Zum Inhalt springen
Direkt zum Inhalt wechseln

Heine House

The main building, mockingly called the “Offending Palace” by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), was demolished in 1881. Fortunately for us, the garden house of this stately home, purchased by Hamburg banker and philanthropist Salomon Heine (1767 – 1844) at the beginning of the 19th century, was preserved.

A gem on the Elbchaussee

The Heine Haus has been a heritage protected building since 1962 and a branch of the Altonaer Museum since 1 January 2001.

The main building, mockingly called the “Offending Palace” by Heinrich Heine, was demolished in 1881. Fortunately for us, the garden house of this stately home, purchased by Hamburg banker and philanthropist Salomon Heine (1767– 1844) at the beginning of the 19th century, was preserved. The relationship between Salomon and his poet nephew was certainly not without tension, and the young poet definitely did his uncle wrong in many ways. The garden house built in 1832 was completely renovated in 1999/2000.

Millerntorwache 2018. Photo: Sinje Hasheider/SHMH

The “Heine Haus” e.V. Society takes care of the ongoing structural maintenance of this historic building. Special exhibitions are put on in the Heine Haus at various times and the “Heine Haus” e.V. Society also organises a comprehensive series of lectures, for example, on Jewish, literary and topographical topics.

Opening hours

Please contact us for an personal appointment. Appointments can be arranged by phone or by email.

Contact

address

Heine-Haus e.V.

Elbchaussee 31
22765 Hamburg