Permanent Exhibition At Museum of Work

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The collection of the Museum der Arbeit deals with Hamburg’s industrial, technical and social history. Very large objects such as the TRUDE can be found there, as well as stamps that were used to sign off files in the Kontor in the past.

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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 the Elbe River, digging the fourth bore of the Elbe Tunnel in the process. On her way from Waltershof to Othmarschen, a distance of 2,560 meters, she moved approximately 400,…

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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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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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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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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 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”…