hamburgmuseum
| hamburgmuseum |
| Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte |
Entrance of the museum. |
Location of hamburgmuseum in Hamburg
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| Established |
1839 / 1922 |
| Location |
Hamburg, Germany |
| Type |
History museum |
| Website |
www.hamburgmuseum.de (English) |
The hamburgmuseum (or hm), also known as Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte ("Museum for Hamburg History"), is a history museum located in the city of Hamburg in northern Germany. The museum was established at its current location in 1922, although its parent organization was started in 1839. The museum was named hamburgmuseum in 2006. It is located near the Planten un Blomen park in the center of Hamburg.
History
The main building was designed by Fritz Schumacher and constructed between 1914 and 1922.[1]
The museum was built on the site of the former Bastion Henricus, a part of the baroque fortification which was erected between 1616 and 1625 by the Dutchman Jan van Valckenborgh in order to make the town impregnable.
The museum courtyard was damaged from the great fire in 1842 and fully restored in 1995. A glass dome over the inner courtyard was completed in 1989.
The Hamburg Observatory occupied the area at the Museum from 1825 to 1912 before being moved to Bergedorf. The area was part of the old city wall defences built by the Dutchman Jan van Valckenborgh. These walls were part of Bastion Henricus which was a baroque fortification built between 1616 and 1625.[1] The museum was formerly located at the Johanneum school.
The museum became state-owned under the direction of Otto Lauffe, though this was changed back in 1999.
The museum adopted the name hamburgmuseum, and initials hm, in 2006. In 2008 the museum runs a program called hm freunde (Society of friends of the museum of Hamburg history).[2]
Interior and contents
The museum has many artifacts from preserved by the Society of Hamburg History founded in 1839. The Petri portal from Hamburg's St. Petri Church, built in 1604, was built into the museum courtyard.
Exhibits in 2005
- Kleidung und Mode: Kostüme und Kleidung in Hamburg von 1550–1920 (Clothing and fasion: costumes and clothing in Hamburg from 1550-1920)
- Hamburgisches Mäzenatentum: Familie Lorenz-Meyer als Beispiel (Hamburgian Patronage: The example of the Lorenz-Meyer family)
- Musik und Kunst in Hamburg (Music and art in Hamburg)
- Theater und Wissenschaft in Hamburg (Theatre and science in Hamburg)
- Hamburg im 20. Jahrhundert (Hamburg in the 20th century)
- Der Hamburger Börsenvorplatz von 1558 (The forecourt of the Hamburgian exchange of 1558)
- Hamme, Burg und Hansestadt – Hamburg im Mittelalter ( Hamme, castle and city of the Hanse - Hamburg in mediaeval times)
- Kirchen, Kanonen und Kommerz – Hamburg in der frühen Neuzeit (Churches, canons and commerce - Hamburg in the early modern period)
- Reformation in Hamburg (Reformation in Hamburg)
- Hamburg als Währungszentrum (Hamburg as centre of currencies)
- Das Schiffswrack von Wittenbergen (The shipwreck of Wittenbergen)
- Bauen und Wohnen und die Sicherung der Elbe vor Piraten (Constructing and living and securing the Elbe from pirates)
- Barocke Kaufmannsdiele (Baroque merchant hall)
- Stadtbild und Verfassung im 17. Jahrhundert (Townscape and constitution in the 17th century)
- Hamburg 1650-1860 (Hamburg 1650-1860)
- Die HafenCity – Hamburg im 21. Jahrhundert (The HafenCity - Hamburg in the 21st century)
- Kommandobrücke des Dampfers WERNER (The command bridge of steamboat WERNER)
- Zur Wohnkultur (About home decor)
- Geschichte der Juden in Hamburg [3] (History of the jews in Hamburg)
- Klopstockzimmer (The Klopstock room)
- Barocke Wohnräume (Baroque living rooms)
- Kunsthandwerk und Wohnkultur (Handicraft and home decor)
- 1945. Kriegsende in Hamburg (1945. End of the war in Hamburg)
Visitors
The museum takes part in the Long Night of Museums of Hamburg.[4]
See also
References
Further reading
- Horbas, Claudia; Pelc, Ortwin (2002) (in German). Es brannte an allen Ecken und Enden zugleich – Hamburg 1842 Zur Ausstellung im Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte, Nov. 2002 bis Febr. 2003. Heide: Boyens. ISBN 9783804211148.
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