show in historical clothes of wood-fired leaden Salzsiedepfannen the Salzsiedeprozess.