Museum for Hamburg History Concerts

The Museum of Hamburg History is being modernized. Exhibitions, gastronomy, library, workshops, museum shop and lecture halls will be renovated and fundamentally renewed in the next few years. The first construction and modernization work started at the beginning of February 2023; the permanent exhibition on the 1st and 2nd floor is already being dismantled. Unfortunately, parts of the house are closed to visitors and many items from the collection will not be on display for a long time before the house has been completely renovated in 2027 and reopened to guests with new tours and offers. Until then, we ask for your understanding that not all departments are accessible.

This museum is really impressive! We didn't know what to do on a Sunday and, after reading the Google reviews, we decided to go, and we don't regret it a single second. The museum is cheap for its content. It has 3 floors full of history. They mix text, sound, images and they even have a super amazing train construction in the top floor, with a very detailed experience of how the trains were +40 years ago. Texts are all in German but most of them also have English translation. Though all of them should be translated, at the same time I didn't feel the need of more translations. Staff are very sympathetic though they almost don't understand English. They do try to help you, besides. There is a library a bit hidden right on the side when entering the museum building. The library is small but has paintings, ancient books of the History of Hamburg and remains with the same style. Definitely a place I want to go again in few years.

The main displays of this museum are currently closed for a major renovation There are two special exhibitions which can be visited - one called Hamburg 1923 which covers the political unrest in the city at that time, specifically the measures taken to halt the rise of Communism and the right wing movements which sowed the seeds of Nazism. The other exhibition covers graffiti and street art in the city in the 1990s, concurrent with the hip hop scene. There is a pleasant café, and some exhibits about the ongoing restoration, however I would only recommend visiting now if you want to see these specific exhibitions.

There's an incredible amount of information and artefacts at this museum. Too much in fact! They also have a huge miniature train set that is operated and described (in German) for 30 mins on a nearly hourly basis. Fun for kids.

Really interesting. The descriptions of items exist both in English and German. Plenty of huge models of ships and landscapes as well as large installations that put you inside ships etc. Would recommend for all +12 years if you want an lively and (at places) interactive insight into Hamburg’s past and present.