Top 50 best museums in Hamburg

The Hamburg Dungeon is a unique tourist attraction that was established in the year 2000. It is part of a chain that includes the London Dungeon and Berlin Dungeon, making it the first of its kind to be built in mainland Europe. This attraction offers a unique perspective on history, providing an interactive experience led by actors.

The Tierpark Hagenbeck in Hamburg is a zoo of which the collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to amateur animals collector Carl Hagenbeck Sr. The zoo itself was founded in 1907 and is mostly known for for being the first zoo to use open enclosures surrounded by moats.

The Rickmer Rickmers is a significant historical monument in Hamburg. This three-masted steel cargo sailing ship is now a museum, providing visitors with a glimpse into the maritime history of the city. It is located in the port of Hamburg at the St. Pauli Landing Bridges, a popular tourist area known for its vibrant nightlife and entertainment.

The International Maritime Museum is housed in a former warehouse. It is a private museum that houses Peter Tamm's collection of model ships, construction plans, uniforms, maritime art and many photographs. Peter Tamm was chairman of the board of the Axel Springer AG, the largest digital publishing

The Hamburger Kunsthalle is the art museum in Hamburg and is one of the largest museums in Germany. The Kunsthalle covers seven centuries of European art, from the Middle Ages to the present day. The museum is divided into four main sections: the Gallery of Old Masters, the Gallery of 19th-century A

Chocoversum by Hachez is a chocolate museum that offers a variety of delicious goods. You can attend an informative guided tour to learn about how chocolate is made from bean to bar, including loads of tasting.

Dialogue in the Dark is a museum experience where visitors explore the exhibition in complete darkness led by blind people to understand what is their life is like.

The museum is situated in the historic Speicherstadt, on an old storage floor in the Speicher Block L. This location adds to the charm and authenticity of the museum, providing a fitting backdrop for the exploration of spices.

The Hamburg Museum, or Museum of Hamburg History, is a history museum on this history of the city of Hamburg that was established in 1922. The museum has many objects preserved by the Society of Hamburg History that was founded in 1839. The museum is known for displaying miniature scale models that

The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg is a museum of fine, applied and decorative arts that features various collections, including special Islamic art, expressionistic art and a Japanese teahouse. So don't hesitate and come explore. Be sure to check the official website prior to your visit fo

The U-Boot Museum Hamburg (Submarine Museum Hamburg) is housed in the Soviet submarine B-515, which was a Tango-class submarine of the Soviet and Russian Navies. The submarine is also referred to as U-434, which derives from the number painted on the vessel. The crew of the submarine consisted of 78

The Neuengamme concentration camp was a network of concentration camps in the North of Germany that consisted of the main camp, Neuengamme, and its more than 85 subcamps. With more than 100000 prisoners that came through The Neuengamme camp and its subcamps, it became the largest concentration camp

BallinStadt - Port of Dreams is a place with interactive exhibits and photos devoted to immigration to America in the last three centuries.

Prototyp Car Museum features a permanent exhibition that is specialized in German sports and racing cars developed after the Second World War, which were technically based on pre-war constructions like the Volkswagen. The museum is privately funded and tries to focus on the designers of the cars and

The Deutsches Zollmuseum museum located in the former warehouse district displays its collection of almost 1,000 objects connected with the history of customs. There is also a library with more than 6000 historical books on the subject.

The Deichtorhallen is one of largest art centers for contemporary art and photography in Europe. The two historical buildings dating from the 1910s are iconic in style, with their open steel-and-glass structures. The museum organizes various exhibitions in both the Halle für Aktuelle Kunst and the H

The Speicherstadtmuseum is located in the former warehouse with an authentic atmosphere. In the warehouse all the goods were stored to be transported to another destination. The Speicherstadtmuseum mostly illustrates the importance of trade for Hamburg with historical photos and many interesting exh

The Johannes Brahms Museum is devoted to the famous composer that displays various objects related to him, including his piano.

The Bucerius Kunst Forum is an international exhibition centre that is named after Gerd Bucerius, a German politician and journalist, one of the founding members of Die Zeit. The Bucerius Kunst Forum organizes three to four exhibitions per year, in cooperation with other museums and collections. The

The Hafenmuseum Hamburg (German Port Museum Hamburg) is located in the remaining historical part of the free port built over a 100 years ago and focuses on the commercial and economic history of Germany's largest port, and wider issues of globalization and worldwide trade.

The Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt is one of the largest museums of ethnology in Europe. The museum has a collection of over 350.000 objects.

The Archaeological Museum Hamburg (Archäologisches Museum Hamburg) owns a collection that puts its focus on the archaeology of Northern Germany and the history of the town of Harburg. The museum houses one of the largest collections on prehistory and early history of Northern Germany. Changing speci

The Telemann Museum is a museum dedicated to the classical composer Georg Philipp Telemann.The museum is located in a historical building where the composer lived and worked from 1721 until 1767 when he died. The exhibitions in the Telemann Museum focus on his life, including his passion for his bot

Ernst Barlach Haus (Ernst Barlach House) is an art museum devoted to the German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer Ernst Barlach. He is mostly known for his sculptures protesting against the war. The museum includes around 140 works in wood, bronze, ceramics, porcelain, terracotta and pla

The Hamburg Observatory is an astronomical observatory that is owned and operated by the University of Hamburg. In 1979 a small museum dedicated to Bernard Schmidt was founded.

Museum of Work is an unusual museum devoted to the changes in the work process over the last 150 years. The museum mostly focuses on the industrialization.

The Altonaer Museum - Norddeutsches Landesmuseum tells the story of the Altona district, which used to be an independent centre with sea trade until the 20th century.

The Museumshafen Oevelgonne exhibits restored sailing ships & working boats from the 19th & 20th centuries.

The Zoological Museum houses extensive collection of scientifically important zoological material. The museum features over ten million scientific objects divided into nine research collections.

The Hufnerhaus from 1533, named after the Rieck family of farmers, is one of the oldest preserved half-timbered houses in northern Germany. This open-air museum tells the story of its five hundred years culture and history. The museum focuses on showing peasant life in the Vierlanden before the Indu

The Jenisch House is a country house that was built in the 19th century for the Hamburg Senator Martin Johan Jenisch. The house is an example of Hanseatic lifestyle and neoclassical architecture, is located in a landscaped parks on the banks of the Elbe and houses the Museum für Kunst und Kultur an

The Mineralogical Museum (Mineralogisches Museum) showcases a collection on an area of ​​approximately 450 square metres over two floors. In the gallery, 1500 selected objects are on display in artfully illuminated window displays.

The Sammlung Falckenberg is a private art collection in Hamburg of Dr. Harald Falckenberg. The collection is housed in the former factory halls of Phoenix AG. The art collection includes 1600 works by international avant-garde artists, including works by Martin Kippenberger, but also large installat

The PuppenMuseum Falkenstein (Doll Museum Falkenstein) shows a nostalgic miniature world of lace, velvet and silk, but also historical and cultural aspects of the bourgeois world from the late 18th century to the 1950s.

Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944) was chairman of the Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD) in Hamburg and a member of the Hamburg Parliament. He then became a member of the German Reichstag and chairman of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). From 1929 until his arrest on 3 March 1933 he lived with

The Heine-Haus in Hamburg is the former garden house of Salomon Heine, built in 1832. Since 2001, the Heine-Haus is part ofthe Altonaer Museums

The Erotic Art Museum is a place for international erotic art closely related to artists from Sankt Pauli.

The Museum of Coffee answers questions such as: Where does coffee come from? How does the bean actually turn brown? And how do you prepare it properly? Hundreds of exhibits from all over the world tell visitors the success story of coffee through the ages.

Polizeimuseum Hamburg (The Police Museum of Hamburg) is the largest and most modern police museum in Germany where visitors experience police up close. It is an interactive police museum in an authentic environment. The exhibitions are presented on an area of 1400 square metres, spread over three fl

The Bergedorf and Vierlande Museum is located in the Bergedorf Castle. Centrally located in the city center and yet in the idyllic green surroundings, this modern regional museum invites visitors on a tour through the history of Hamburg's Bergedorf district. On two floors in historical rooms, the pe

The Sankt Pauli Museum creates a complex picture of the district's modern history and features unusual collections.