Description

Essentials about the Hamburg Museum in brief

If you want to know how the proud Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg developed from the former mission fort of Hammaburg, the Hamburg Museum (Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte) is the right place for you. For anyone interested in history and Hamburg fans, a visit to the museum is an absolute must.

The collection of the Hamburg Museum

In the museum you will learn everything about the multifaceted development of the city of Hamburg from its beginnings around the year 800 to the present day. By the way, the museum boasts the largest collection of items on municipal history in all of Germany and it is one of the largest museums on municipal history in Europe.

The museum’s collections range from parts of old Hamburg buildings to exhibits on crafts and trades, shipping and transport, home and garden culture, musical instruments, toys and cultural artifacts. In a small painting gallery, selected paintings from the collection are presented in temporary exhibitions. In addition, there are numerous special exhibitions every year.

Website

hamburgmuseum.de

Opening hours

Admission fees

Adults: €9.50

Concessions: €6.00

Groups (from 10 persons): €7.00

Children (Ages 17 and under): free

Location

Getting there

By public transport:

U3: Stop St. Pauli

Bus lines 112, 607 and 688: Stop Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte

By car:

The nearest parking garages are Parkgarage Millerntor and Parkhaus Enckeplatz.