15 December 2019 until 26 April 2020

Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty

28 February until 20 September 2020

The Poster

31 January until 1 June 2020

100 Years of Adjustable Light

28 June 2019 until 1 March 2020

Among Friends

Madame d'Ora in New York

MKG on the Road

Madame d'Ora in New York! A large part of the estate of the important Austrian photographer is houdes at the MKG. In addition to approximately 500 original prints, it includes negatives and contact sheets as well as the correspondence and customer book of her studio. More than 60 photographs travelled to the Neue Galerie in New York a few days ago, well packed. The exhibition "Madame d'Ora", launched on 20 Febuary, is the largest museum retrospective of the photographer's work in the United States to date. More Information

Aby Warburg's books

Book presentation

On 5 March at 7 pm Thies Ibold will present his new book "A Warburg Workbook" in the vestibule of the MKG. The photo book is dedicated to a highly symbolic place in Hamburg, the Warburg House, which housed the library of Aby Warburg until 1933. The detailed black-and-white photographs allow unexpected connections to emerge and allow us to see the interior design and the surroundings of the Warburg House from new perspectives. More Information

Japanese Tea Ceramics

Last Guided Tour

On 1 March, the exhibition "Among Friends. Japanese Tea Ceramics" ends. To conclude the show, the artist Jan Kollwitz will guide you through the exhibition rooms on this day at 12 noon. Together with the author Christoph Peters, he co-curated the exhibition "Among Friends. Japanese Tea Ceramics" and will personally present his works during the tour. The curator of the exhibition, Wibke Schrape, will also be present to answer questions from visitors. Included in museum entrance fee. More Information

A Milestone

Curator's Tour

100 years ago the engineer Curt Fischer (1890-1956), founder of the lighting manufacturer Midgard, set a milestone. His invention: The first adjustable lamp for the desk or workbench. On 12 March at 7 pm, the journalist Thomas Edelmann, who conceived the exhibition "100 Years of Positionable Light", will talk about the evolution of luminaires, about parallel and recent developments. More Information

Saturday, 29 February

Today open

10 am - 6 pm

Entrance fee

12 euros, reduced 8 euros, free admission up to 18 years

Getting Here

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Steintorplatz, 20099 Hamburg

Hubertus Wald Kids World: Open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am - 6 pm