Altonaer Museum

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Founded in 1863, the Altona Museum is one of Germany's largest regional museums dedicated to the art and cultural history of northern Germany and presents the cultural and historical development of the Elbe region around Altona, Schleswig Holstein and the coastal areas of the North Sea and Baltic Sea.Founded in 1863, the Altona Museum is one of Germany's largest regional museums dedicated to the art and cultural history of northern Germany and presents the cultural and historical development of the Elbe region around Altona, Schleswig Holstein and the coastal areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The permanent collection displays the most important regional exhibits from the fields of painting and graphics, arts and crafts, cultural history, fishing and shipping. With a varied program of special exhibitions and film and lecture events on topics from the 19th and 20th centuries, the museum pursues the goal of presenting the museum's collection areas not only from an art and cultural history perspective, but also from a media history perspective. With an interactive children's department and the Hamburg Children's Book House e.V., the Altona Museum has become a popular destination for families. This content has been machine translated.