Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte

If you are in Hamburg and you want to know more about the origin of the city then the place to go is the Museum for Hamburg History. The museum was built way back in the first half of the twentieth century. It was built with in 1914 and 1922 by the renowned architect from Hamburg Fritz Schumacher and the museum dedicated to history and culture was formally opened in 1922. The museum is an impressive structure and has a distinctive roof design and a light house shaped tower is put on top of the building and its patio was roofed with a glass construction.

The main theme of the museum is the metamorphosis of the city from the 800 BC till recent times. The museum houses both permanent as well as temporary exhibitions dealing with topics ranging from trade, commerce, cultural and social history of the town that has undergone major transformation over the centuries.

The museum can have exhibitions relating to music as it has displays and exhibitions of popular bands like Beatles. The museum lies on the route of the Hamburg City Walk and is open an all days except on a Monday and the museum attracts maximum crowd on the weekends. It gives an opportunity to the tourists to understand the importance of the city and the growth and metamorphosis that the city has undergone over the years. It also gives the opportunity for the local populace to understand the importance of the city in which they reside.

The best part of the museum is that there are temporary exhibitions in place which go a long way in taking off the monotony of the place and to educate the people further about the rich history and culture of the place.

Address and Contact Number

Holstenwall 24
Tel: 42 81 32 23 80