Kaffeemuseum Burg

About the museum

Behind the museum is the Hamburg coffee roaster Burg, which has run a shop with a roastery on Eppendorfer Weg since 1923. Jens Burg's passion gave rise over decades to an extensive collection all about the drink, which according to the museum now comprises more than 8,500 objects, including almost 1,000 coffee grinders.

The collection found its home in Block R of the Speicherstadt on St. Annenufer, today's “Genuss Speicher.” The firm of Hansen & Studt stored and processed coffee there as early as 1896, so the museum ties in with a historic site of Hamburg's coffee trade. The exhibition is in a vaulted cellar that the museum describes as the only one of its kind in the Speicherstadt; the warehouse complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The tour follows the bean from the legend of its discovery through cultivation, harvest and processing to the Hanseatic trading office and on to the colonial goods store. Machines, roasters, grinders, pots, tableware and advertising from about 100 years, along with tins from former Hamburg roasteries, show the breadth of the subject. A particularly vivid feature is the replica of the original shop in Eppendorf. The museum is run by Teehandelskontor Sturm GmbH; it includes its own roastery, a shop and a café, and tastings and seminars on coffee, tea and gin are also held.

Highlights

• Replica of the Burg family's shop in Eppendorf (since 1923)
• Almost 1,000 historic coffee grinders
• Roasting machines, pots, tableware and coffee advertising from about 100 years
• Exhibition in the vaulted cellar of a historic coffee warehouse
• In-house roastery with café, shop and tastings

Permanent exhibitions

• Kaffee – vom Anbau bis zur Tasse (Sammlung Burg) – Hundreds of exhibits from around the world lead from cultivation and harvest through trade and roasting to preparation, tableware and advertising; the highlight is a replica Hamburg coffee shop.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Teehandelskontor Sturm GmbH

Admission & discounts

Admission includes the audio guide on your own smartphone. Further seminars (espresso €98, gin tasting €55) according to the events page. Hamburg Card holders pay the reduced price of €6.50.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Exhibition and event areas reachable by elevator, accessible restrooms in the basement. According to Hamburg Tourismus, all areas are step-free via a side entrance, with door widths of at least 90 cm.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Wi-Fi

Café with homemade cakes and tarts and a view of the Speicherstadt; shop with coffee from its own roastery and souvenirs. Guest Wi-Fi (for the audio guide) according to Hamburg Tourismus.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

No room rental as such is listed; company, Christmas or birthday parties are organized as exclusive seminars or tastings (inquire by phone or email).

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