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Cultural highlights for international guests

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English stage arts & performances

Though the major language for theatre perfromances in Hamburg is German, there still is a fine selection of leading theatres and other institutions that also perform in English. For more detailed information, please check the websites of the following cultural institutions:

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The English Theatre of Hamburg

The English Theatre in Hamburg shows dramas, thrillers and comedies exclusively with British actors from London.

The English Theatre of Hamburg
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Traditional stage with impressive productions Thalia Theater

A visit to the venerable Thalia Theater promises visitors a high-class and stylish theatre visit in the heart of Hamburg even today.

Thalia Theater
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Venue for music, theatre and dance Kampnagel

Kampnagel enjoys worldwide recognition as an international production house. It offers a multi-faceted platform for contemporary performing arts, as…

Kampnagel
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Planetarium

The Hamburg Planetarium is probably the most advanced planetarium on your home planet! Under the dome of the hall is assembled a "multimedia…

Planetarium

Guided tours in English

The following cultural institutions offer regular tours in English. For non-native speakers, some tours are also available in other languages. For example, the International Maritime Museum offers guided tours in French. The Deichtorhallen also offer tours of the Falkenberg Collection in Turkish.

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Altona Museum

Visitors can find out more about the history of the popular Hanseatic city and the whole of Schleswig-Holstein at the Altona Museum in Hamburg. The museum brings you closer to the art and cultural history of northern Germany as well as fishing and sailing.

Altona Museum

Altonaer Museum

Museumstraße 23
22765 Hamburg

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Automuseum Prototyp

In the HafenCity, the PROTOTYP car museum presents rare sports and racing car classics as well as cars with a special story from over 80 years of automotive history.

Automuseum Prototyp

AUTOMUSEUM PROTOTYP

Shanghaiallee 7
20457 Hamburg

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Bucerius Kunst Forum

The Bucerius Kunst Forum, located on the street "Alter Wall", invites its guests to enjoy an exclusive encounter with the classics of art. Four alternating exhibitions per year show, in a concentrated format, international art of the highest quality, from antiquity to classic modern art.

Bucerius Kunst Forum

Bucerius Kunst Forum

Alter Wall 12
20457 Hamburg

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CHOCOVERSUM

Hamburg is the German chocolate capital. Every year 150,000 tons of cocoa are imported to Germany via the port of Hamburg. When you have a sweet tooth you can see for yourself how the bitter beans are turned into sweet gold at the Chocoversum.

CHOCOVERSUM

CHOCOVERSUM by HACHEZ

Meßberg 1
20095 Hamburg

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Deichtorhallen

The Deichtorhallen Hamburg is one of Europe's largest art exhibition halls. There art and photography enthusiasts will find a wide variety of different pictures and interesting exhibitions.

Deichtorhallen

Deichtorhallen

Deichtorstraße 1-2
20095 Hamburg

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Deichtorhallen - Falckenberg Collection

The Falckenberg Collection in the Phoenix Fabrikhallen in Hamburg-Harburg presents the private collection of Harald Falckenberg (1943-2023) on over 6,000 square metres and five floors, with a focus on German and American contemporary art from the 1980s onwards.

Deichtorhallen - Falckenberg Collection

Deichtorhallen - Sammlung Falckenberg

Wilstorfer Straße 71
21073 Hamburg

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English audio guides

Many museums and exhibitions supply audio devices or audio guide apps in English, some even more foreign languages.

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From Hamburg to a new world Emigrant Museum BallinStadt

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

Emigrant Museum BallinStadt
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Who is really real here? Panoptikum

The waxworks museum on Spielbudenplatz has been open for over 130 years and it is well worth a visit! Here you can meet everyone from Albert Einstein…

Panoptikum
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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…

International Maritime Museum
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From antique to contemporary to modern. Hamburger Kunsthalle

The Hamburger Kunsthalle is one of the most important and largest art museums in Germany. Its first-class collection takes visitors through 8…

Hamburger Kunsthalle
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Spicy's Gewürzmuseum

The unique SPICY'S Gewürzmuseum, housed in an old warehouse in Hamburg's Speicherstadt since 1993, is a spice museum that appeals to all the senses -…

Spicy's Gewürzmuseum

English information material & descriptions of the exhibits

Information material and exhibition texts as well as descriptions of the exhibits in English can be found at the following cultural institutions:

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Automuseum Prototyp

In the HafenCity, the PROTOTYP car museum presents rare sports and racing car classics as well as cars with a special story from over 80 years of automotive history.

