HRA City Walks
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. We explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We look forward to meeting you!

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HRA City Walk Harburger Schlossinsel

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HRA City Walk Karolinenviertel

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz
HRA City Walk St. Georg

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HRA City Walk Harburger Schlossinsel

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz
HRA City Walk St. Georg

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz
HRA City Walk St. Georg

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz
HRA City Walk St. Georg
11 February 2025: Interactive in Germany's largest police museum
Interactive in Germany's largest police museum: 200 years of police history, exhibition of the eight most spectacular criminal cases in Hamburg, insights into modern forensic technology. The police museum on the grounds of the police academy is also a place of teaching and research.
Date: Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 3-5 pm
Further information: Polizeimuseum Hamburg
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
11 March 2025: Museum of Nature Hamburg – In front of and behind the scenes
Exclusive visit to the impressive zoology of the Museum of Nature Hamburg with a guided tour through Germany's largest and non-public crustacean collection – current research very close!
Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 4-6 pm
Further information: Museum der Natur (Zoologie)
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
8 April 2025: Port of Hamburg Adventure
Date: Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 4:30-6:30 pm
Further information: Port of Hamburg Adventure
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
13 May 2025: Energieberg Georgswerder
Date: Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 4:30-6:30 pm
Further information: Energieberg Georgswerder
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
17 June 2025: Ponds and Canals in the Old Town
Date: Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 5-7 pm
Further information: Ponds and Canals in the Old Town
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
15 July 2025: Colonialism in Hamburg
Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 5-7 pm
Further information: Colonialism in Hamburg
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
16 September 2025: Women at the Port and in St. Pauli
Date: Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 5-7 pm
Further information: Women at the Port and in St. Pauli
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
14 October 2025: Renaissance of the City Center: Gängeviertel, Stadthöfe, Nicolai-Quartier
Date: Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 4-6 pm
Further information: Renaissance of the City Center: Gängeviertel, Stadthöfe, Nicolai-Quartier
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
Past events
5 April 2022 – Karolinenviertel
Date: Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 5-7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Karolinenviertel
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
10 May 2022 – St. Georg
Date: Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 5-7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour St. Georg
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
8 June 2022 – Rotherbaum
Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 5- 7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Rotherbaum
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
19 July 2022 – Harburger Schlossinsel
Date: Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5- 7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Harburger Schlossinsel
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
16 August 2022 – Wandsbek
Date: Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 5-7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Wandsbek
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
6 September 2022 – Hafencity / Speicherstadt
Date: Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 5-7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Hafencity / Speicherstadt
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
4 October 2022 – HRA City Walk Eilbek
Date: Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 4-6 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Eilbek
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: German (The HRA team is also available for language support during the tour)
Registration: Please use our registration form.
10 November 2022 – Museum for Hamburg History
Date: Thursday, 10 November 2022, 4-6 pm
Topic: Guided museum visit Museum for Hamburg History
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
9 January 2023 – Altonaer Museum
Date: Monday, 9 January 2023, 3-5 pm
Topic: Visiting the Altonaer Museum
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
6 February 2023 – Museum of Work
Date: Monday, 6 February 2023, 5-7 pm
Topic: Visiting the Museum of Work
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
2 March 2023 – Universitätsmuseum
Date: Thursday, 2 March 2023, 5-7 pm
Topic: Visiting the Universitätsmuseum
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
18 April 2023 – City, Speicherstadt and HafenCity
Date: Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 5-7 pm
