Visit
Current information
Based on the decision of the Hamburger Senat of May 5, 2020, the Bucerius Kunst Forum can reopen the exhibition David Hockney. Works from the Tate Collection (extended until September 13, 2020) to visitors starting May 7, 2020 When enjoying art, the health and safety of our visitors as well as our employees is our top priority.
The regular opening hours apply (daily 11 am - 7 pm, Thursdays 11 am - 9 pm) as well as appropriate hygiene measures to protect visitors and employees.
This includes:
- The number of visitors is limited to 40.
- We are required to collect the contact informations of all visitors, including the date and time of their visit, in order to reconstruct possible chains of infection. In order to be able to guarantee this regulation, we ask you to leave your contact informations in the designated place and to deposit the completed paper at the cash desk.
- We kindly ask you to pay by card at the cash desk or the shop.
- We kindly ask you to protect yourself and others by wearing a mouth- and nose protection.
- new directions inside the house, adapted to the situation
- no cloakroom, it is only possible to use the lockers
- no handover of media guides and headphones, instead the BKF Guide can be downloaded free of charge to your own smartphone
We ask for your understanding that there may be waiting times in front of the entrance to the Bucerius Kunst Forum and ask you to observe the distance rules of 1.5 m.
In accordance with the current restrictions on contacts, there will be no guided tours and events in analogous form until the end of June. You can find further information on our digital services here.
In the case of new developments, the overall situation can change any time. On our website we will inform you about the latest developments.
Opening hours
Exhibition and shop
Daily 11:00 am — 7:00 pm
on thursdays 11:00 am — 9:00 pm
Ascension Day 11:00 am — 7:00 pm
Whit Sunday 11:00 am — 7:00 pm
Whit Monday 11:00 am — 7:00 pm
Address
Bucerius Kunst Forum gGmbH
Alter Wall 12
20457 Hamburg
+49 (0)40 36 09 96 0
info@buceriuskunstforum.de
By public transport
You can reach us by DB trains from all directions, exit Hauptbahnhof or Dammtor station, with the U3 station Rathaus, the U1, U2, U4, S1, S2 and S3 station Jungfernstieg, the MetroBuslinien 3, 4, 5, 6 and the Bus 109 stop Rathausmarkt and the express bus lines 31, 34, 35, 36, 37 stop Rathausmarkt.
All information can be found on the website of the HVV.
By car
Parking is available in the parking garages:
- Bucerius Passage / Alter Wall (Entrance Alter Wall, parking garages are located directly under the Bucerius Kunst Forum)
- Bleichenhof / Stadthöfe (Entrance Große Bleichen)
- Hanseviertel (Entrance Hohe Bleichen)
- Alsterhaus (Entrance Bei der Stadtwassermühle)
Exhibition tickets
| Adults | 9 Euros |
| Reduced Admission | 6 Euros |
| Mondays (Except public holidays) | 6 Euros |
Tickets
Tickets are available at the ticket office of the Bucerius Kunst Forum or in our online shop.
Guided Tours
In accordance with the current restrictions on contacts, there will be no guided tours and events in analogous form until the end of June.
Audio Guide
In order to prevent infections and protect your health, we are suspending the distribution of devices such as audio guides or electronic guidance systems until further notice. Instead the BKF Guide can be downloaded free of charge to your own smartphone.
BKF Guide as an App for your smartphone
Reduced admission for
- Pupils
- students up to the age of 29
- doctoral students
- apprentices
- federal volunteers
- the unemployed and welfare recipients
- persons with disabilities
- holders of the following cards: Hamburg Card, NDR Kulturkarte, ART Card
Free admission for
- children and young people under 18
- members of the Bucerius Kunst Club
- art history students
- members of the IAA (International Association of Art) and ICOM members
- journalists with press I.D.
- members of the Tourismusverband Hamburg e.V.
- members of the Verband Deutscher Gästeführer
- members of the Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker
Young Member
For just 21 euros, anyone under 36 years of age is entitled to free admission to our exhibitions for a full year. In addition, Young Members only pay the reduced ticket price for all Bucerius Kunst Forum events.
Kunstmeilenpass
The Kunstmeilenpass allows you to visit all five institutions of the Kunstmeile Hamburg (Kunsthalle Hamburg, Deichtorhallen, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Kunstverein and Bucerius Kunst Forum) including special exhibitions. It is valid for 12 months.
