The Albrecht-Dürer-Haus is a Nuremberg house-museum dedicated to Albrecht Dürer, the greatest exponent of the German Renaissance art scene. Dürer v i lived between 1509 and 1529, also making it his own artistic studio. Inaugurated as a museum house in 1828, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the painter's death, the house is one of the few residential buildings preserved in the historic center of Nuremberg after the Second World War. It is also the only house museum dedicated to a 16th century artist in Northern Europe. The rooms are furnished with period furniture, showing the atmosphere and living conditions of the 16th century. There are also high-quality copies of some of Dürer's paintings. In one of the rooms, visitors can see demonstrations of the painting and engraving procedure used in Dürer's time. The museum also hosts various temporary exhibitions featuring original works of art.