BallinStadt is the name given to a memorial park and former emigration station in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. From the 1850s to the early …
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Jun 13, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this museum and learned a lot. It’s quite emotional in parts, lots of quotes and reports from actual people having emigrated. Easily reached by public transport - S-Bahn Veddel.Full review by Nina H
Dec 3, 2023
Over rated. 3 buildings, only #2 has anything one can consider an exhibit. Elmo in bldg 1 and a bunch of pictures & suitcases. Bldg 3 has a small display of Ballin’s office, the cafe and a gift shop.…Full review by JavaMama58
Oct 28, 2023
First time going there and it was amazing! scary and fun at the same time, we’ll come back again next year.Full review by yinah015
It depends on your level of interest and if you speak German. You can simply tour through the three buildings and be done in an hour. If you have more interest, you can stop and read …
It depends on your level of interest and if you speak German. You can simply tour through the three buildings and be done in an hour. If you have more interest, you can stop and read some of the major signs, which are mostly in German (alternately, you can follow along in the English language booklet provided, however, it does not cover all signs) and take about 2 hours. If you're a German speaker and choose to read all of the signs including the interesting stories, you could take about 3 hours. Buildings #1 and #2 each have a lot of exhibits and signs. Building #3 has far fewer exhibits but it also houses computer terminals so you can do research on your family genealogy on the German version of Ancestry. There's also a very nice cafe in building #3 serving fresh cooked food that is quite tasty so a stop there could also lengthen your stay. There is a gift shop by the cafe. Overall, I would say 2-3 hours.
Is the museum ONLY about emigration to America? My ancestor left Germany (well, really Schleswig-Holstein/Lubeck) in 1850 for Argentina.
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As this emigration centre is supported by the German branch of Ancestry it does not only hold the shipping lists for US bound emigrants but acts as a global family research centre.
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