Times are tough for the travel community right now. Reflections on illness, separation, and ballinstadt, my. Go beyond the stereotypes at epic the irish emigration museum. The buildings were destroyed by the nazis in 1934, but were later rebuilt true to. Ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg 2020 all you need. Visit ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg on your trip. The former emigration station in hamburg has special meaning for me because both of my grandfathers departed for colombia from there in the 1930s. In hamburg, germany, the engaging ballinstadt emigration museum tells the story of those from germany and beyond who went first to hamburg, by train or even on foot, before boarding a ship to cross the ocean. Emigration museum being built in hamburg, germany recreated on the site of the original emigrants hall on veddel island.
Hamburg emigration museum ballinstadt hamburgamerica. See all 5 ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg tickets and tours on tripadvisor. Find directions on how to get to us by bus, rail or coach. Emigration museum ballinstadt hamburg we are open the emigration museum ballinstadt hamburg has opened since may, 7th 2020. On an area of 2500 square meters, experience the fascinating migration history of over four time periods at the emigration museum ballinstadt. The ballinstadt emigration museum is an offreing recreated rooms, interactive and photographic displays, dedicated to this immigration history. Epic the irish emigration museum dublin updated may. Opened in 2007, ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg tells the story of the more than 5 million european emigrants who left from hamburg between 1850 and 1939 in search of a better life in america or south america. Final admittance is an hour before the closing time admission prices as 12 for adults, 7 for children up to 12 years. They are arranged chronologically by the ship arrival date and then. More about hamburgs ballinstadt emigration museum coming.
Ballinstadt museum emigration museum visit the ballin stadt emigration museum and get free entrance with the hamburg city pass you save. Make your way to cologne today, traveling through lower saxony. Accompany former emigrants with their wishes and dreams as they journey to a new world. Point your camera at the featured panels and pictures in the museum. The stories of their lives are brought to life at ballinstadt. The ballinstadt museum is dedicated to those emigrants. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Creative themed exhibits give a look at the origins of the five million german emigrants who passed through here, the reasons they chose. The hamburg passenger lists are also available in the ballinstadt emigration museum in hamburg. The dates happened to be just after my grandmothers first yahrzeit, so i decided to use the.
After lots of discussion, the festival was cancelled a week before it was to take place due to fears about the spread of coronavirus. Still, the museum has come to carry much meaning for the descendents of the citizens of hamburg, which welcomes back the current generation with an easy way to access their ancestry. The emigration museum hamburg ballinstadt is a former halfway housetemporary shelter in the port of hamburg, where millions of european emigrants stayed before making their journey to the americas. Visit 14 immersive themed rooms documenting the journey from hamburg all the way to ellis island and beyond. Opening times are 10am to 6 pm april to october, 10 am to 4. Ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg all you need to. Epic the irish emigration museum is a stateoftheart interactive experience located in. See all 5 ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg tickets and tours on.
Last month, i was scheduled to fly to berlin to attend a book festival. Enter the ballinstadt emigration museum, where youll take a guided tour and learn about german genealogy at the family research center. There is no particular order that you have to follow. Today part of that emigrant city has been recreated, and the ballinstadt emigration museum allows people to trace their german ancestors. It was designed by the londonbased design firm event communications and was voted as europes leading tourist. Tickets for emigration museum ballinstadt hamburg tiqets. The ballinstadt museum was opened in 2007 and named. The information is all posted in german, and when we paid, i wish we had been told how to match the english book wi. Hamburg was one of germany s transit centres for emigrants waiting to embark on the transatlantic journey. Tickets for the emigration museum in hamburg citynautas.
Ballinstadt emigration museum in veddel, germany sygic. May, 2020 more than five million people emigrated to the new world via the port of hamburg between 1850 and 1934. Ballinstadt immigration museum hamburg port of departure. Epic the irish emigration museum in dublin epic museum. Ballinstadt emigration museum dark tourism the guide. The adventure of emigration the history of ballinstadt starts more than a century ago, when albert ballin, directorgeneral of the hapag shipping company, built the largest guest house in the world.
From the boat landing, follow the short path to the museum and. Why should you visit the emigration museum in hamburg during your stay in the hanseatic city. Still, the museum has come to carry much meaning for the descendents of the citizens of hamburg, which welcomes back the current generation with an easy way to access their. About the museum discover the stories of over 300 irish people and relive some of the greatest achievements in music, art, sport, fashion, and science.
A town within a town ballinstadt emigration museum in. The maritime circle lines shuttle boat will drop you off at the ballinstadt pier in front of the museum. For those seeking their ancestral history from a european past whose ancestors left europe from poland, the baltic states, russia and even switzerland, denmark, sweden and finland between 1836 until. Ballinstadt is the name given to a memorial park and former emigration station in the port of. Hamburg emigration museum ballinstadt hamburgamerica line. The emigrant museum ballinstadt in hamburg opens its doors and shows in its exhibition the emigration history from four epochs. Ticket for the emigration museum ballinstadt hamburg provided by ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg. Explore, engage and connect with irish history and culture in 20 interactive galleries at epic.