Vouchers
A visit to the Bucerius Kunst Forum as a gift?
We can issue various vouchers for one or two people.
Event tickets
| Talks and literary events | 10 Euros / 8 Euros |
| Concert | 20 Euros / 15 Euros |
| AudioSalon and Get to the Point, Hamburg | Free admission |
The entrance ticket entitles the holder to visit the exhibition on the day of the event, which is exclusively open to event guests on the evening of the event from 7 pm — 7:45 pm, except for the AudioSalon and Get to the Point, Hamburg.
Presale for the public event program
Tickets are available at the ticket office of the Bucerius Kunst Forum, the Theater- und Konzertkasse Gerdes and at all ticket outlets as well as at Eventim.
Ticket office at Bucerius Kunst Forum
Opening hours during the exhibition:
daily 11 am — 7 pm
thursdays 11 am — 9 pm
Gerdes Theater- und Konzertkasse
Rothenbaumchaussee 77
+49 (0)40 45 33 26
info@konzertkassegerdes.de
www.konzertkassegerdes.de
Mo — Fr, 10 am — 6 pm
Sa, 10 am — 1 pm
Eventim
www.eventim.de
(Prices plus pre-sale fee)
Education
Guided tours for adults and groups
In accordance with the current restrictions on contacts, there will be no guided tours and events in analogous form until the end of June.
Children and families
We offer exciting courses for children, young people and families on the changing themes of our exhibitions, giving people of all ages hands-on experience with art-making and a better appreciation of art.
Barrier-free education
In addition to a spatially barrier-free access, the Bucerius Kunst Forum is also interested in making the exhibitions shown accessible to people with disabilities. For example, you can book sign language tours of the current exhibition.
Day-care centres and schools
We offer an extensive educational programme for day-care centres, school classes and individual groups: guided tours, museum talks and projects can be adapted to suit the different groups to make our diverse exhibition themes accessible in an age-appropriate manner.
Students Guide Students
How can we get young museum visitors interested in an exhibition theme without boring them with too much theoretical and technical information? The Students Guide Students project is an innovative way of conveying art to young people.
Cultural initiative Your City
The Your City cultural initiative has been organised and funded by Bucerius Kunst Club, Bucerius Kunst Forum’s friends association, since 2012. The project is aimed at teaching various painting techniques in a hands-on and playful manner to primary school classes from Hamburg and the surrounding region following a visit to an exhibition at Bucerius Kunst Forum.
Art and Dementia
With the Art and Dementia project, Bucerius Kunst Forum provides a space for cultural participation for visitors with dementia-related conditions. This project is aimed at improving the quality of life and communication abilities of people affected by these conditions through participation in arts and culture.
Accessibility
Bucerius Kunst Forum provides full wheelchair access
- The cash desk and shop are on the ground floor.
- A wheelchair-accessible lift takes visitors up to the first floor with the exhibition gallery, up to the second floor with auditorium and atrium and down to the cloakroom in the basement.
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- A wheelchair for visitors with walking difficulties is available free of charge at the cloakroom.
Barrier-free education
In addition to a spatially barrier-free access, the Bucerius Kunst Forum is also interested in making the exhibitions shown accessible to people with disabilities. For example, you can book sign language tours of the current exhibition.
Shop
The Shop at Bucerius Kunst Forum offers a wide range of books on art and culture as well as gift items, jewellery and non-book articles.
Contact
Hilda Babette Tilmann
+49 (0)40 36 09 96 12
Venue Hire
Current Information
In accordance with the current restrictions on contacts, our rooms are initially not available for rent until the end of June. We ask for your understanding!
Your event in our space
Bucerius Kunst Forum can provide exceptional rooms for your event, with one of the best views in Hamburg of the Binnenalster and Rathausmarkt. Receptions for up to 300 people, conventions, seminars and press conferences can be held here in grand surroundings.
- View the current exhibition outside the official opening hours.
- Enhance your event by offering an exclusive guided tour or an art history lecture on the exhibition theme.
Information for downloading (German)
Contact
Lena Schütte
+49 (0) 40 - 36 09 96 72
schuette@buceriuskunstforum.de