Automuseum Prototyp

AUTOMUSEUM PROTOTYP

Shanghaiallee 7
20457 Hamburg

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Bucerius Kunst Forum

The Bucerius Kunst Forum, located on the street "Alter Wall", invites its guests to enjoy an exclusive encounter with the classics of art. Four alternating exhibitions per year show, in a concentrated format, international art of the highest quality, from antiquity to classic modern art.

Bucerius Kunst Forum

Bucerius Kunst Forum

Alter Wall 12
20457 Hamburg

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CHOCOVERSUM

Hamburg is the German chocolate capital. Every year 150,000 tons of cocoa are imported to Germany via the port of Hamburg. When you have a sweet tooth you can see for yourself how the bitter beans are turned into sweet gold at the Chocoversum.

CHOCOVERSUM

CHOCOVERSUM by HACHEZ

Meßberg 1
20095 Hamburg

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Deichtorhallen - Falckenberg Collection

The Falckenberg Collection in the Phoenix Fabrikhallen in Hamburg-Harburg presents the private collection of Harald Falckenberg (1943-2023) on over 6,000 square metres and five floors, with a focus on German and American contemporary art from the 1980s onwards.

Deichtorhallen - Falckenberg Collection

Deichtorhallen - Sammlung Falckenberg

Wilstorfer Straße 71
21073 Hamburg

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Deichtorhallen - House of Photography

With the House of Photography in the southern Deichtorhallen building, in 2005 Hamburg received an elegant exhibition space with two large photographic collections of a high international level.

Deichtorhallen - House of Photography

Deichtorhallen - Haus der Photographie

Deichtorstraße 1
20095 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.

Emigrant Museum BallinStadt

BallinStadt

Veddeler Bogen 2
20539 Hamburg

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Cinemas showing original versions (OV) or originals with subtitles (OmU)

If you are interested in movies in English, you should definitely visit one of these cinemas. Don't be put off by the German website, the following cinemas from time to time show English films or original versions with English subtitles.

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Films in original version Savoy Filmtheater

The traditional Savoy film theatre primarily shows original-language films as well as highlights from the English theatre scene.

Savoy Filmtheater
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3001 Kino

Small, romantic cinema in Hamburg’s Schanzenviertel.

3001 Kino
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Varied cultural programme zeise kinos

The Zeise cinemas in Hamburg Ottensen are located in a former ship propeller factory. In this unique setting, viewers can enjoy a varied cultural…

zeise kinos
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Place to dream Passage Cinema

The Passage cinema has three halls with 670 seats. The latest technology is presented in a stylish setting.

Passage Cinema
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Current mainstream cinema CinemaxX

The CinemaxX at Dammtor shows current movie highlights. It's not unusual for big stars to romp around in the cinema for the premiere of their latest…

CinemaxX

Cultural activities beyond languages

Most of Hamburgs cultural institutions do not require any language skills and can be enjoyed by everyone. Have a look at the following offers:

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Classical ballet and modern forms

Hamburg Ballet

Starting in the 2024-2025 season, Demis Volpi will be the new ballet director at the helm of the Hamburg Ballet after 51 years of John Neumeier leading the Hamburg company to world fame. The company can look back on well over 1000 guest performances on five continents.

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One of the world's leading venues for opera

Hamburgische Staatsoper

Visitors to Hamburg who are looking for high-class opera entertainment will be spoiled with grandiose performances in the time-honoured Hamburg State Opera.

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World renowned concert hall and city emblem

Elbphilharmonie

Hamburg has a new cultural landmark! The Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall represents an unprecedented synthesis of the arts - architecture, music and the unique location in the middle of the Hamburg harbour. More than 2.6 million guests have already attended over 1,000 concerts!

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Concert hall with tradition

Laeiszhalle

The first house on the square: The Laeiszhalle is Hamburg's traditional venue for exquisite musical experiences with a special focus on early music, recitals, chamber music and jazz.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Hamburg

Speicherstadt

The Speicherstadt is probably the best-known symbol of the maritime history of the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is the expression of Hamburg's rise and is one of the most beautiful sights today!

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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.

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Uniquely and unmistakably Hamburg Only in Hamburg

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The days are getting colder 10 indoor cultural highlights in Hamburg

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