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Museums

Altona Museum / Altonaer Museum / Elke Schneider

Altona Museum

Altona Museum deals with the art and cultural history of the formerly Danish city of Altona as well as Hamburg and Northern Germany.

Archäologisches Museum Hamburg / Archäologisches Museum Hamburg

Hamburg Museum of Archaeology

The Hamburg Archaeology Museum provides an overview of 200,000 years of local history. It is located in the southern precinct of Harburg.

Follow in the footsteps of the emigrants / BallinStadt

Ballinstadt Museum

Join emigrants on their historic journey to the New World at the Ballinstadt Emigration Museum. Hands-on, exciting, and rich with history.
Bucerius Kunst Forum / Bucerius Kunst Forum / Wolfgang Neeb

Bucerius Art Forum

Right next to City Hall, the Bucerius Art Forum hosts four exhibitions per year and has become one of the leading art spaces in Hamburg.

Chocoversum Hamburg / Hachez Chocoversum GmbH

Chocoversum

On a 90-minute guided tour through this museum, visitors learn about the production of chocolate. Tasting is highly encouraged!

See one of the most spectacular museums Hamburg has to offer / Hans-Jürgen Wege / Deichtorhallen

Deichtorhallen Photography & Art Museum

International contemporary art and photography is on display in two architecturally stunning former market halls.
Experience Hamburg's history / Hamburg Dungeon

Hamburg Dungeon

Experience the Great Fire, floods and the agony of historic torture methods at this very special Speicherstadt museum.
Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg / Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg / Paul Schimweg

Völkerkunde Museum of Ethnology

The world in a nutshell. 700,000 ethnological artefacts invite you to experience peoples' histories through time at Völkerkunde Museum.
Hafenmuseum Hamburg / Hafenmuseum Hamburg

Hafenmuseum

This museum features everything there is to know about life and work in the Hamburg harbour. The "Peking" sailer will be its newest addition.

Find everything worth knowing about Hamburg. / SHMH / Angela Franke

Museum of Hamburg History

Opened in 1922, the beautiful Museum of Hamburg History brings the city's fascinating 1200 years of history to life.
Work yourself through the ten levels of this extra-ordinary museum. / imago stock&people / Westend61

International Maritime Museum Hamburg (IMMH)

Hamburg's oldest still existing historic warehouse is home to an extensive maritime exhibit.
Explore Kiekenberg Museum / Freilichtmuseum am Kiekeberg

Kiekeberg Living History Museum

Experience traditional rural life in a historic village at Kiekeberg open-air museum, located on the outskirts of Hamburg.
Visit outstanding exhibitions. / Jessica Mintelowsky

Kunsthalle Art Museum

Three buildings host one of the most significant art collections in Germany, featuring masterpieces from the Middle Ages up to the 21st century.​​​​​​​
Experience Hamburgs most popular museums / Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe / Marcelo Hernandez

Museum of Arts & Crafts (MKG)

The collection includes artifacts from the ancient world to the present and encompasses fragments of European, Islamic and Asian cultures.
Explore famous spots all over the world in one hall / Miniatur Wunderland

Miniature Wonderland

The world's largest model railroad system has become one of the tourist highlights of the Hanseatic City.

Museums

Museum der Arbeit / SHMH / Museum der Arbeit

Museum der Arbeit

Traditionally the home of the working class, Barmbek is the perfect location for a museum about industry, technology and social history.

Sandtorhafen HafenCity / imago stock & people / Hoch Zwei Stock / Angerer

Museum Ports

The historic ships, docks and tools at Sandtorhafen and in Övelgönne bear witness to Hamburg's colourful maritime history.

St. Nikolai / imago stock&people / imagebroker / de Cuveland

St. Nikolai Memorial and Museum

St. Nikolai church was destroyed in 1943. Its ruins host a WWII memorial and museum. The spire offers panoramic views over the city.
KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme / KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme

Neuengamme Memorial

On the grounds of a former concentration camp, the Neuengamme Memorial in Bergedorf informs visitors about the history of the Third Reich.  
Panoptikum / Panoptikum Hamburg

Panoptikum Wax Museum

The Panoptikum on the Reeperbahn is the oldest and largest wax museum in Germany.
Prototyp Automuseum / imago stock & people

Prototyp Automobile Museum

Located In the HafenCity district, this interactive museum shows sports cars from the last 70 years, many of them rare prototypes.

Rickmer Rickmers / Sarah-Isabel Conrad / Rickmer Rickmers

Rickmer Rickmers Museum Ship

A museum ship since 1983, the three-masted Rickmer Rickmers is one of Hamburg harbour’s most popular attractions.
spicys / Spicy's Hamburg

Spicy's Spice Museum

The interactive Spice Museum in the old Speicherstadt warehouse complex tells the story of the spice trade.  
St. Pauli Museum Hamburg / St. Pauli Museum Hamburg

St. Pauli Museum

Hamburg's most popular district has more to offer than bars and strip clubs. The St. Pauli Museum is a perfect starting point to learn more.

Get an impression of the claustrophobic narrowness the crew had to bear. / imago stock&people / Westend61

U-434 Submarine Museum

Visit a fully operational U-434 submarine in Hamburg’s harbour and experience a trip below sea level in a Soviet warship!
Deutsches Zollmuseum Hamburg / imago stock & people / Hoch Zwei Stock / Angerer

Zollmuseum

Located in the Speicherstadt UNESCO site, this museum is dedicated to customs and taxes ─ and how Hamburg's pirates tried to avoid them.