Historical museums

Historical museums in Hamburg

Hamburg's museums of urban history bring the past to life. Discover historical exhibits, contemporary witness reports and history to touch and participate. For example, in the Museum of Hamburg History, Germany's largest museum of urban history, or the Speicherstadt Museum.

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Bunkermuseum

The personal experiences of contemporary witnesses to the air raids on Hamburg-Hamm in 1943 and also those of residents of Holborn in London who witnessed the air raids on…

Bunkermuseum

Wichernsweg 16
20537 Hamburg

Komponisten-Quartier — © ThisIsJulia Photography

Composers Quarter

The Hamburg Composers' Quarter is an association of various museums that offer exciting and interactive insights into the biographies of world-famous composers. …

Composers Quarter

Komponisten-Quartier

Peterstraße 28
20355 Hamburg

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Emigrant Museum BallinStadt

The emigrant museum BallinStadt in Hamburg opens its doors and shows in its exhibition the emigration history from four epochs.

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Emigrant Museum BallinStadt

BallinStadt

Veddeler Bogen 2
20539 Hamburg

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German Customs Museum

The old customs office of Kornhausbrücke houses the history of customs from ancient times to the present day: Come and marvel at the smugglers' hide-outs, uniforms and even a…

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German Customs Museum

Deutsches Zollmuseum

Alter Wandrahm 16
20457 Hamburg

Hafenmuseum

Hamburg's history as an important transhipment point for the shipping industry can be experienced with exciting guided tours and many exhibits in the authentic harbour museum. …

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Hafenmuseum

Australiastraße (Kopfbau des Schuppens) 50B
22457 Hamburg

Hamburg Dungeon

100% gruesome entertainment: Get up close to the dark side of the history of the Hanseatic city at the Hamburg Dungeon

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Hamburg Dungeon

Kehrwieder 2
20457 Hamburg

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Helms Museum

The Helms Museum is the Hamburg Museum for archaeology and the history of Harburg. The Museum in the south of Hamburg offers an exciting overview of more than 200,000 years of…

Helms Museum

Archäologisches Museum Hamburg

Museumsplatz 2
21075 Hamburg

Internationales Maritimes Museum — © ThisIsJulia Photography

International Maritime Museum

Kaispeicher B in Hamburg's Speicherstadt is home to the world's largest private collection of maritime treasures from 3000 years of shipping and naval history. …

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International Maritime Museum

Internationales Maritimes Museum

Koreastraße 1 , Kaispeicher B
20457 Hamburg

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Kramer Widow’s Apartment

The Grocers’ Institute houses are located beside St. Michaelis Church in Hamburg, and they are the last remaining example of a formerly typical Hamburg residential complex from…

Kramer Widow’s Apartment

Kramer-Witwen-Wohnungen

Krayenkamp 10
20459 Hamburg

Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte

Why Hamburg is what it is. If you want to know how the mission fort Hammaburg became the proud Hanseatic city and the proverbial gateway to the world, then the Museum of…

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Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte

Holstenwall 24
20355 Hamburg

Speicherstadtmuseum

Discover Hamburg's World Heritage! - In the authentic setting of a storage block from 1888, you can still experience the original atmosphere of the world's unique storage city,…

Speicherstadtmuseum

Am Sandtorkai 36
20457 Hamburg