The International Maritime Museum

The International Maritime Museum, in Hamburg

The International Maritime Museum of Hamburg retraces three thousand years of history of navigation, in a former warehouse of the HafenCity. The Hamburg audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this vast museum, rich in an exceptional collection dedicated to the sea and the boats.

Three thousand years of history of navigation

The International Maritime Museum of Hamburg is one of the largest museums of the world devoted to the sea and navigation. It is installed in the Kaispeicher B, the oldest preserved warehouse of the town, a majestic brick building at the edge of the Speicherstadt and the HafenCity. Over several floors, the museum deploys an extraordinary collection that retraces three thousand years of maritime history, from the first boats of Antiquity to the modern liners and container ships. There you admire thousands of models of ships, some of an exceptional finesse, but also navigation instruments, uniforms, paintings, old maps and innumerable objects linked to the sea, to the navy as to the merchant marine. For a port town like Hamburg, whose history is inseparable from the sea, this museum is an appropriate tribute to this great human adventure. A temple of maritime history, the International Maritime Museum is a fascinating stop of the discovery of Hamburg.

What to see

You admire, in the Kaispeicher B, the oldest preserved warehouse of the town, one of the largest museums of the world devoted to the sea, which retraces over several floors three thousand years of maritime history, with its thousands of models of ships, its navigation instruments, its old maps and its objects linked to the navy. The International Maritime Museum pays tribute to the maritime past of Hamburg. It is a fascinating stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The International Maritime Museum lies in the Kaispeicher B, near the Speicherstadt and the HafenCity, in Hamburg, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the International Maritime Museum of Hamburg present?

Three thousand years of history of navigation, from the first boats of Antiquity to the modern ships, with thousands of models of ships, navigation instruments, old maps and innumerable objects linked to the sea; it is installed in the Kaispeicher B, the oldest preserved warehouse of the town.

Where is the International Maritime Museum of Hamburg?

In the Kaispeicher B, near the Speicherstadt and the HafenCity, in Hamburg, in Germany.