About
Those Hamburg arts center contains an important art collection in Hamburg.

It is accommodated in two connected buildings between the main station and the Alster on the former bastion Vincent that Hamburg barrier plants. The entire exhibition and meeting surface more than 13,000 square meters are. A traditional emphasis of the collection is that 19. Century. In addition the museum has departments for old persons master and the modern trend. A whole building complex is dedicated to the art of the present. The copper pass cabinet covers over 100.000 sheets.

The History of the Hamburg Kunsthalle
The Kunsthalle owes its existence to an initiative by the Kunstverein in Hamburg (Hamburg Art Union), which was founded in 1817 and opened the first "public municipal painting gallery" in the Börsenarkaden in 1850. The collection grew rapidly due to the contribution of gifted works, and it soon became necessary to provide a building in which to house it. In August 1869, financed largely through donations, the Hamburg Kunsthalle was opened.

Gallery of Modern Art
The department of “Modern Art“ at the Hamburger Kunsthalle belongs to the most distinguished and important of its kind within Germany. All directors of the Hamburger Kunsthalle strove to rebuild, extend and present this collection after the losses incurred during the “degenerate art” programme implemented by the National Socialists in 1937. Diversity and foci characterise this department, which comprises art works dating from 1900 until about 1960.

Opening hours
Tuesdays to Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursdays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Mondays closed

April 5th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
April 5th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
April 8th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
April 9th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

May   1th, 12 a.m. to 6 p.m.
May 17th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
May 27th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
May 28th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission
Admission including exhibition „Helene Schjerfbeck“
Adults € 8,50
Concessions € 5, for eligibility see notice at box office
Groups of 15 or more, € 5 per person
Family Day Ticket € 14

Children's Time, Saturdays from 2-6 p.m.
For parents with children aged 4-12
1 Adult with children € 6
2 Adults with children € 11

Golden Friday € 8,50
For senior citizens with senior's pass,
includes coffee and cake