St. Pauli Museum e.V. — Attraction in Hamburg

This small museum packs a lot in. It’s perfect for anyone looking to find out more about what makes St Pauli the unique place it is. So many tourists just visit without learning how special St Pauli is for its residents past and present. The owner, Eva, has put her heart into creating a museum that has interesting history, photographs, and relics. She’s so generous with her knowledge too - I asked her many questions which she happily answered. She even gave me a tip for a place to visit to see the history in action. She was even kind enough to let me in for free as the exhibition is in the process of changing over to a new one and the English translations are in progress. I left a tip as there’s still much to see and enjoy. I really recommend anyone who wants to really understand St Pauli’s to visit. You can easily drop by after lunch or between activities, and you’ll be helping out a local business who genuinely cares about...

We visited this museum as the final part of the Stefanie Hempel Beatle tour. Atmospheric place with a fine performance from Stefenie singing Beatle songs. The place its self is full of interesting period items especially the photo albums containing Beatle pics I've never seen before. Worth a visit, but beware when I tried to take a photo of the frontage of the museum and the street a female member of staff put her hand over my lens and said "no photographs after 6pm" , I couldn't understand this and said " if you visit Liverpool you could take pictures of the Cavern and street at any time". It wasn't til I got back to the Hotel that someone explained its probably because of the 'working girls'. I didn't notice any but there again I didn't really look. Sorry I didn't know the rules. Still...

The St. Pauli Museum sums it all up: history, clichés, atmosphere, party mile, crime zone, prostitution, rising stars, strong women and weak men... This small museum presents all the facades of this city quarter of hamburg. Photos, videos newspaper articles and billboards give you all the information you may need in order to take a first attempt of St. Pauli. Go there, taste their famous shot "Mexikaner", read through the different stories while having a drink and ask the staff to provide more background information if you like - they are always happy to tell anecdotes and other 'internal' stories. Whether you like it or not, you'll be fascinated by the mixture of lives in the neighbourhood. Beware of the opening...