Übersee-Museum Bremen

Übersee-Museum Bremen is an ethnographic museum in the city center that displays collections from around the world across approximately 10,000 square meters. The exhibition presents natural history, craftsmanship, and cultural objects alongside each other while connecting them to contemporary issues.

The museum was founded in 1887 as the German Colonial Museum and is based on collections from the Bremen Natural History Society dating from the 1870s. The institution developed from these early holdings into a larger center for ethnographic and natural history subjects.

The museum displays cultural objects from many countries that show how people in different regions live and have lived. Visitors see artworks, crafts, and everyday items that reveal life in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

The building is centrally located and easily accessible by bus and train, with parking available in the area. Visitors should allow time for a full tour, as the exhibitions offer much to explore and different areas can be visited in sequence.

The museum actively examines its own colonial past with visitors as part of the exhibition experience. This makes it a place where history is not just displayed but where visitors are invited to question it.

Location: Mitte

Inception: 1887

Architects: Ludwig Beermann

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Address: Bahnhofsplatz 13, 28195 Bremen

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 09:00-18:00; Saturday,Sunday 10:00-18:00; Monday off; SH Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00

Phone: +49421160380

Email: office@uebersee-museum.de

Website: https://uebersee-museum.de

GPS coordinates: 53.08330,8.81056

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:40