Altonaer Museum

Founded in 1863, the Altonaer Museum is one of the largest German regional museums dealing with the art and cultural history of northern Germany and presents the cultural and historical development of the Elbe region around Altona, Schleswig Holstein and the coastal areas of the North and Baltic Seas presents itself as one of the largest German regional museums with the art and cultural history of Northern Germany and presents the cultural-historical development of the Elbe region around Altona, Schleswig Holstein and the coastal areas of the North and Baltic Seas.

The permanent exhibition presents the most important regional exhibits from the fields of painting and graphic arts, arts and crafts, cultural history, fishing and shipping. With a varied program of special exhibitions and film and lecture events on topics from the 19th and 20th centuries, the museum pursues the goal of presenting the collection areas of the house not only from an art and cultural history, but also from a media history perspective. With an interactive children's section and the Hamburg children's bookstore e.V., the Altonaer Museum has become a popular excursion destination for families.