Traveling to the Hamburger Kunsthalle to see Caspar David Friedrich's "Wanderer above the Sea of…read moreFog" is absolutely worth the trip. The painting feels even more powerful in person, with the misty landscape and solitary figure drawing you into a quiet, reflective mood. The museum itself is calm, well organized, and easy to navigate, which makes the visit pleasant even if you are not an art expert. Staff and gallery attendants are very helpful and approachable, happy to point you toward the Friedrich room or answer questions, so you feel welcomed and cared for throughout your visit.

Quite a stunning museum of the golden years and modern years. With everything you can imagine,…read moregrand buildings, grand entrance (quite a steps to walk up), grands staircase. Reasonable admission fee to get in and a must to put everything away. Several levels of arts displaced. A must visit when you're in Hamburg for sure. I got lost into the history through the art displaces, just fascinating and very intriguing. Everything is down in grand scale for sure.

I have been to Hamburg so many times that I thought I knew the city…read more Apparently, I can't be further away from being wrong. This museum - that is located on beautiful park with idyllic lake teaches you all about Hamburg and its history. It's located not far from U-bahn stop St. Pauli, so it can't get any easier than that, not to mention it's not far should you be interested to check out all the "interesting" entertainment on the infamous Reeperbahn. Again, dragged by my history and museum geek boyfriend, I came here by force (if not by free will) although I wasn't literally kicking and screaming. If it were up to me, I'd rather spend my time at Monckebergstrasse, but oh well - I guess a little history won't hurt. This museum has very interesting models of pretty much everything in Hamburg. At least you won't be bored by history by looking at interesting teeny weeny intricate models. It taught you what Hamburg really was back then when some Christian missionaries (and bishops) chose to settle here and named the town Hammaburg. It's almost like reading it on wikipedia, but with a lot of cute models. See? not boring. The layout of the museum was cool too and they had a room full of model ships just like in Copenhagen's Orlogsmuseet, and the most cool about this museum is that on the top floor, they have a working railway model of Hamburg in the scale of 1:32. That was amazing to watch. They did have people operating the trains and all. I felt like I went back to my childhood again. On the basement floor they had small exhibition of what Hamburg was like under Nazi reign, along with recreation of shops, places under World War II. Very interesting. All in all, a very interesting place to visit, especially if you're interested about history. ...and oh, did you know that Reeperbahn literally means the rope way? It's where back in the yore they made ropes for the ships. See? More knowledge of history here! I'm getting like 1% smarter than before... :P

The museum itself is a nice museum with a lot of interesting things, but after seeing the miniature…read morewonderland and the maritime museum, I had more than enough miniature buildings and boats. Only was able to stay 15 minutes before I couldn't take anymore of it.

From the owner: Port des Lumières ist Hamburgs neuer Ort für spektakuläre immersive Erlebnisse aus Licht, Klang und…read moreBewegung. Im Herzen der HafenCity – im Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier – beginnt eine digitale Reise, die alle Sinne anspricht. Auf 3.200 Quadratmetern Fläche und zehn Meter hohen Wänden entfaltet sich eine faszinierende Welt, in der Bilder lebendig werden und Musik den Raum durchdringt. Modernste Projektionstechnik, eindrucksvolle Sounds und eine besondere Architektur verschmelzen zu einem immersiven Erlebnis für alle Sinne. Ob pulsierende Farben, ikonische Motive oder eine Reise durch Zeit und Raum – hier geht es nicht um das klassische Betrachten, sondern um Emotion, Staunen und Eintauchen. Port des Lumières ist Teil eines internationalen Netzwerks spektakulärer Digitalshows mit Standorten in Paris, New York und Amsterdam. In Hamburg werden wechselnde Inszenierungen gezeigt. Besucher:innen jeder Altersgruppe können hier frei durch den Raum wandern, sich von den Bildern umhüllen lassen oder von der Aussichtsplattform in Form eines Schiffsbugs aus neue Perspektiven erleben. Das Kids’ Atelier lädt die jüngsten Gäste zum Mitmachen ein. Ob Tourist:innen oder Hamburger:innen, Technikfans, Kunstliebhaber:innen oder Erlebnishungrige – das Port des Lumières ist der perfekte Tipp für alle, die in eine andere Welt abtauchen wollen.

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.

Best museum I have ever visited and my background is in heritage preservation and anthropology so I…read morehave seen a lot of museums. Beautiful building which houses 10 floors of what used to be a private collection. The layout, design, and thoughtful displays are amazing! Great children's section on every floor where kids can interact with displays. Each floor is themed starting with cultures earliest interaction with the sea. Navigation, ship building, art, miniatures, sea life, a gigantic lego ship....sooo much stuff. This was one of the most pleasurable museums to walk around, it is serene and dim inside which really sets an amazing mood.

Great museum about the history of sailing and ocean shipping. Exhibits from ancient times until now.read more

Wer früher einmal im Völkerkundemuseum war, geht heute besser nicht mehr hin. Was sich früher wie…read moreeine Schatzkammer der Weltkulturen anfühlte, ist heute nur noch ein Abklatsch, eine kühle Aufreihung nichtssagendener Ausstellungen die an moderne Kunst erinnern. Nescafé Sahnetütchen, sowie Fliegenklatschen kann man dort unter Glas bewundern. Einige der Räume die man durchschreitet sind leer oder machen überhaupt keinen Sinn, denn sie beinhalten keine völkerkundlichen Objekte. Dafür kann man dann im Shop Bücher über LGBTQ+, Feminismus, und Anti-Rassismus kaufen, und vor dem Gebäude weht die "Progress Flagge". Wir waren an einem Sonntag Nachmittag da, und das Museum war fast komplett leer, außer uns vielleicht noch vier weitere Personen. Kein Wunder. Ich wohne in London und das British Museum mit seinen unendlich vielen Kinnlade-runterfallenden Ausstellungen ist jeden Tag brechend voll UND kostenlos! Tja, "Go woke, go broke!" So macht man sich selbst kaputt.

I was in and out in under three minutes. The chinese exhibit is closed, which was the reason I went…read morethere. I found the exhibits pretty dull, but I'm also not one for this type of museum.