Private collection of contemporary art in a factory hall in Harburg, run by the Deichtorhallen; open on Sundays and for guided tours.
October 10, 2026 – April 4, 2027
The first major institutional solo exhibition in Europe since the death of the American painter, who transformed cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Batman into dark images through gestural abstraction. Organized with ICA Miami and the FRAC des Pays de la Loire.
Over several decades, the Hamburg lawyer and entrepreneur Harald Falckenberg (1943–2023) assembled one of Germany's major private collections of contemporary art, now comprising around 1,900 works. Its focus is on German and American art since the 1980s, often with a provocative, socially critical or subcultural edge – artists represented include Martin Kippenberger, Jonathan Meese, Thomas Hirschhorn, Werner Büttner and the Viennese Actionists.
Since 2001 the collection has been housed in a listed factory hall of the former Phoenix-Werke in Hamburg-Harburg. The Berlin architect Roger Bundschuh converted the building by 2008: on five levels and just over 6,000 square meters, he created open exhibition spaces connected by a cascading staircase and able to house large installations permanently.
Since January 2011 the venue has been run by the Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Besides presentations from the collection, it shows major solo exhibitions, including on Philip Guston, Hanne Darboven and Cindy Sherman. A special feature is the sliding-rack storage, where works not on display hang and which is accessible on collection tours. After renovation work, the venue reopens in October 2026 with a retrospective of the American painter Joyce Pensato.
| Adults | €11 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €7 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 free |
| Students & apprentices | €7Students at selected Hamburg universities (HFBK, the University's Art History Department, HAW Design, HCU Culture of the Metropolis) and first-semester students in Hamburg (Sept.–Dec.) free |
| Groups (8+ people) | €10 per personGroups of 8 or more with advance booking €10, reduced €5 per person; group tour (90 min.) €125 plus admission, surcharge of €12 each for a foreign language or for Sundays and public holidays; book through the Museumsdienst Hamburg (info@museumsdienst-hamburg.de, 040 428131-0) about two weeks in advance. School classes from general education schools free (tour 60 min. €60, 90 min. €75, workshop 120 min. €90). |
| Public guided tour (Sat 12:00 and 15:00, Sun 13:00) | €16Reduced €13; admission included, booking required |
| Licensed tour (with your own tour guide, Sun 12:00–17:00 only) | €15Per group |
Free admission for, among others, ICOM members, members of the Förderkreis der Deichtorhallen and the Klub der Künste, members of the press, staff of the Kunstmeile museums, and members of BDK Hamburg and the tour guides' association. The short tour on open Sundays is included in admission.
According to the Deichtorhallen, only partially accessible; please send questions before your visit to besuch@deichtorhallen.de.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Harburg · 400 m
S3/S31 to Harburg (about 14 min. from the main train station), exit Moorstraße/Seeveplatz; via Moorstraße and Wilstorfer Straße to Gate 2; the route is signposted.
Parking available
Paid parking garage in the Phoenix-Center right next door (entrance on Wilstorfer Straße); alternatively, Parkhaus Harburg Carrée, Wilstorfer Str. 48, about 200 m away.
By car via the A253 (exit Hamburg-Wilstorf) or the A1 (exit Hamburg-Harburg).
Get directionsThe museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | No regular weekly opening: open without registration only on Sundays during exhibitions; otherwise visits are possible only on a booked public tour or group tour. The sliding-rack storage with works not on display is accessible only on collection tours. |
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