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hella Hamburg half marathon

The hella Hamburg Half Marathon promises to be another glamorous sporting event for Hamburg. Over 21.095 km, you can experience the unmistakable charm of the city in the disciplines of running and skating.

As one of the few "pure" half marathon races in Germany, it leads past countless Hamburg tourist attractions as a classic city run and is considered the fastest of the major German summer half marathons.

At the end of the course, you can look forward to extensive refreshments at the finish line, a supporting programme with live music and moderation, the sports market with many exhibitors in the field of running, as well as numerous food stands where you can relax at the end of the race day.

Hella Jongerius: Whispering Things

From 23 October 2026 to 13 June 2027, the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G) will present “Hella Jongerius: Whispering Things” – an exhibition organised by the Vitra Design Museum. The show offers a comprehensive overview of the oeuvre of Hella Jongerius (b. 1963), one of the leading figures in contemporary design. For more than three decades, the Dutch designer has been cultivating a novel understanding of design, breaking new ground with her exploration of colour, materials and fabrication processes. She combines in her work experimental research into materials with an emphasis on responsibility, sustainability and the cultural significance of design.

Featuring more than 400 objects, including furniture, textiles, ceramics, prototypes, sketches, collages and films, the exhibition offers insights into Jongerius’s creative process and diverse body of work – from early experimental pieces to iconic products and sculptural ceramics, including a number of projects for companies such as Camper, IKEA and Vitra as well as for institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Today, Hella Jongerius is still inspiring younger generations of designers with her work.

The exhibition will be on view from 14 March to 6 September 2026 at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, and from 23 October 2026 to 13 June 2027 at the MK&G.

The exhibition is supported by the global sponsor Maharam, the sponsor Camper, the IKEA Foundation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Inspiring China

Selected highlights from the extensive collection of Chinese objects at MK&G, totaling over 3,000 items mediate principles of Chinese art such as modular design and the unity of script and image. The display includes ritual bronzes, imperial porcelain, carved lacquer, painting, calligraphy and woodblock prints.

Inspiring Japan

With its new presentation of the East Asia Collection, the MK&G is celebrating the unbroken inspirational power of Japanese design. Now on display for the first time are paintings from the Edo period (1615–1868), Buddhist calligraphy and colour woodblock prints from the private collection of Walter Gebhard, acquired by the museum in 2021. The exhibition unfolds over two storeys: In the first part, the pictures enter into a dialogue with ceramics, lacquerware, bamboo baskets, metalwork and sword ornaments from the existing collection.

Isemarkt

With a length of almost one kilometer, the Isemarkt is a particularly large weekly market. Around 200 exhibitors sell their goods here twice a week in picturesque surroundings and a nice atmosphere. The Isemarkt between the underground stations Hoheluftbrücke and Eppendorfer Baum is now a part of Hamburg that is hard to imagine without.

Jazz In The Galerie

Come experience top flight live Jazz in the center of hamburg in the historic Dammtorbahnhof train station. The weekly friday night concerts in the Nancy Tilitz Galerie at 9 pm showcase outstanding international artists in a unique setting. Join us for exciting Jazz in the Galerie. Entrance is free, contributions are gratefully accepted.