Oh, this place is so great! It's a spice museum! You can…read morefind plenty of information about spices, their origins, their usage and how there were and are imported. The space is actually in the Speicherstadt, the largest warehouse district in the world, located right in the port of Hamburg. The museum itself is in a warehouse that used to belong to a spice trader, so it's the perfect location for a museum dedicated to educating and advising people on the origin and usage of spices. There are over 500 years of spicy history in this museum! You can touch and even taste over 50 different spices throughout the museum. It's an amazing visit for anyone who is interested in food preparation, history and spices. Also, the entry ticket is a bag of black pepper, so you're getting something out of this visit in any case! You can also buy spices and spice mixtures after your visit. I've been back many times and absolutely love it.

This museum was very fun. It smells very nice inside, although the spices out on display to smell…read morehave pretty much lost most of their smell / blended together with other spices. There were four samples that you could try (roasted chickpeas, sugared chickpeas, and two other sweet things). It was pretty cool walking around and seeing all the different spices.

What a great spot! This small-ish museum tells you the history of the warehouse district and its…read morepeople. It features a plethora of interesting exhibits and stories from back in the day. Import, export, trade and worksmen, you can learn about all kinds of things here. Entry is cheap and well worth it. Especially if you're interested in the international trade of coffee, tea and spices in the early 1900s. They also offer tours through the warehouse district in English, I haven't taken a tour with them so can't comment on that, but based on what I've seen in their museum, I'm sure it's worthwhile and informative! They do close quite early in the evenings, so make sure you have enough time to explore when you get here.

This museum was pretty boring. They had some English descriptions next to the pictures, but they…read morewere 1/3 the length of the German descriptions, so I imagine you miss a lot. There was nothing particularly exciting or interesting.

Id read about this secret suggestion on Qype before and desided to take my Dutch friends here on a…read moresundayafternoon. Perfect opportunity considering everything is closed on Sunday and its just near to my house... Actually we wanted to go to the Hagenbeck Zoo, but it was already 3 oclock...And this museum is about animal watching as well...so why not?! This museum is fantastic! The bird section is extremely funny, escpecially the German names. Not that the German language is funny, but more the comparison with the Dutch bird names... The fact that all these animals arent real doesnt make it less entertaining..You can sit next to them, touch them (thats actually forbidden..), take some great photos and compare heights. Last but not least, you dont have to pay entrance, which allows you to just enjoy a short hour of fun and education about animals and the past. Great activity for young and old! And a good laugh..if you go there with some friends.

This museum was really amazing. It reminded me of the Natural History Museum in NYC, but without…read morethe barriers between you and the animals. You could get really close to the preserved animals and it made for a very interesting experience that really gave you a better sense of what the animals are like (you don't realize how big a grizzly is until you stand up next to it).

Great space; pieces are great including the two Lagerfeld dresses when you enter the museum. I…read morefound an elevator but I don't think it was listed on the map. Restaurant wasn't too bad and the price was great. The museum store is pretty much what you'd find in any other museum.

This review is for the Tattoo Exhibit only…read more Went to the museum today excited to see what would be portrayed about Tattoo history etc. Basically, it was a lot of photographs of modern day tattoo wearers talking about their tattoos. A few old machines in a display box, a ton of tattoo books on a table, and displayed pigments. The exhibit seemed super touristy in a sense that it was very basic, and maybe curated by someone fascinated by the culture, and not actually a part of it. I'd give it less stars if it weren't for the historic Skin Samples on display. That saved the exhibit. Everything else you can see in the same fashion on the internet. Pictures of pictures etc.