Topic: City Quiz: Discovery Tour Through the City, Speicherstadt and HafenCity: On this city tour we will explore the heart of the city (including Jungfernstieg, Rathaus, Alsterarkaden, Börseninnenhof) and by subway the HafenCity, a little bit different: In teams we will solve tricky questions and face challenges together that require creativity, power of deduction, and intuition, but most of the time we will be together in the group. And don't worry, it's not a scavenger hunt for kids, but with a surprise for the winner team! We will discover the harbor basins where sailing ships used to tie up fully loaded and the loading hatches through which the warehouses of the Speicherstadt were loaded with cocoa beans, licorice and pepper. A spirit of discovery and curiosity are helpful on this city tour!
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
9 May 2023 – Wilhelmsburg
Date: Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 5-7.30 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Wilhelmsburg: After a walk through the multifaceted Reiherstieg district, we will take the bus "Wilde 13" to the “Energiebunker”, the “Water Houses”, the “Wälderhaus” and the new building of the BSU. We will also explore the central entrances of the Inselpark in the “Neue Mitte”.
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
13 June 2023 – Blankenese
Date: Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 5-7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Blankenese: Explore on this city walk the scenic Treppenviertel, mansion roads and landscape parks as well as spectacular viewpoints over the Elbe and the Altes Land. We will learn more about the ferry station, the Ochsenweg, the Süllberg and also see old fishermen houses.
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
22 August 2023 – Harburger Schlossinsel
Date: Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 5-7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Harburger Schlossinsel: On this city tour we will explore Hamburg’s “second Hafencity”: the Harbuger Schlossinsel. Starting at the Harburger Schloßstraße towards the warehouse next to the the Kaufhauskanal, the "Goldfisch", the new building of the "Fraunhofer Center" and the Fischhalle Harburg.
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
12 September 2023 – Wandsbek
Date: Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 5-7 pm
Topic: Guided city tour Wandsbek: On this city walk we explore the heart of the Wandsbek district: The renewed Wandsbek market, the Jewish cemetery, the Schimmelmann mausoleum, relics of the demolished Wandsbek castle and monuments for Matthias Claudius tell the story of an independent city and its inhabitants.
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
17 October 2023 – MARRK Museum at Rothenbaum
Date: Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 4:30-6 pm
Further information: Benin. Looted History – MARRK Museum at Rothenbaum
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
23 November 2023 – Hamburg City Hall
Date: Thursday, 23 November 2023, 4-5 pm
Further information: Hamburg City Hall
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
16 January 2024 – Hamburg Observatory
Date: Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 6-7:30 pm
Further information: Hamburg Observatory
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
14 February 2024 – Museum of Medical History
Date: Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 4:30-6 pm
Further information: Museum of Medical History
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
13 March 2024 – Deutsches Zusatzstoffmuseum
Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 5-6:30 pm
Further information: Deutsches Zusatzstoffmuseum
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
9 April 2024 – Hamburg During National Socialism
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 5-7 pm
Further information: Hamburg During National Socialism
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
14 May 2024 – St. Georg
Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 5-7 pm
Further information: St. Georg
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
18 June 2024 – Blankenese
Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 5-7 pm
Further information: Blankenese
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
20 August 2024 – Emigration Museum BallinStadt Hamburg
Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 4-6 pm
Further information: Emigration Museum BallinStadt Hamburg
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
17 September 2024: Graffiti and StreetArt
Date: Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 5-7 pm
Further information: Graffiti and StreetArt
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
15 October 2024: The Composers' Quarter – Music is in the air!
Musical, guided tour through the composers' quarter in the footsteps of Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Georg Philipp Telemann and Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn – with plenty of musical surprises!
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 4-6 pm
Further information: Composers' Quarter tour
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
25 November 2024: Hamburg City Hall and Christmas market
Informative, guided tour of Hamburg City Hall, built in the style of the North German Renaissance, one of the city's most impressive buildings and the seat of the state government of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Afterwards, we will visit the Christmas market on the Rathausmarkt as the conclusion of the HRA City Walks 2024!
Date: Monday, 25 November 2024, 4:15-5:15 pm
Further information: Hamburger Rathaus
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.
14 January 2025: International Maritime Museum
Exciting, guided tour through 3000 years of maritime history with valuable exhibits, ship models and paintings in a listed quayside warehouse – directly at the “Maritime Museum” pier!
Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2025, from 4 pm
Further information: Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg
Target group: For everyone interested
Language: English
Registration: Please use our registration form.