The complex on the peninsula here, completed in 1901, was built by the hapag. A look back at the history of epic, how it all began from initial concept to becoming the first fully digital museum in the world. On an area of 2,500 square meters, experience the fascinating migration history of over four eras at the emigration museum ballinstadt hamburg. Ticket for the emigration museum ballinstadt hamburg. Enter the german emigration center in the port city of.
Ballinstadt emigration museum photos durant imboden. Ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg all you need to know. Book your tickets online for ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg, hamburg. At the ballinstadt emigration museum in hamburg, you can experience up close how people left europe via the port of hamburg more than 100 years ago, hoping for a better life. Known as the port of dreams, this port was the last stop made by millions of emigrants before traveling to america. Go beyond the stereotypes to help you discover what it truly means to be irish. Tripadvisor ticket for the emigration museum ballinstadt. Epic the irish emigration museum in dublin epic museum ireland. Explore three exhibition spaces chronicling the mass emigration from europe to the new world at the ballinstadt emigration museum. Visit ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg on your trip to.
See all 5 ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg tickets and. Join emigrants on their historic journey to the new world at the ballinstadt emigration museum. Jun 11, 2019 about hamburg passenger lists, 18501934. Ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg can be crowded, so we recommend booking etickets ahead of time to secure your spot. Ballinstadt emigration museum in veddel, germany sygic travel. Ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg 2020 all you need to.
Hamburg was one of germanys transit centres for emigrants waiting to embark on the transatlantic journey. The informal nach amerika restaurant is decorated to resemble the ballinstadt dining halls of yesteryear, with a menu that offers traditional hamburg dishes along with sausages, schnitzels, pastries, and other modernday edibles. Our family research center trace your ancestors in hamburg. Since its opening in 2007, it has rightly been one of the citys most popular museums. With the free app ballinstadtxplore you delve into ballinstadt emigration museum in a new way. You wont find leprechauns or pots of gold here, but youll discover that what it means to be irish expands far beyond the borders of ireland through the stories of irish emigrants who became scientists, politicians, poets, artists and even outlaws all over the world. Oct 08, 2016 ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg. From the 1850s to the early 1930s the grounds emigration halls were last homestead for some five million emigrants from various parts of europe, waiting for their departure to the americas. Ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg 2020 what to know. Ballinstadt emigration museum is dedicated to all of them. Book your tickets online for epic the irish emigration museum, dublin. A museum chronicling the waves of emigration from europe to the new world, mostly the usa.
Ballinstadt emigration museum hamburg updated may 2020. For those seeking their ancestral history from a european past whose ancestors. It was designed by the londonbased design firm event communications and was voted as europes leading tourist attraction at the 2019 world travel awards. Epic the irish emigration museum is located in dublins docklands which covers the history of the irish diaspora and emigration to other countries. Visit the ballin stadt emigration museum and get free entrance with the hamburg city pass you save. The site is also marketed as the emigration museum or port of dreams. Winner of europes leading tourist attraction at the world travel awards 2019. Your support will go a long way in helping tour operators worldwide get back on their feet down the road the. Included in this database are book indexes to passengers arriving by ship in boston, massachusetts between 1899 and 1940. The ballinstadt museum was opened in 2007 and named after albert ballin, then director. This museum and familyresearch center tells the story of european emigration to the united states and elsewhere.
Ballinstadt served hearty fare to its emigrant clientele, and todays museum continues that tradition. B etween 1850 and 1939, some 5 million emigrants mostly from eastern europe boarded ships in hamburg to pursue their dreams in the new world. Emigration ads from 1849 to 1851, emigration ads from 1852. The museum is housed in reconstructed redbrick buildings just like those that were actually part of the original emigrants accommodation centre. Learn about the lives of the people through living pictures, videos, historical documents, and more. We are located in dublins docklands, just a 10 minute walk from the city centre. The ballinstadt emigration museum in hamburg is located on veddel island where albert ballin, a successful ship owning magnate, built what constituted as a small town within hamburg a place for emigrants to stay before they sailed across the atlantic. The museum itself was once a place of refuge for emigrants, set up 120 years ago by albert ballin. The ballinstadt emigration museum of hamburg located on veddel island in the harbor complex of the elbe river see hamburg harbor cruises offers photographic displays and records of hamburgs part in the immigration story, in both its hopeful and darker sides.
Ballinstadt emigration museum dark tourism the guide to. Visit the exhibits and then book a night aboard the ship. The complex was expanded over the years to become a virtual city. Hamburg has more bridges than any other city in the world, but the longest and most important is the connection to the new world. In their heyday, the emigration halls at ballinstadt had 5,000 beds and were said to be the worlds largest inn. An audio player will then automatically start playing, presenting the content in english. Epic the irish emigration museum history museum dublin. Ballinstadt is the name given to a memorial park and former emigration station in the port of hamburg, germany.