Kant was never in Lüneburg – and yet, the only Kant Museum in Germany is located here. This can be attributed to descendants from Kant’s hometown of Königsberg and to the fact that Kant never left East Prussia.
When Königsberg was destroyed in the Second World War, most objects relating to Kant were lost. The city fell to the Soviet Union, the German inhabitants were expelled.
Today the city is called Kaliningrad and belongs to Russia. Although Kant’s grave and monument there still commemorate him, the largest Kant collection was assembled in Germany – by Königsbergers and their descendants for the “Museum City of Königsberg” in Duisburg. In 2016, this Kant collection came via the Königsberg Foundation to the East Prussian State Museum, the world’s only museum devoted to East Prussia. In Lüneburg, Kant now finds his new home.