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Altona Museum Bloody Soil. Scenes of NSU crimes A Exhibition With Photographs By Regina Schmeken

15.10.2025 – 07.07.2026

To mark the 25th year of the murder of Süleyman Taşköprü, the Altona Museum is showing the exhibition ‘Bloody Soil. Scenes of NSU crimes’. The exhibition shows the large-format images by photographer Regina Schmeken, who documented the NSU crime scenes.

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Der weiße, beschädigte Text auf schwarzem Hintergrund lautet BLUTIGER BODEN in einer Raute, darunter DIE TATORTE DES NSU. Der Stil erinnert an ein düsteres, nüchternes Erscheinungsbild.

Altonaer Museum Landmarks of Jewish History A project space for Hamburg.

from 04.02.2026

The exhibition Landmarks of Jewish History: A project space for Hamburg presents, in a concise form, various aspects of this more than four-hundred-year history, spanning from 1611 to 2024, through 14 selected dates. At the heart of the project space is the ongoing discussion about a Jewish Museum for Hamburg…

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Eine steinerne Löwenskulptur mit detaillierter Mähne sitzt auf einem Sockel und hält eine Tafel mit hebräischen Inschriften. Ein weißer rautenförmiger Umriss erscheint im Hintergrund vor einem blaugrünen Hintergrund.

Altona Museum presentation Dynamic Memory Lab – En

11.03. – 06.07.2026

The Dynamic Memory Lab examines how history is remembered and told—but also how it is concealed and suppressed.

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Ein hölzerner Ausstellungsraum mit hängenden Texttafeln, roten geometrischen Formen, Audio-Kopfhörern und an der Wand ausgestellten Zeitschriften. Helles, natürliches Licht fällt von der Decke ein.

Altonaer Museum "wunderkammer" (Cabinet of Curiosities) play, collect and marvel

The “wunderkammer” invites children to play, collect and marvel. For children of reading age, there are many wondrous but also…

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Ein Raum mit blauem Fußboden und in der Mitte einem roten Pfad, der leicht erhöht ist. In den Regalen an den Wänden stehen viele Gegenstände.

Altonaer Museum Redesigned historic hall of columns in the Altonaer Museum

The historic hall of columns in the entrance area of the Altonaer Museum have become a redesigned admission-free “living room…

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Altona Museum Visit Altona Museum

The Altonaer Museum was founded in 1863. It is one of the largest regional museums in Germany and presents the…

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Außenansicht des Altonaer Museums im Sonnenschein, Menschen laufen draußen vorbei.

Altona Museum About The Altona Museum

As one of the largest regional museums in Germany, the Altona Museum focuses on the art and cultural history of…

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Altona Museum Children’s Book House

The Children’s Book House in the Altonaer Museum is one of the few places in Germany where you can see…

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Altona Museum The Lauenburger Raths-Pharmacy

The pharmacy was founded in 1736 by the town council to improve income and to keep a better eye on…

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Altona Museum The Dufke shop

From 1890 to 1978, the “Dufke-Laden” as a “mixed country store” in family ownership offered the village of Altenwerder a…

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Altonaer Museum The myth of country life A presentation of paintings from the collection of the Altonaer Museum

The area of staged historical farmhouse parlors and the hall of farmhouse models on the 2nd floor of the Altonaer…

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Eine Museumsgalerie mit gerahmten Gemälden an hellen Wänden, darunter Porträts und Landschaften, und Glasvitrinen mit verschiedenen Artefakten und Keramiken.

Altona Museum Historical shipping

The ground floor of the museum is dedicated to historical shipping in Altona. This department can be experienced by taking…

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Altona Museum Facets of Altona’s urban development

The exhibition displays Altona’s history with a focus on urban development. It also showcases some of the important people in…

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Altonaer Museum Farmers’ parlours

The Altonaer Museum owns 17 northern German farmers’ parlours or Bauernstuben as they are known. They form a unique ensemble…

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Detailaufnahmen eines Raum mit aufwändig verzierten Wänden und Türen.