One of the largest art museums in Germany, Kunsthalle Hamburg occupies three buildings in the heart of Hamburg’s Altstadt district. It was founded in 1817 by a local art society and houses masterpieces dating from the Middle Ages to the modern day.
Admire the redbrick architecture of the original 1860s Kunsthalle, which contrasts dramatically to the cubic Galerie der Gegenwart that was added in 1997. Step inside to explore the Gallery of Old Masters, where paintings by Lucas Cranach the Younger and Peter Paul Rubens are exhibited alongside works by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn.
The Gallery of 19th-century Art features works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Auguste Rodin, while paintings by Max Ernst, Paul Klee and Edvard Munch are highlights of the Gallery of Modern Art. The Kunsthalle Hamburg also hosts around 20 themed exhibitions every year.
Getting there
The Kunsthalle Hamburg is a five-minute walk from the Hamburg Central Station and the Hauptbahnhof Nord subway station. Hamburg Airport is a 20-minute drive away.