Hamburg Museums are rich storehouses of various antiquities that reflect the historical past of the city. These offer insight into the rich cultural heritage of the city. There are several museums which differ from the conventional museums and exhibit interesting artifacts. There are about six museums in Hamburg.
The Kunsthalee displays an enviable collection of 19th and 20th century artifacts. There are masterpieces dating from the medieval times to the present age. The Kunsthalee Museum has a couple of rooms dedicated to the works of the country's very first painter, Master Bertram. Master Francke, another eminent painter, also finds his place next to Bertram in the Museum.
Works of master painters like Rembrandt, Bernini and Heinrich Fussli are also part of the art collection of this museum. One can also come across the works of Max
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Liebermann and Lovis Corinth, the noted German impressionist painters. The Galerie der Gegenwart or the Gallery of Contemporary Art displays modern art including an impressive collection of American Pop Art.
The Museum Fur Kunst and Gewerbe or the Museum of Arts and Crafts comprises of an impressive collection of artifacts from the medieval times to the renaissance and the 19th century. The museum also features an impressive line up of keyboard instruments.
A tour to the Altonaer Museum in Hamburg gives the tourists vital and comprehensive information about the local lifestyle. The Panoptikum Waxworks is a different sort of a museum containing wax figures of celebrities and personalities. Hamburg museums make for interesting sightseeing.
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