Children’s Birthday Parties

Have a birthday party with your friends! The birthday parties for groups of up to ten children are primarily game-based and designed to be fun. Depending on the program, cakes can be brought along for a break or a snack afterwards can be booked in the museum restaurant.
A menu of meals for birthday parties in the museum’s restaurant can be found here: Restaurant Okzident Birthday Parties (in German)
Please bear in mind that the maximum number of participants must not be exceeded and that all participating children must be in the age group advertised. Siblings also count as participants.
Please note that it is not possible to use a room before or after the program.
For bookings contact
Museumsdienst Hamburg,
+49 40 42 81 31 0.
To the web site of Museumsdienst Hamburg
Detective Birthday Party: The Secret of the Shining Trail
Watch out, there’s a crime scene! The museum was robbed of a mysterious object. Who can preserve the traces and explain them? This requires true sleuths who are able to think for themselves, puzzle over things and observe well. You will be busy with forensic equipment and have to help solve the case with unusual ideas. You will come across strange places with dark corridors, you will come upon furtive glances and enigmatic messages. But beware! Some clues lead to a dead end. Who knows if the Native American medicine woman, the magic figures from Africa, the mummy of the priest or the eerie masks from the South Seas tell the truth? In the darkness the solution of the case is suddenly within reach…
Maximum number of participants:
10.
Duration:
180 minutes, Super Birthday.
Booking number with the Museumsdienst:
MR 314.
Intended age group:
9 to 12 years.
Please note:
All participating children must be able to read and write!
The birthday party is well suited for active children – going up the stairs, and down the stairs across the museum!
A snack (including all necessary accessories) and drinks for the break in between can be brought along by prior arrangement with the museum educator. You will find the contact details in your booking confirmation.
In the Shadow of the Pyramids
The birthday party embarks on a long journey through time and space to Ancient Egypt! Together they discover the remains and secrets of an ancient culture.
On an archaeological expedition we will decipher enigmatic hieroglyphics and strange images. Fearlessly, we will venture down into the hidden chambers of the Pharaoh’s tomb… What kind of secrets and surprises await us there? Will we encounter mummies? During the expedition many secrets will be revealed and many things will be tried out and experienced! For example creating an amulet as a souvenir that brings you luck!
Maximum number of participants:
10.
Duration:
180 minutes, Super Birthday.
Booking number with the Museumsdienst:
MR 313.
Intended audience:
8 to 12 years.
Please note:
It is important that all children can read and write well – so that the journey may begin.
A snack (including all necessary accessories) and drinks for the break in between can be brought along by prior arrangement with the museum educator. You will find the contact details in your booking confirmation.
Light and Shadow. A birthday party with shadow theater at the museum
Have you ever conjured up a shadow play on the wall with your hands by lamplight? Have you brought to life monsters or have you made butterflies dance? We will visit the exhibitions, look at Indonesian shadow puppets – and then become creative ourselves…
¿Jugaste alguna vez por la noche con las sombras de tu mano, a la luz de una lámapara? ¿Despertaste monstruos a la vida, o hiciste bailar a la mariposa? Cortar con la tijera y el teatro de sombras hacen todo posible. Tu creatividad no tiene límites. Ven con nosotros a las exposiciones y descubre las posibilidades múltiples para jugar con luz y sombra.
Maximum number of participants:
10.
Duration:
180 minutes, Super Birthday.
Booking number with the Museumsdienst:
MR 318.
Intended age group:
6 to 12 years.
Please note:
Also in Spanish!
A snack (including all necessary accessories) and drinks for the break in between can be brought along by prior arrangement with the museum educator. You will find the contact details in your booking confirmation.
Working with Wood and Knives: The art of carving
This birthday party is a hands-on experience! The starting point is a large-scale object of the museum: the House Rauru, a so-called meeting house of New Zealand’s Maori. It consists of numerous artistic carvings, which depict entire legends and myths.
Together we will explore symbols, patterns and stories on the house’s walls. Then we get going: you will be carving yourself. We begin with the basic skills of carving, e.g. the curved cut, chip and V-carving. The children can take their own works back home – and in the future continue to refine their skills!
Maximum number of participants:
8.
Duration:
180 minutes, Super Birthday.
Booking number with the Museumsdienst:
MR 318.
Intended age group:
8 to 14 years.
Please note:
Since real carving knives are used, the number of party guests is limited to 8.
The birthday party includes a break, and you are asked to bring food and drinks.
It is vital that the parents / chaperones accompany the group the whole time.
Per child there are € 2 material expenses, to be paid directly to the executive art educator.
Unfortunately, this offer can only be booked again from October.
Reis und neun Köstlichkeiten. Kochen für Geburtstagskinder
This looks delicious! We are heading to the exhibition Uri Korea: food stands, a restaurant with a table bell and a kimchi refrigerator give us an insight into the food culture(s) of Korea. Afterwards we will take action together: have you ever prepared a Korean dish? We will peel, chop and cook together, make place cards, write our names in Hangeul, the Korean alphabet – and when the table is beautifully set, everyone can feast on the treats they have put together for themselves. And since you eat with your eyes, too, we will also have a go at decorating rice balls for the specially composed Dosirak lunch box.
Maximum number of participants:
10.
Duration:
180 minutes, Super Birthday.
Booking number with the Museumsdienst:
MR 319.
Intended age group:
For children aged 4 to 14. (Children should be able to hold a knife.)
Suitable for:
- People with learning difficulties
Please note:
Kindly inform the art educator at least one week before your birthday party by e-mail about possible food intolerances or specify if vegetarian / vegan variations are required.
Per child an additional € 2 will be charged, to be paid directly to the executive art educator.
The birthday party can also be held in English upon request. (Please specify when booking.)
Exhibition:
Uri Korea
Amazon Indians on a Quest for Guinea Pigs
Protected by magical tattoos, the Amazon Indians of Peru embark on a quest for the mysterious guinea pigs. The shy animals have left traces and photographic evidence all over the place. On their journey through the museum, the Amazon Indians also learn about fairies and wood sprites. The guinea pigs can be found, but not caught. At the end of the journey, the adventurers create a small guinea pig themselves and take it home as a souvenir.
At the Super Birthday, the quest takes a little longer and is a little more challenging than for the two-hour birthday party… well suited for children with endurance!
Maximum number of participants:
10.
Duration:
180 minutes, Super Birthday.
Booking number with the Museumsdienst:
MR 307.
Intended age group:
5 to 7 years.
Please note:
A snack (including all necessary accessories) and drinks for the break in between can be brought along by prior arrangement with the museum educator. You will find the contact details in your booking confirmation.
Amazon Indians on a Quest for Guinea Pigs
Protected by magical tattoos, the Amazon Indians of Peru embark on a quest for the mysterious guinea pigs. The shy animals have left traces and photographic evidence all over the place. On their journey through the museum, the Amazon Indians also learn about fairies and wood sprites. The guinea pigs can be found, but not caught. At the end of the journey, the adventurers create a small guinea pig themselves and take it home as a souvenir.
Maximum number of participants:
10.
Duration:
120 minutes, birthday party.
Booking number with the Museumsdienst:
MR 306.
Intended age group:
Only for 4-year-olds, please book the Super Birthday “Amazon Indians on a Quest for Guinea Pigs”, if the children are 5 to 7 years old.
Please note:
A snack (including all necessary accessories) and drinks for the break in between can be brought along by prior arrangement with the museum educator. You will find the contact details in your booking confirmation.
Please book with Museumsdienst Hamburg.
phone +49 40 42 81 31 0
To the web site of Museumsdienst Hamburg