List of museums and cultural institutions in Hamburg

The city of Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

is home to several museum

Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

s, galleries, theatre

Theatre

Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...

s and other cultural institutions. In 2009, 50 state and private museums, 31 theatres, 6 music halls, and 10 cabarets were located in Hamburg proper. This list contains the most famous or well-regarded organizations.

Museums

Several foundations and organisations in Hamburg coordinate the events and exihibtions for most museums. Events like the Long Night of Museums

Long Night of Museums

The Long Night of Museums or the Night of Museums is a cultural event organized together by multiple museums and cultural institutions in a location during which the establishments remain open late into the night...

(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

Public transport

Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...

provided by the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund

Hamburger Verkehrsverbund

The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund is a company coordinating the public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide the user with a unified fare system, requiring only a single ticket for journeys with transfers between different operating companies, and to further...

. 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

German name	Translation	DateCreation or opening date. If two dates are given the first date is for a preceding organisation or institution.	LocationBorough or quarter Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg The city of Hamburg in Germany is made up of 7 boroughs and subdivided into 105 quarters . Most of the quarters were former independent settlements... in Hamburg proper (Street if article existing).	Notes
Kunsthalle Hamburg Kunsthalle Hamburg The Hamburger Kunsthalle is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany. The art museum focuses on painting in Hamburg in the 14th century, paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists of the 16th and 17th centuries, French and German paintings of the 19th century, modern, and contemporary art... und Galerie der Gegenwart	Art Gallery and Gallery of Contemporary Arts
Bucerius Kunst Forum Bucerius Kunst Forum -External links:* . Retrieved on 2009-10-08....
Deichtorhallen Deichtorhallen Deichtorhallen, in Hamburg, is one of Europe's largest art centers for contemporary art and photography. The two historical buildings dating from 1911-13 are iconic in style, with their open steel-and-glass structures. It's architecture creates a backdrop for spectacular major international... Haus der Photographie	House of Photography (and exhibition hall for contemporary art)
Ernst-Barlach-Haus Ernst Barlach House The Ernst Barlach House – Hermann F. Reemtsma Foundation is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany, devoted to the Expressionist artist Ernst Barlach....		1962	Othmarschen Othmarschen Othmarschen is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006 the population was 12,169.-History:The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317...
Erotic Art Museum Erotic Art Museum (Hamburg) The Erotic Art Museum was on the Reeperbahn red-light district in Hamburg, Germany and was dedicated erotic art.The museum closed in fall 2007.- External links :*...	Erotic Art Museum			closed
Jenisch-Haus Museum für Kunst und Kultur an der Elbe Jenisch House Jenisch House is a country house in Hamburg built in the 19th century and an example of Hanseatic lifestyle and neoclassical architecture. As of 2008, Jenisch House is the home of the Museum für Kunst und Kultur an der Elbe.-History:...			Othmarschen Othmarschen Othmarschen is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006 the population was 12,169.-History:The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317...	Museum cooperates as Stiftung historische Museen Hamburg (Foundation of historical museums of Hamburg)
Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene... Museum		1971
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe is a museum of fine, applied and decorative arts in Hamburg, Germany. It is located centrally, near the Hauptbahnhof.-History:...	Museum of Art and Industry Hamburg	1874

