# List of museums in Hamburg

List of museums in Hamburg
The city of Hamburg, Germany is home to several museums, galleries, and other related cultural institutions. 92 state and private museums are located in Hamburg proper as of 2024. This list contains the most famous or well-regarded organizations.

## Museums

Several foundations and organisations in Hamburg coordinate the events and exhibitions for most museums. Events like the Long Night of Museums (Lange Nacht der Museen) — during which the establishments remain open late into the night, seeking to introduce new individuals to the cultural institutions—are promoted by the Museumsdienst Hamburg. The ticket include only one fare for all museums and the public transport provided by the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. In 2009, 42 museums and exhibition halls participated, with more than 600 events and exhibitions, and the cost was €12, reduced €8. More than 30,000 people attended.

### Art

    Museum participates at the event Long Night of Museums.
| German name | Translation | Date | Location | Notes | Website |
| Kunsthalle Hamburg und Galerie der Gegenwart | Art Gallery and Gallery of Contemporary Arts | | Altstadt | | (in English) |
| Bucerius Kunst Forum | | | Altstadt | | (in English) |
| Deichtorhallen Haus der Photographie | House of Photography (and exhibition hall for contemporary art) | | Altstadt | | (in English) |
| Ernst-Barlach-Haus | | 1962 | Othmarschen | | (in English) |
| Erotic Art Museum | Erotic Art Museum | | | closed | |
| Jenisch-Haus Museum für Kunst und Kultur an der Elbe | | | Othmarschen | | (in German) |
| Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg | Museum of Art and Industry Hamburg | 1874 | Altstadt | | (in English) |

### Music

    Museum participates at the event Long Night of Museums.
| German name | Date | Website |
| Brahms Museum | 1971 | Composers Quarter Hamburg Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Telemann Museum | 1971 | Composers Quarter Hamburg Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Museum | 2011 | Composers Quarter Hamburg Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Johann Adolph Hasse Museum | 2015 | Composers Quarter Hamburg Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Gustav Mahler Museum | 2018 | Composers Quarter Hamburg Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn Museum | 2018 | Composers Quarter Hamburg Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Beatlemania Hamburg | 2009–2012 | |
| Jazz-Museum Bix Eiben | 1987–2013 | |

### History & Culture

    Museum participates at the event Long Night of Museums.
| German name | Description | Date | Location | Notes | Website |
| Afghanisches Museum | Culture and cultural history of Afghanistan | 1998-2011 | HafenCity | | (in English) |
| Alstertal-Museum | Historical and cultural information of the area | 1957 | Wellingsbüttel | | (in German) |
| Altonaer Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte | Art and cultural history of Northern Germany | | | | (in German) |
| Archäologisches Museum Hamburg | Archaeological Museum of Hamburg, the southern neighbouring counties and the History of Harburg | | | | (in German) |
| BallinStadt - Auswandererwelt Hamburg BallinStadt - The Emigration Museum | Emigration via Hamburg (1850–1934) | 2004 | Veddel | | (in English) |
| Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum | Zoological museum | 1843 (1969) | | | (in English) |
| Cap San Diego | Museum ship | 1986 | St. Pauli Landungsbrücken | | (in German) |
| Deutsches Zollmuseum | History of German customs | 1927 (1993) | | | (in German) |
| Gedenkstätte Ernst Thälmann | Ernst Thälmann Memorial Museum | 1969 | Eppendorf | | [http://www.thaelmann-gedenkstaette.de/(in+German)] |
| Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg | Naval history, model ships, naval uniforms and maritime art | | HafenCity | | (in English) selectable |
| Museum der Arbeit | People's history and industrialization in Hamburg | 1985 | | [Note 3] [Note 4] | (in English) |
| Museum für Kommunikation Hamburg | History of communication | 1937 (1966) | | | (in German) |
| Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt | Museum at the Rothenbaum – Cultures and Arts of the World | 1879 | | | (in English) |
| Hamburgmuseum former: Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte | Museum of Hamburg history | 1892 | | | (in English) |
| Museum Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg | | 1907 | | | (in German) |
| Museum Godeffroy | | 1861–1885 | | Closed | |
| KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme | Memorial at Neuengamme concentration camp | | Neuengamme | | (in English) |
| Rickmer Rickmers | Museums ship, windjammer | 1987 | St. Pauli Landungsbrücken | | (in German) |
| Speicherstadt Museum | History of the Speicherstadt, tea and koffee trade | | | | (in English) selectable |
| St. Pauli Museum | | 2005 | St. Pauli | | http://www.st-pauli-museum.com/ Archived 2011-11-12 at the Wayback Machine |
| Stettin | Museums ship, steam icebreaker in the museum port of Oevelgoenne | | Othmarschen | | (in German) |
| WasserForum | Water in Hamburg, history and services | | Rothenburgsort | | (in German) |

### Science & Natural History

    Museum participates at the event Long Night of Museums.
| German name | Translation | Date | Location | Website |
| Geologisch-Paläontologisches Museum Hamburg | Hamburg Geological and Paleontological Museum | 2014 | Rotherbaum | (in German) |
| Hamburger Sternwarte | Hamburg Observatory | 1912 | Bergedorf | (in German) |
| Mineralogisches Museum Hamburg | Hamburg Mineralogical Museum | 1907 (1969) | Grindelviertel | (in English) |
| Planetarium Hamburg | Hamburg Planetarium | 1930 | Hamburg Stadtpark | (in German) |

### Other

    Museum participates at the event Long Night of Museums.
| German name | Translation | Date | Location | Notes | Website |
| „Die Dachbodenbande“ | Attic caboodle | | HafenCity | Toy museum | (in German) |
| FC St Pauli Museum | 1910 - Museum für den FC St. Pauli E.v. | 2017 | Millerntor Stadion | Football/Fan Culture | (in German) |
| Hafenmuseum | Port museum | | | | (in German) |
| Hamburg Dungeon | | | | | |
| Hamburger Schulmuseum | Hamburg Museums for Schools | | | | (in German) |
| Hamburger SV Museum | | 2004 | | | (in German) |
| KL!CK Kindermuseum | Children's museum | | | | (in German) |
| Miniatur Wunderland | | 2001 | HafenCity | Rail transport modelling | (in English) |
| Prototyp – Personen. Kraft. Wagen. | | | HafenCity | Car museum | (in English) selectable |
| Spicy's Gewürzmuseum | Spice museum | 1991 | HafenCity | | partly (in English) |