The Hamburger Kunsthalle is the largest museum in the Hanseatic city and one of the most important art museums in Europe. Originally built from private collections and civic donations, it houses one of Germany’s most significant public art collections in its three distinctive buildings near the Alster. Its collection includes around 145,000 artworks dating back to the 14th century, approximately 1,000 of which are on permanent display.
In the newest building, the Gallery of Contemporary Art (Galerie der Gegenwart), a globally oriented exhibition program is showcased across 5,600 square meters. This program includes not only presentations from the collection but also changing artist projects and exhibitions. The works on display range from Abstract Expressionism and Informel to Minimal Art and Conceptual Art, as well as multimedia and digital art.
