Bangalore 4th July, the BallinStadt Emigrant World Hamburg, located on Veddel Island in the River Elbe, opens to the public. Situated on the site of the historical emigrant city built by the HAPAG shi
July 4, 2007 (Press Release) --
Bangalore 4th July, the BallinStadt Emigrant World Hamburg, located on Veddel Island in the River Elbe, opens to the public. Situated on the site of the historical emigrant city built by the HAPAG shipping company under its general manager Albert Ballin between 1898 and 1901, and extended again in 1906/07, this fascinating new centre will attract visitors from Germany, Europe and America. The BallinStadt tells the moving story of more than five million people who left their homes between 1850 and 1939 via the Port of Hamburg to start a new life in America.
The centrepiece of the BallinStadt is the careful reconstruction of the three original living and sleeping pavilions. The main exhibition, housed in the second building, provides an authentic and moving impression of all the phases involved in emigration.
From 1891 on, Hamburg became one of the most important ports for emigrants from all across Europe. In 1901, Albert Ballin had an “Emigrant City” built for the many thousands of people, most from eastern and south-eastern Europe, who arrived in Hamburg to await their embarkation. In the busiest years, the accommodation was used by up to 190,000 people a year. The site, which gradually grew in size until it covered 55,000 square metres, housed 30 buildings: in addition to living and sleeping quarters, there were two hotels, large dining halls, a church, a synagogue, a music pavilion, hygiene and disinfection facilities and several administration buildings. During the extension work in 1906/07, additional living and sleeping pavilions and an impressive reception building were added.
The BallinStadt Emigrant World Hamburg is a private-public partnership headed by the City of Hamburg. The total cost of construction will be €12 million. The project is generously supported by private sponsors, with Hapag Lloyd AG donating €1.6 million, Norddeutsche Affinerie providing €1.0 million, Hamburg Airport donating €0.25 million and Hamburger Feuerkasse €0.2 million. The City of Hamburg selected LeisureWorkGroup GmbH from a pool of 15 international competitors for the project to provide the exhibition concept, construction services, fittings and equipment, and operational planning. LeisureWorkGroup has invested €0.45 million in the project so far.
The concept behind BallinStadt emigrant World Hamburg
The BallinStadt Emigrant World Hamburg gives visitors a comprehensive and very moving impression of the mass phenomenon of emigration, covering all phases from packing up to arriving and settling in a new country. In addition to providing fascinating glimpses of the different phases of leaving one life and travelling to start a new one, the exhibition also examines what made people choose to leave their home and it traces their fortunes after their arrival in New York. The interactive edutainment exhibition allows visitors to relate to past and present aspects of emigration; innovative technology enables them to slip into t
The centrepiece of the BallinStadt is the careful reconstruction of the three original living and sleeping pavilions. The main exhibition, housed in the second building, provides an authentic and moving impression of all the phases involved in emigration.
From 1891 on, Hamburg became one of the most important ports for emigrants from all across Europe. In 1901, Albert Ballin had an “Emigrant City” built for the many thousands of people, most from eastern and south-eastern Europe, who arrived in Hamburg to await their embarkation. In the busiest years, the accommodation was used by up to 190,000 people a year. The site, which gradually grew in size until it covered 55,000 square metres, housed 30 buildings: in addition to living and sleeping quarters, there were two hotels, large dining halls, a church, a synagogue, a music pavilion, hygiene and disinfection facilities and several administration buildings. During the extension work in 1906/07, additional living and sleeping pavilions and an impressive reception building were added.
The BallinStadt Emigrant World Hamburg is a private-public partnership headed by the City of Hamburg. The total cost of construction will be €12 million. The project is generously supported by private sponsors, with Hapag Lloyd AG donating €1.6 million, Norddeutsche Affinerie providing €1.0 million, Hamburg Airport donating €0.25 million and Hamburger Feuerkasse €0.2 million. The City of Hamburg selected LeisureWorkGroup GmbH from a pool of 15 international competitors for the project to provide the exhibition concept, construction services, fittings and equipment, and operational planning. LeisureWorkGroup has invested €0.45 million in the project so far.
The concept behind BallinStadt emigrant World Hamburg
The BallinStadt Emigrant World Hamburg gives visitors a comprehensive and very moving impression of the mass phenomenon of emigration, covering all phases from packing up to arriving and settling in a new country. In addition to providing fascinating glimpses of the different phases of leaving one life and travelling to start a new one, the exhibition also examines what made people choose to leave their home and it traces their fortunes after their arrival in New York. The interactive edutainment exhibition allows visitors to relate to past and present aspects of emigration; innovative technology enables them to slip into t
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