The Luther death house has been totally restored and therefore is virtually unauthentic, something not mentioned to unsuspecting tourists who think they are seeing the bed where Luther died, which is not the case. Basically the interior is a re-creation.

There is, however, one authentic piece in the house and this is a picture of it. In 1888, government officials obtained from the Luther family the actual black silk death pall that covered Luther's body while it remained in Eisleben and traveled to Wittenberg. This cloth is on display in this wood and glass case, supported by carved angels.

It is a great place to visit and very informative. The house's original 16th-century layout and construction was nearly wiped out during 19th-century reconstructions. It was very important to the Prussian government to create many Luther "shrines" to solidify support for their forced union of Reformed and Lutheran churches, such a union being antithetical to what Luther confessed and taught! Tragic irony indeed.