FINtango is the first and only Finnish tango festival in Germany. On October 15, 2016 the festival will turn Hamburg’s St. Pauli into Little Finland. The first FINtango festival began in Hamburg in 2013 and has since expanded to seven northern and eastern German cities with over 8,000 visitors. The festival is known for it’s [...]
There is a street in the lovely neighborhood of Neustadt. It winds its way up a slight incline, the houses clustered together, reminding one of those romantic Paris side streets. On this street stands an atelier adorned with large scale paintings, fine quality leather goods, and a corner displaying a fashion line. It is run [...]
WATCH THIS SOUND! Did you ever wonder what Hamburg sounds like? The musician and video artist Kutiman probably has the answer. Get inspired by his sounds and visions and create your own Hamburg Mix and share it with us here on Come to Hamburg! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRRZGunQ3kU
The Reeperbahn is Germany’s most notorious 24/7 party mile. It is also home of Europe’s biggest club event: the 11th annual Reeperbahn Festival from September 21-24, 2016. The festival takes place in more than 70 clubs and bars throughout St. Pauli with over 450 bands from all over the world. Music lovers of indie, pop, [...]
Without taking away from his immense talent, one could call Dave Doughman a lucky man. Or a genius who has a knack of making his subconscious wishes a tangible reality. Like his music, he gets inside of people's heads unintentionally. That is how Swearing at Motorists, his rock band, began. What started off as a [...]
The Taste “Fest Der Künste” festival takes place upcoming weekend on the 27th & 28th of August 2016 in Hamburg. It made its debut in 2015. They had 2,500 people attend solidifying their importance in the festival scene of Hamburg. Sandra Fröde the organizer of theatrical and film background, tapped into a missing vein; giving [...]
Twenty-five years ago independent filmmakers in Hamburg came together to create a no budget film festival in comparison to the mainstream festivals. As with all good ideas, it became popular for its earnestness and has since grown to be a large budget festival while retaining the heart of a small budget. Filmfest Hamburg occurs annually [...]
Hamburg’s annual MS DOCKVILLE Festival for Music and Art is celebrating it’s tenth anniversary from 19-21 August 2016. Located directly in front of the river Elbe in Wilhelmsburg, the three day festival hosts an international line-up with 23 bands from the USA, Austrailia, Israel, and Europe. This year’s program covers a large gamut popular styles [...]
With approximately 500,000 objects from 4,000 years of human history the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MKG) is one of the most influential museums for arts and crafts in Europe. Opened in 1877, the MKG tells the remarkable story of human creativity. The top-class collections range from Ancient art to Contemporary art and include [...]
Permanent Collection at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg The MKG’s collections have been gathered over generations. Today it is a universal museum, presenting over 500 000 works showcasing human creativity and inventiveness at their best. The high calibre collection spans over 4000 years of human history from Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, [...]
