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Museum Der Arbeit

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Museum Der Arbeit explores work and industrial history in Hamburg’s Barmbek, inside a former 1871 rubber factory.

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Why go

  • TRUDE’s 380-tonne, 14.2-metre cutterhead stands in the courtyard; it was used to bore the new Elbe Tunnel.
  • Hear about 20 workers’ and employees’ life stories alongside objects from their lives.

Opening hours

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Monday10:00 – 21:00
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • Carl Wild factory arrangementAn original arrangement shows work at a small metal goods business that worked with enamel.Permanent exhibition
  • Hanseatic trading officeFollow office work from 19th-century overseas trade through the 1950s, using changing office machines, rubber and cocoa.Permanent exhibition
  • Factory owners’ collectionExplore the original owners’ collection and documents tracing the New-York Hamburger Gummi-Waaren Compagnie’s history.Permanent exhibition

What's inside

  • The “ABC der Arbeit” display traces Hamburg’s work history since industrialisation through products, clothing, tools, machines, memories and photographs.
  • A recreated workshop shows where enamel badges and medals were made.
  • The restored gatehouse contains a future workshop and canteen on the ground floor, with skills workshops and a group room upstairs.

With kids

  • The museum runs practical courses and workshops where participants use exhibits to make things.

Tips for your visit

  • To combine a museum visit with the courtyard cultural flea market, plan around its monthly dates from April to October.

Interesting facts3

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  1. The museum is an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

    Hamburg Museum of Work - Wikipedia
  2. 1937

    The courtyard’s working Menck cable excavator was built in 1937 by Maschinenfabrik Menck & Hambrock.

    Museum der Arbeit - Wikipedia
  3. 1964

    The courtyard’s “Emil” road roller dates from 1964, weighs 10 tonnes and has 40 horsepower.

    Museum der Arbeit - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

Plans for the museum took shape in the late 1970s. Its founders wanted to tell the history of ordinary people rather than ruling and upper classes. The former factory site reflects Barmbek’s identity as a working-class district.

  1. 1910The gatehouse was built as the entrance to the factory grounds.
  2. 1980The museum association was founded, with Achim Quaas playing a major role.
  3. 1982The museum opened with a provisional display.
  4. 1994The boiler house was inaugurated as the first completed building in a construction project that began in 1992.
  5. 1997The permanent exhibition hall in the main building opened on 5 January.
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  1. 2008The museum joined the Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg.
  2. April 2025Gatehouse restoration and modernization were completed, finishing the heritage restoration of the industrial ensemble.

Sources: Hamburg Museum of Work - Wikipedia · Museum der Arbeit - Wikipedia · checked 3 Oct 2026

Where
Wiesendamm 3, Hamburg

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Questions and answers

What does the Museum Der Arbeit library contain?

Its 30,000 books cover social history, labour, technology, business and gender history.

What photographic collection does the Museum Der Arbeit hold?

Photographer and photojournalist Gerd Mingram donated an archive of 80,000 images, many depicting working life.

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