History and culture

German name	Describtion	Date	Location	Notes	Website
Afghanisches Museum Afghan Museum The Afghan Museum is private museum of culture and cultural history of Afghanistan, situated in the historic and picturesque Speicherstadt of Hamburg, Germany...	Culture and cultural history of Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...	1998	HafenCity HafenCity HafenCity is a quarter in the District of Hamburg-Mitte in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island that use to be called Kehrwieder and Wandrahm....
Alstertal-Museum	Historical and cultural information of the area	1957	Wellingsbüttel Wellingsbüttel Wellingsbüttel, a quarter in the Wandsbek borough in the city of Hamburg in northern Germany, is a former independent settlement. In 2008 the population was 9,874.-History:The first records on Wellingsbüttel are from 1296...
Altonaer Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte	Art and cultural history of Northern Germany
Helms-Museum Helms-Museum The Helms-Museum is an archaeological museum in the city of Hamburg, Harburg borough, in northern Germany... Archäologisches Museum Hamburg	Archaeological Museum of Hamburg, the southern neighbouring counties and the History of Harburg
BallinStadt - Auswandererwelt Hamburg BallinStadt - The Emigration Museum	Emigration via Hamburg (1850–1934)	2004	Veddel Veddel Veddel is a quarter in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg on the homonymous island in the Elbe river, in northern Germany. In 2006, the population was 4,944.-Demographics:...
Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum	Zoological museum	1843 (1969)
Cap San Diego Cap San Diego MS Cap San Diego is a general cargo ship, situated as a museum ship in Hamburg, Germany. Notable for its elegant silhouette, it was the last of a series of six ships known as the white swans of the south atlantic, and marked the apex of German-built bulk carriers before the advent of the container...	Museum ship	1986	St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn... Landungsbrücken Landungsbrücken The St. Pauli Landungsbrücken , part of the Hamburg Harbour, are in the quarter St. Pauli of Hamburg, Germany, between the lower harbor and the Fischmarkt directly on the Elbe River. The Landungsbrücken today are a major tourist attraction and a central transportation hub, with S-Bahn, U-Bahn and...
Deutsches Zollmuseum	History of German customs	1927 (1993)
Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg The Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg is a private museum in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany. The museum houses Peter Tamm's collection of model ships, construction plans, uniforms, and maritime art, amounting to over 40,000 items and more than one million photographs...	Naval history, model ships, naval uniforms and maritime art		HafenCity HafenCity HafenCity is a quarter in the District of Hamburg-Mitte in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island that use to be called Kehrwieder and Wandrahm....		selectable
Museum der Arbeit	People's history and industrialization in Hamburg	1985		An Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage European Route of Industrial Heritage The European Route of Industrial Heritage is a network of the most important industrial heritage sites in Europe. The aim of the project is to create interest for the common European Heritage of the Industrialisation and its remains...
Museum für Kommunikation Hamburg Museum für Kommunikation Hamburg -External links:* . Retrieved on 2009-10-30....	History of communication	1937 (1966)
Museum für Völkerkunde Museum of Ethnology, Hamburg The Museum of Ethnology, Hamburg , founded in 1879, is today of the largest museums of ethnology in Europe. The approximately 350,000 objects in the collection are visited every year by about 180,000 visitors. It lies in the Rotherbaum quarter of the Eimsbüttel borough in Hamburg.-History:The...	Museum of Ethnology	1879
Hamburgmuseum Hamburgmuseum The hamburgmuseum , also known as Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte , is a history museum located in the city of Hamburg in northern Germany. The museum was established at its current location in 1922, although its parent organization was started in 1839. The museum was named hamburgmuseum in 2006... former: Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte	Museum of Hamburg history	1892
Museum Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg Museum Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg Elbinsel Museum is a museum in Kirchdorf Süd, Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany. The museum was founded in 1907 by a local history group. The first collections were exhibited in a room of the local city hall that was built in 1903. At that time many industrial enterprises were established the area...		1907
Museum Godeffroy Museum Godeffroy The Museum Godeffroy was a museum in Hamburg, Germany, which existed from 1861 to 1885.The collection was founded by Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy, who became a wealthy shipping magnate a few years after the expansion of the his trade towards Australia and the South Seas. His expert collectors and...		1861–1885		Closed
KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme	Memorial at Neuengamme concentration camp		Neuengamme Neuengamme The Neuengamme concentration camp, a Nazi concentration camp, was established in 1938 by the SS near the village of Neuengamme in Bergedorf district within the City of Hamburg, Germany. It was in operation from 1938 to 1945. By the end of the war, more than half of its estimated 106,000 prisoners...
Rickmer Rickmers Rickmer Rickmers Rickmer Rickmers is a sailing ship permanently moored as a museum ship in Hamburg, near the Cap San Diego.Rickmer Clasen Rickmers, was a Bremerhaven shipbuilder and Willi Rickmer Rickmers, led a Soviet-German expedition to the Pamirs in 1928.The Rickmer Rickmers was built in 1896 by the Rickmers...	Museums ship, windjammer Windjammer A windjammer is the ultimate type of large sailing ship with an iron or for the most part steel hull, built to carry cargo in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century...	1987	St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn... Landungsbrücken Landungsbrücken The St. Pauli Landungsbrücken , part of the Hamburg Harbour, are in the quarter St. Pauli of Hamburg, Germany, between the lower harbor and the Fischmarkt directly on the Elbe River. The Landungsbrücken today are a major tourist attraction and a central transportation hub, with S-Bahn, U-Bahn and...
Speicherstadt Museum	History of the Speicherstadt Speicherstadt The Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany is the largest timber-pile founded warehouse district in the world. It is located in the port of Hamburg—within the HafenCity quarter—and was built from 1883 to 1927.The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs... , tea and koffee trade				selectable
St. Pauli Museum		2005	St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn...
Stettin Stettin (icebreaker) Stettin is a steam icebreaker built by the shipyard Stettiner Oderwerke in 1933. She was ordered by the Chamber of Commerce of Stettin . The economy of the city of Stettin strongly depended on the free access of ships to and from the Baltic Sea...	Museums ship, steam icebreaker Icebreaker An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels .For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most... in the museum port of Oevelgoenne		Othmarschen Othmarschen Othmarschen is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006 the population was 12,169.-History:The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317...
WasserForum	Water in Hamburg, history and services		Rothenburgsort Rothenburgsort Rothenburgsort is a quarter in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006, the population was 8,660.-Geography:The quarter is situated in the south-east center of Hamburg...

