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THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING ABOUT GALAXIES, QUARKS AND COLLISIONS

22.11.2022 – 09.04.2023
The exhibition at the Museum der Arbeit invites its visitors to a search for clues that leads back over 13 billion years to the origin of the universe. It addresses questions that have preoccupied people for centuries and lead us to the limits of our knowledge and imagination: What is…
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Museum of work

About the Museum of work What moves the gateway to the world

The history of the museum – a museum for everybody The idea for the Museum der Arbeit first emerged at…
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More than any other location in Hamburg this listed building complex exemplifies Hamburg’s industrial culture and heritage.The key landmark is…
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The Printing Trade Mechanisation and the End of Letterpress Printing

Permanent exhibition in the Museum of work The museum’s Printing Trade section is located on the first floor; this section…
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Working in a Merchant’s Office Overseas Trade

Permanent exhibition in the Museum of work During the Industrial Age, overseas trade in Hamburg experienced an immense boom, as…
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New-York Hamburger Gummi-Waaren Compagnie

LOOK AT THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM OF LABOR At the end of this journey, the industrial processing of rubber…
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Lost Property: Workspace

Permanent exhibition in the Museum of work In the rear part of the room, behind a glass wall, is a…
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ABC of Work

Permanent exhibition in the Museum of work This 400-square-meter section examines the history of work in Hamburg since the Industrial…
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Objects in the Museum Courtyard Universal Cable Excavator, Model Mb II

The machinery factory Menck & Hambrock was founded in 1868 in Ottensen, which in those days was still a village…
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Objects and Documents Everyday Life in the Industrial Age

Take a look into the museum of work The exhibition “Objects and Documents – Everyday Life in the Industrial Age”…
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TRUDE

TRUDE is probably the biggest and hungriest lady in Hamburg. In around 2 ½ years she chewed her way under…