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38c3 Electrum - The Museum of Electricity

The electrum is Hamburg’s Museum of Electricity and Technology in Harburg’s inner harbour. Nothing works without electricity—for 130 years, electricity is part of our daily lives. You will find about one thousand technical devices from all ages at electrum.

You do not have to be a tech nerd to discover interesting and curious electrical devices from back in the day in electrum’s unique collection. Certainly, you will find familiar, once common and long forgotten articles here. You may admire grandma’s radio, a pink hair dryer, a monochrome cabinet TV or a tray toaster and a lot more. In addition, a lot of extraordinary and unknown items from the world of electricity, such as a Siemens dynamo or a “suspended frying pan” are waiting for you, yet to be discovered.

Museum electrum in Hamburg-Harburg License: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/legalcode)

The museum is run and supported by an association. We invite you to supporting the association as well, either actively or passively, e.g. in the form of a association membership.

Details

  • Day 3 (29 December) 13:45 German
  • Day 3 (29 December) 14:45 English
  • Duration: about 1 hour
  • Language: German; English
  • Cost: € 4.00 - Please pay on site in order to avoid unnecessary booking costs. The guided tour is included in the price.
  • Meeting time at Hackertours Desk: as mentioned above
  • Location: electrum, Harburger Schloßstraße 1, 21079 Hamburg
  • Operator: electrum – das Museum der Elektrizität e.V.
  • Accessibilty: The tour is not entirely barrier-free: You will have to manage four steps in order to access the museum.
  • Photo: CC-BY-SA, NordNordWest