Other

German name	Translation	Date	Location	Notes	Website
„Die Dachbodenbande“	Attic caboodle		HafenCity HafenCity HafenCity is a quarter in the District of Hamburg-Mitte in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island that use to be called Kehrwieder and Wandrahm....	Toy museum
Spicy's Gewürzmuseum	Spice museum	1991	HafenCity HafenCity HafenCity is a quarter in the District of Hamburg-Mitte in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island that use to be called Kehrwieder and Wandrahm....		partly
Astronomiepark Hamburger Sternwarte and Schmidt-Museum			Bergedorf Bergedorf Bergedorf is the largest of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany and a quarter within this borough. In 2006 the population of the borough was 118,942.-History:...
Hafenmuseum	Port museum
Hamburg Dungeon Hamburg Dungeon Built in 2000, the Hamburg Dungeon is a tourist attraction from a chain including the London Dungeon and York Dungeon. It is the first of this brand to be built in mainland Europe...					http://www.hamburgdungeon.com/
Hamburger Schulmuseum	Hamburg Museums for Schools
Hamburger SV Museum		2004
KL!CK Kindermuseum	Children's museum
Miniatur Wunderland Miniatur Wunderland Miniatur Wunderland is a model railway attraction in Hamburg, Germany and the largest of its kind in the world. , the railway consists of of track in HO scale, divided into seven sections: Harz, the fictitious city of Knuffingen, the Alps and Austria, Hamburg, America, Scandinavia, and Switzerland...		2001	HafenCity HafenCity HafenCity is a quarter in the District of Hamburg-Mitte in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island that use to be called Kehrwieder and Wandrahm....	Rail transport modelling Rail transport modelling Railway modelling or model railroading is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale...
Prototyp – Personen. Kraft. Wagen.			HafenCity HafenCity HafenCity is a quarter in the District of Hamburg-Mitte in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island that use to be called Kehrwieder and Wandrahm....	Car museum	selectable

Gardens and parks

German name	Translation	Location
Arboretum Lohbrügge Arboretum Lohbrügge The Arboretum Lohbrügge , also known as the Arboretum der Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft or the Arboretum Lohbruegge der Bundesanstalt, is an arboretum with greenhouses maintained by the German Federal Research Center for Forestry and Forest Products...		Lohbrügge Lohbrügge Lohbrügge is a quarter in the Bergedorf borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006, the population was 38,343.-Geography:...
Botanischer Garten Hamburg Botanischer Garten Hamburg The Botanischer Garten Hamburg , more formally known as the Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg and the Biozentrum Klein Flottbek und Botanischer Garten, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Hamburg...	Botanical garden Botanical garden A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names... of Hamburg	Osdorf Osdorf, Hamburg Osdorf is a quarter in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Altona borough. In 2006 the population was 25,206.-History:...
Botanischer Sondergarten Wandsbek Botanischer Sondergarten Wandsbek The Botanischer Sondergarten Wandsbek is a municipal botanical garden located in the Eichtalpark, Wandsbek, at Walddörferstraße 273, Hamburg, Germany. The garden began in 1926 as a school garden and became a municipal garden in 1956. It is open daily without charge.- External links :* * *...
Planten un Blomen Planten un Blomen Planten un Blomen is a park with a size of 47 hectares in the center of Hamburg. The name is Low German for plants and flowers.-Overview:The first plant was a Platanus, planted by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann in November 1821...

