Two grandly restored brick market halls, built in 1911 and 1913 respectively, are home to high-profile special exhibitions of modern art and photography.


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1. Chocoversum

0.19 MILES

Who needs an excuse to fall in love with chocolate? This fun museum involves a 90-minute guided tour through the world of chocolate and even lets you…

2. Chilehaus

0.25 MILES

One of Hamburg's most beautiful buildings is the crowning gem of the new Unesco-anointed Kontorhaus District. The brown-brick 1924 Chilehaus is shaped…

3. Internationales Maritimes Museum

0.34 MILES

Hamburg's maritime past – and future – is fully explored in this excellent private museum that sprawls over 10 floors of a revamped brick shipping…

4. Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe

0.37 MILES

The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe is lots of fun. Its vast collection of sculpture, furniture, fashion, jewellery, posters, porcelain, musical instruments…

5. HafenCity Nachhaltigkeitspavillon

0.4 MILES

For alternative, greener take on the whole HafenCity development, this intriguing exhibit takes a look at sustainable urban development and…

6. Kaffee Museum

0.4 MILES

Coffee has always been an important part of Hamburg's trading scene and this excellent museum takes you through this history and has a live roasting…

7. Galerie Commeter

0.55 MILES

Founded in 1821, privately run Galerie Commeter is Hamburg's oldest gallery, with a reliable offering of contemporary painting, graphics, sculpture and…

8. Hamburger Kunsthalle

0.61 MILES

A treasure trove of art from the Renaissance to the present day, the Kunsthalle spans two buildings linked by an underground passage. The main building…