The Research Centre for Hanse and Baltic History (in German: Forschungsstelle für die Geschichte der Hanse und des Ostseeraums, FGHO) was founded in 1993 and became affiliated with the Archives of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck in 1997. With the opening of the European Hansemuseum Lübeck in 2015, the research centre is now also located here.
The FGHO plans and coordinates historical and interdisciplinary research in the former Hanseatic economic area from Portugal to Russia. It produces its own scientific and popular science publications, organises lectures, supports media presentations for the public (press, film and television) and was heavily involved in developing the content concept for the European Hansemuseum in Lübeck.
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About us
At the FGHO, a team of five people is dedicated to researching the history of the Hanseatic League and publishing their findings – in books, lectures, the media and, last but not least, in exhibitions at the European Hansemuseum.
Library
Round about 3,500 books, 10 scholarly journals, and 3,000 print-offs form a special collection of publications on the history of the German Hanse and related topics in economic, social, urban, and political history.