Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg
The Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg is a private museum in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany. The museum houses Peter Tamm's collection of model ships, construction plans, uniforms, and maritime art, amounting to over 40,000 items and more than one million photographs. It opened in a former warehouse in 2008.
Former warehouse, now the museum (2009)
Peter Tamm
The first model ship
Renovated interior of the museum before the opening in 2008
HafenCity is a quarter in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island Grasbrook, on the former Port of Hamburg area. It was formally established in 2008 and also includes the historical Speicherstadt area, which since 2015 is an UNESCO World Heritage Site with the adjacent Kontorhausviertel. The main landmark of the HafenCity is the Elbphilharmonie concert hall.
Aerial view of western HafenCity and Speicherstadt (2013)
Überseequartier, one of the new quarters of HafenCity
Tradition harbor at Sandtorkai
High-rises of the Hanseatic Trade Center around the Kehrwiederspitze; Elbphilharmonie visible in the background