Bergedorf Museum

The permanent exhibition at Bergedorfer Schloss shows, alongside the castle's history in engaging thematic rooms, the development of Bergedorf from village to town. For centuries, the Elbe, the Bille, and the Sachsenwald shape the development and daily life of the little town Bergedorf. Together with the surrounding Vier- und Marschlanden, it forms today one of Hamburg's seven boroughs and is part of the Elbe metropolis. It unites rural life, nature, and metropolitan settlements; it is a place to live, a workplace, a home, and a day-trip destination. Which events have shaped life here, and what sets Bergedorf apart from the rest of Hamburg? Historical objects, room installations, photographs, pictures, media stations, eyewitness interviews, games and more invite you to a brief, entertaining discovery tour.

Until September 27, 2026, the Bergedorf Museum will feature the double exhibition "Time and Memory" by Hans-Gerhard Meyer and Hans-Hinrich Sievers.Memories of specific times are fragmentary, unreliable, and fleeting. Hans-Gerhard Meyer approaches this phenomenon in his paintings, combining multiple moments into one image in his "Moment Painting." He depicts the memory of what has happened as a patchwork.The sculptor Hans-Hinrich Sievers has long worked with the material wood. Using a chainsaw, angle grinder, and polisher, he creates sculptures from bog oak, an extremely hard oak wood preserved for hundreds of years in bogs and swamps. The long period without oxygen gives the wood a unique appearance.

Do you also remember all the good pubs of the past? In Bergedorf, you can take a guided walk through the cultural history of pubs. How long have pubs existed at all? Why did they emerge, why did they disappear again? What social function did they have and when?

You work during the day but still want to visit the museum? Once a month, we offer an evening guided tour of the Bergedorf Museum in the castle and see if the exhibition is still there after work hours! Discover the history of Bergedorf on a guided tour and learn how Bergedorf grew from a small settlement to Hamburg's largest district.Registration at 42891 2509 or museum@bergedorf.hamburg.de is mandatory, as the museum will not open otherwise.

On Open Monument Day, Bergedorfer Schloss opens its museum doors from 11 AM to 5 PM. At 1 PM, the Traditional Old Merry Tale Jazzband plays jazz in the castle courtyard. Jazzclub Bergedorf organizes the jazz concerts at Bergedorfer Schloss and would appreciate a donation here.At 2 PM and 3 PM, guided tours of the exhibition "stadtlandfluss-unterwegs in Bergedorf" will start.All events are free and can be attended without registration.