Description [EN]
The Universitätsmuseum Hamburg is housed in the historic main building of Universität Hamburg in the Rotherbaum district. It documents the development of research, teaching and academic culture since the founding of Universität Hamburg in 1919 and also serves as a venue for science communication.
The museum is located on Edmund-Siemers-Allee and occupies rooms on the first floor of the building constructed in 1911 as the "Vorlesungsgebäude am Dammtor". Originating from the university's collections and archives, the museum was opened in the anniversary year 2019.
The permanent exhibition "100! Geschichte und Gegenwart der Universität Hamburg" brings together more than 300 exhibits and traces the arc from the founding phase through the Weimar Republic to the role of the university under National Socialism. Other focal points are the student protests of the 1960s, current research projects and societal topics such as colonial history and the relationship between science and urban society. The exhibition is fully accessible; a digital tour is also available. In addition, the museum regularly presents special exhibitions on current research topics.
As a venue for outreach, the museum offers guided tours, thematic workshops and participatory school projects; a special format connects science communication with pop culture. The building itself is protected as a historic monument and exemplifies Wilhelminian educational architecture.
The Universitätsmuseum Hamburg fulfils tasks of cultural education, knowledge transfer and the historical examination of the university's development. Through interdisciplinary projects and innovative exhibition formats it attracts attention beyond the region and regularly takes part in citywide cultural events.