Where does the knowledge of how to create a gorgeous medieval merchant house in Olde Hansa come from? Fortunately, there are many recipes and town hall record books preserved, that are a direct source for making decisions. Olde Hansa has also collaborated with various historians and researchers of the Medieval era since 1999.

Fortunately, many drawings have survived from the Middle Ages, so it is also known how one or another thing looked. In the years 2001-2012, a Medieval school also operated at Olde Hansa.