Museum for Kunst und Gewerbe

The Museum for Decorative Arts and Crafts was founded way back in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The museum was the brainchild of a young lawyer and art critic Justus Brinkman.

Brinkman wanted to show the works of the craftsmen from Hamburg along with spreading awareness of art among the local populace. However the collections have undergone a rapid expansion, especially in the last twenty years the museum has received loads of donations from a lot of private collectors.

It has a six storey high Schumann wing in the south patio and the museum is famous for its exhibits which include artistic crafts work, industrial design, photography, and there are even exhibits of interior design material.

The museum is also a melting point of different culture as it contains exhibits covering a lot of countries including European, Islamic as well as Eastern cultures. The museum contains elaborate sculptures, ivory crafts, porcelain treasures, furniture, and gold ornaments that can make any one stand and admire. Ceramics, Bronze, paintings and enamel arts form an important part of the collection belonging to far eastern as well as Egyptian and Islamic art.The museum also provides a good explanation of the beginning of western culture and the importance of middle ages.

Musical instruments along with the huge collections of textiles make it an importance place to visit. The museum is open on all days except on a Monday and people generally flock in huge numbers to visit the museum which is one of the best in the region in terms of art and culture.

The place is well connected so people don't have a problem accessing the place and enjoy the artistic marvels that are in place. This is one place which you should visit once you are in the German city of Hamburg.