Music

German name	Description	Date	Location	Notes
Hamburgische Staatsoper Hamburg State Opera The Hamburg State Opera is one of the leading opera companies in Germany.Opera in Hamburg dates back to 2 January 1678 when the "Opern-Theatrum" was inaugurated with a performance of a biblical Singspiel by Johann Theile...	Opera
Beatlemania Hamburg Beatlemania Hamburg Beatlemania Hamburg is a museum in Hamburg devoted to The Beatles.The museum, which opened in May 2009, is conceived as a "Beatles experience". It is located in the St...	Devoted to The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...	2009	St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn...
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Elbe Philharmonic Hall The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg is a concert hall under construction in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany. The concert hall is designed by Herzog & de Meuron on top of an old warehouse...	Philharmonic hall		HafenCity HafenCity HafenCity is a quarter in the District of Hamburg-Mitte in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island that use to be called Kehrwieder and Wandrahm....	Under construction
Laeiszhalle Laeiszhalle The Laeiszhalle is a concert hall in Hamburg, Germany and home to the Hamburger Symphoniker.The hall is named after the German shipowning company F. Laeisz, founder of the concert venue and was planned by the architect Martin Haller.-External links:...	Philharmonic hall and concerts of popular music
Neue Flora	Musicals	1990
Operettenhaus (TUI Operettenhaus)	Musicals		St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn... Reeperbahn Reeperbahn The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district...
Theater im Hafen Hamburg	Musicals

Theatres

In 2005/6, 4.2 mil. visits to a theatre were counted in Hamburg

Hamburg

, 2,380 visits per 1000 inhabitants, so Hamburg had more visits then Bremen

Bremen

The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...

(920) and Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

(920). The average for the German states were 420 visits.

German name	Description	Date	Location	Notes
Altonaer Theater
DAS SCHIFF	Theatre ship	1975
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Deutsches Schauspielhaus The Deutsches Schauspielhaus is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany. With a capacity for 1192 spectators, it places it as Germany's largest theatre...			St. Georg St. Georg, Hamburg St. Georg is a central quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte of Hamburg, Germany. In 2006 the population was 10,551.-History:In 1410 the articles 17 and 18 of a contract between the Senate and the citizens were regulating the accommodation of the patients in the hospital St. Georg . This hospital...
English Theatre		1976
Ernst-Deutsch-Theater		1951 (1973)
Hamburger Kammerspiele		1918
Hansa Theater	Vaudeville Vaudeville Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill... theatre, with acts from Josephine Baker Josephine Baker Josephine Baker was an American dancer, singer, and actress who found fame in her adopted homeland of France. She was given such nicknames as the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and the "Créole Goddess".... (in 1930) and Siegfried & Roy Siegfried & Roy Siegfried & Roy are two German-American former entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers.... (in 1964). Closed 2001–2009.	1894	St. Georg St. Georg, Hamburg St. Georg is a central quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte of Hamburg, Germany. In 2006 the population was 10,551.-History:In 1410 the articles 17 and 18 of a contract between the Senate and the citizens were regulating the accommodation of the patients in the hospital St. Georg . This hospital...
Imperial Theater	Theatre playing detective fiction Detective fiction Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...	1994	St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn... Reeperbahn Reeperbahn The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district...
Kampnagel-Fabrik
Komödie Winterhuder Fährhaus	Comedy	1854 1988	Winterhude Winterhude Winterhude is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. In 2007 the population was 48,799.-History:Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated in 1700 bC and 700 bC.During World War II the port of...
Monsun Theater	Theatre for children
Neues Theater am Holstenwall
Ohnsorg-Theater	A theatre in which the actors speak Low Saxon (but they speak Missingsch Missingsch Missingsch is a type of Low-German-coloured dialect or sociolect of German. It is characterised by Low-German-type structures and the presence of numerous loanwords from Low German in High German.- Description :... -infused German for national television broadcasts, since Low Saxon is not comprehensible to most German speakers)	1902
Rote Flora Rote Flora The Rote Flora is a former theater in the neighbourhood Schanzenviertel in Hamburg. It has been squatted in November 1989 in response to the decision to turn it into a musical theatre.- History of the building :...		1888–1953[?]		Closed
Theater Allee
Theater für Kinder	Theatre for children
Theater Imago
Theater im Zimmer		1948–1999		Closed
Theater in der Basilika
Thalia Theater Thalia Theater (Hamburg) The Thalia Theater is one of the three state-owned theatres in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1843 by Charles Maurice Schwartzenberger and named after the muse Thalia...		1843
Thalia Gaußstraße Thalia Theater (Hamburg) The Thalia Theater is one of the three state-owned theatres in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1843 by Charles Maurice Schwartzenberger and named after the muse Thalia...		2000
Schilleroper		1891		Closed
Schmidts Tivoli and Schmidt Theater			St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn... Reeperbahn Reeperbahn The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district...
St. Pauli Theater		1841	St. Pauli St. Pauli St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn... Reeperbahn Reeperbahn The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district...

Libraries and archives

In 2006, 39 public libraries extisted in Hamburg, organised by the foundation Bücherhallen Hamburg, more than 20 academic libraries, and several special or museums libraries. 7.9 media per inhabitant were borrowed from the public libraries. Therefor Hamburg, after Bremen