iThe MARKK, formerly the Museum für Völkerkunde, shows the cultures and arts of the world from a late 19th-century building on Rothenbaumchaussee. Permanent displays include ancient Egypt, the Andes, a Māori meeting house, South Seas masks and Korea. The museum is preparing a multi-year renovation and modernisation, planned after the current programme ends on 27 June 2027.

The museum's entire Benin collection, shown ahead of restitution, with the 1897 conquest, looting and Hamburg's trade ties.

An interactive family show on Carl Pettersson, a possible model for Pippi Longstocking's father, and German colonialism in the Pacific.

The cultural history of cats, from the goddess Bastet to pets, memes and videos, with objects from around the world and contemporary art.

Photographs and sound recordings by Hans Heinrich Brüning from northern Peru, reinterpreted by local artists and scholars. Part of the Triennale der Photographie 2026.

Jewish objects in the MARKK collections and their histories, with provenance research on Nazi-looted art and the museum's role under the Nazis.

A last look behind the scenes before the renovation: architectural plans, ideas for the new permanent exhibition and an interactive staff installation.
A Māori meeting house (wharenui) named after Rauru, the legendary inventor of carving, shown as a space for gathering, teaching and ritual.
About 800 ancient Egyptian objects, mostly everyday items from roughly 3700 BCE to 400 CE, many from the Abusir excavations.
Masks from New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and neighbouring islands, once central to ritual and social life.
Rothenbaumchaussee 64, 20148 Hamburg, Germany
Nearest station: Hallerstraße (U1) and Dammtor (S-Bahn)
Show on map| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | 10:00–18:00 |
| Wed | 10:00–18:00 |
| Thu | 10:00–21:00 |
| Fri | 10:00–18:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–18:00 |
| SunToday | 10:00–18:00 |
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