All industrial & heritage museums to visit in Hamburg

Explore the impact of industry on society at 5 industrial heritage museums in Hamburg. These museums showcase the history of manufacturing, technology, and labor.

Are you curious about the history of industry and innovation? These are the top industrial heritage museums in Hamburg:

  1. Deutsches Zollmuseum1

    Deutsches Zollmuseum

     Hamburg
    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.
  2. Speicherstadtmuseum2

    Speicherstadtmuseum

     Hamburg
    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
  3. Hafenmuseum Hamburg3

    Hafenmuseum Hamburg

     Hamburg
    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.
  4. Museum of Work4

    Museum of Work

     Hamburg
    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.
  5. Museumshafen Oevelgonne5

    Museumshafen Oevelgonne

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