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Kriminalmuseum Leipzig

Nikolaistraße 59, 04109 Leipzig, Germany

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Place Types Museum
Address Nikolaistraße 59, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
Coordinate 51.3434595,12.3785814
Website http://www.kriminalmuseum-leipzig.de
Rating 3
Compound Code 89VH+9C Leipzig, Germany

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michael west (05/25/2019)

This has to be one of the most unusual museums I have ever visited. If you didn't know already, this is a museum dedicated to torture implements, our lords and masters used to get us to confess to crimes whether we committed them or not. All of the information is written in German, but there are drawings and woodcuts showing how the gruesome implements were used. Some of the woodcuts are not very good, for example the woodcut for Die Rad, the Catherine Wheel shows a similar but different device to the frightening one on display. The final section shows some execution methods and even has a school desk to remind us that corporal punishment was once unleashed on schoolchildren. I enjoyed it for €5.90, it killed 30 minutes on the way back to the Railway station. The gentleman who runs the museum is very polite and shared a joke about a device used to sort out feuding neighbours. This museum is not suitable for anybody with waking problems. It is a long walk up two flights of stairs that have seen better days. Some people on other reviews have complained about the smell, so I wondered what I was letting myself in for. I didn't smell anything apart from the trash cans on the ground floor and a musty smell to the museum itself.

Peer Fisser (06/03/2019)

Tiny exposition of torture devices. The cigarette stench was bearable, but given the size even half the price of admission (5,80) seems too expensive.

Cristina Tiut (06/20/2017)

It has a lot of scary objects on display. It is a little not so visible from the street, easy to go by and miss it. Also the smell inside is a little disturbing. From the point of view of museum appeareance I find it good for the theme of the place.

Fiberus Desperos (06/07/2019)

Small but nice. The museum is a bit hidden on the second floor but you will be greeted warmly. The exhibits are numerous and showcased with application examples and historical drawings.

Sai (06/20/2019)

Had expected more than a carelessly mixed living room exhibition. There were very interesting exhibits, but some of the missing texts were wrong or the beginning was missing and there was way too much text for a regular visit to the museum (keep it shorter, check spelling and make it bigger so that not just one person in front of the A4) Sheet can stand and read). Admission to the WGT was reduced to 5.80 € or so. You can already see blatant devices. The lyrics were better suited for a narrator in a documentary about these torture instruments than for self-reading (and I like to read).

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