Hamburg · Wednesday, November 11
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Museums & sights·Ages 12+·Indoor
The Typesetting Machine
A demonstration at the Museum der Arbeit showing how typesetting machines revolutionised printing.
Museum of Work · Wiesendamm 3, 22305 Hamburg
Arts & crafts·Ages 0–12·Indoor
Craft afternoon at the library
A weekly craft session for children to make and take home their own creations.
Mümmelmannsberg Library · Feiningerstraße 8, 22115 Hamburg
Film·Indoor
Biermann
A documentary special screening about singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann, with director Q&A.
Zeise Cinemas · Friedensallee 7, 22765 Hamburg
Science & tech·Ages 6+·Indoor
The night sky over Hamburg live
A planetarium show explaining the current night sky, constellations and planets visible over Hamburg, for all ages.
Hamburg Planetarium · Linnering 1, 22299 Hamburg
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Demonstration of the Lauenburg Council Pharmacy
A demonstration of the historical 18th-century Lauenburg Council Pharmacy at the Altonaer Museum.
Altona Museum · Museumstraße 23, 22765 Hamburg
Family·Ages 0–3·Indoor
Poems for toddlers
A free weekly play and rhyme session for parents and their children aged 1-3.
Central Library · Hühnerposten 1, 20097 Hamburg
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Science & tech·Ages 0–12·Indoor
MakerBib - Tinkering with robots and programming
A free afternoon for children to try out and program robots like LEGO Spike, Sphero and Bee-Bots.
Wilhelmsburg Library · Vogelhüttendeich 45, 21107 Hamburg
Games·Ages 10–12·Indoor
Cancelled! Love Letter
A cancelled event where kids could play different versions of the card game Love Letter.
Bramfeld Library · Herthastraße 18, 22179 Hamburg
Family·Ages 0–3·Indoor
Cancelled: Poems for toddlers
A free open group with songs and picture books for parents and babies/toddlers aged 0-3 (cancelled this time).
Niendorf Library · Tibarg 41, 22459 Hamburg
Film·Ages 3–10·Indoor
The Naughtiest Troll in the World
A children's cinema screening of an animated-style film, for young kids and families.
Abaton Kino · Allendeplatz 3, 20146 Hamburg
Learning·Ages 6–10·Indoor
Reading support with reading dog Juna
Individual, dog-assisted reading training sessions for children aged 6-10 with reading difficulties, by appointment.
Lokstedt Library · Kollaustraße 1, 22529 Hamburg
Family·Ages 4–12·Indoor
Picture book cinema
A free session where children from age 4 read a book together with pictures shown on a smartboard.
Neugraben Library · Neugrabener Markt 7, 21149 Hamburg
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Theatre & stage·Ages 16+·Indoor
The Embassy
A theatre performance at Thalia Gaußstraße for adult audiences.
Thalia Gaußstraße · Gaußstraße 190, 22765 Hamburg
Film·Ages 12+·Indoor
Old Love
A drama about a retired grumbling man and a library-loving woman falling into late-life love.
Zeise Cinemas · Friedensallee 7, 22765 Hamburg
Film·Ages 12+·Indoor
Biermann
A German-language film screening, for teens and adults.
Abaton Kino · Allendeplatz 3, 20146 Hamburg
Film·Ages 12+·Indoor
Faith
A film screening with subtitles, for teens and adults.
Abaton Kino · Allendeplatz 3, 20146 Hamburg
Arts & crafts·Ages 16+·Indoor
Public Tour: Hito Steyerl – Your Mother Puts On a Show
A guided tour of Hito Steyerl's contemporary art exhibition, included in the admission ticket.
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art · Deichtorstraße 1-2, 20095 Hamburg
Festivals & markets·Ages 16+·Indoor
Autumn Festival MKG Dorotheenstraße
An autumn festival with a professional training session on future perspectives in medicine.
Dorotheenstraße 48, 22301 Hamburg, Hamburg
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Family·Ages 0–12·Indoor
Multilingual reading and play
A free session reading stories and playing games together in Arabic, German, Russian and Ukrainian, for families.
Wandsbek Library · Wandsbeker Allee 64, 22041 Hamburg
Family·Ages 4–12·Indoor
Storytime - Reading aloud in German and English
A free bilingual picture-book storytime for children in German and English.
Fuhlsbüttel Library · Ratsmühlendamm 23, 22335 Hamburg
Games·Ages 8–12·Indoor
Switch day
A free session for children to play Nintendo Switch games like MarioKart and Mario Party.
Altona Library · Ottenser Hauptstraße 10, 22765 Hamburg
Family·Ages 4–10·Indoor
Reading for children
A free weekly reading-aloud session for children aged 4-10 in cooperation with Lesewelt Hamburg.
Harburg Library · Eddelbüttelstraße 47a, 21073 Hamburg
Family·Ages 1–3·Indoor
Story playground
A free storytelling session with table theatre and picture books for toddlers, followed by free play time.
Holstenstraße Library · Norderreihe 5-7, 22767 Hamburg
Family·Ages 4–12·Indoor
Picture book cinema: Carnival at the Zoo
A free illustrated storytelling session about animals celebrating carnival in the zoo, for children.
Volksdorf Library · Eulenkrugstraße 55, 22359 Hamburg
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