Außenansicht des Museums für Hamburgische Geschichte im Herbst, eingerahmt von bunt gefärbten Bäumen — © ThisIsJulia Photography

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
Bunkermuseum
Wichernsweg 16
20537 Hamburg
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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
KomponistenQuartier
Peterstraße 29-39
20355 Hamburg
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Deutsches Hafenmuseum (German Harbour Museum) - Location: Shed 50A
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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Deutsches Hafenmuseum (German Harbour Museum) - Location: Shed 50A
Deutsches Hafenmuseum - Standort Schuppen 50A
Australiastraße (Kopfbau des Schuppens) 50A
22457 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
Located in the historic Speicherstadt warehouse district, the German Customs Museum invites its guests a vivid and lively insight into the world of those who have been…
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German Customs Museum
Deutsches Zollmuseum
Alter Wandrahm 16
20457 Hamburg
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Hamburg Dungeon
Experience history in a different way: In the catacombs of Hamburg's UNESCO World Heritage Speicherstadt, professional actors bring the city's darkest events back to life. In…
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Hamburg Dungeon
Hamburg Dungeon
Kehrwieder 2
20457 Hamburg
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Helms Museum Hamburg
The Archaeological Museum Hamburg is Hamburg's museum for archaeology and the history of Hamburg. The museum in the south of Hamburg offers an exciting, interactive overview of…
Helms Museum Hamburg
Archäologisches Museum Hamburg
Museumsplatz 2
21075 Hamburg
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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
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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
Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte
Holstenwall 24
20355 Hamburg
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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
Speicherstadtmuseum
Am Sandtorkai 36
20457 Hamburg
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Historische Fassade der Handelskammer Hamburg mit Säulen und goldener Schrift über dem Portal — © ThisIsJulia Photography

Monuments of the past Historical buildings & monuments

Throughout the city you will find numerous historical buildings and also monuments that bear witness to a long past time in Hamburg. Discover the monuments of the past.

Historical buildings & monuments

Uhrturm der Kirche St. Michaelis in Hamburg, teilweise von grünem Laub eingerahmt — © ThisIsJulia Photography

Contemporary witnesses with an eventful history Main Churches

They are the witnesses of the past, places of faith and landmarks of our city. From nowhere else in Hamburg you have such a clear and wide view over the city.

Main Churches

Pflasterstraße mit historischen Fassaden, Straßencafé und Begrünung in der Deichstraße Hamburg — © ThisIsJulia Photography

In touch with history Historic streets in Hamburg

Cremon, Deichstraße, Peterstraße, Bäckerbreitergang, Reimerstwiete: Stroll through Hamburg's historic alleys!

Historic streets in Hamburg

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Historical museums

Historical museums in Hamburg

Bunkermuseum

Bunkermuseum

Composers Quarter

KomponistenQuartier

Deutsches Hafenmuseum (German Harbour Museum) - Location: Shed 50A

Deutsches Hafenmuseum - Standort Schuppen 50A

Emigrant Museum BallinStadt

BallinStadt

German Customs Museum

Deutsches Zollmuseum

Hamburg Dungeon

Hamburg Dungeon

Helms Museum Hamburg

Archäologisches Museum Hamburg

International Maritime Museum

Internationales Maritimes Museum

Kramer Widow’s Apartment

Kramer-Witwen-Wohnungen

Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte