HSV Museum
 Entrance area of the HSV Museum |
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Hamburg , Germany 
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Football museum
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| opening | April 2004 |
| Number of visitors (annually) | 60,000 |
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| ISIL | DE-MUS-786016 |
The HSV Museum is a museum in the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg , which opened in April 2004 and is about Hamburger SV ( HSV for short ). With over 700 m² it is one of the largest football museums in Germany and attracts over 60,000 visitors every year.
Content focus
In the HSV Museum , not only is football illuminated, but also the HSV as a universal sports club. Many of the HSV departments have their own showcase in the treasury. The museum invites you to go on discovery tours through leaf-books, peepholes, drawers, audio and video stations.
A twelve-minute long film will be shown in the cinema, which allows visitors to experience the HSV story in picture and sound.
Areas of the museum
Rothenbaum
This area provides information about the HSV's first home. This includes historical pictures, original benches and a reconstructed ticket office, videos and interesting facts in text form, such as the original building files of the stadium on Rothenbaum.
Volksparkstadion
The main focus is a large panorama picture of the old Volksparkstadion. In addition, this area offers a showcase dedicated to the fans, lots of information about the World Cup 54 and also material about the blackest hour of HSV - the tragedy of 1979.
HSV legends
This area is dedicated to these soccer players of the club. These include Ulli Stein, Ditmar Jakobs, Ihno Wilhelm, Thomas von Heesen and Horst Hrubesch. A highlight is the locker originally painted by Kevin Keegan. Uwe Seeler should not be missing from the HSV legends.
Founding time
The newest area of the HSV Museum is dedicated to the time around 1887 and the years before with information. In addition to a founding room with the three original clubs, an HSV family tree and a city map with the most important historical places in Hamburg where the HSV has its roots, you will find old reports and information as well as a video station with historical material.
Treasury
Universal sports club
In addition to athletics and football, there are 31 other sports departments at HSV. The most important from then and now such as ice hockey, volleyball and handball are presented in pictures and text as well as through various exhibits.
From the foundation to the Bundesliga
Even before the Bundesliga was founded, there were triumphs to celebrate. The golden 20s with the final in 1922 and the championships in 1923 and 1928, the first appearances by Uwe Seeler or Horst Stürmer and the championship in 1960 with a team consisting almost exclusively of Hamburgers can be viewed in separate showcases for visitors.
time of the nationalsocialism
Even in the era of National Socialism of the HSV football played. The beginning of the Nazi era from 1933 to 1936 is discussed. A separate area is dedicated to the Jewish members of the HSV and the field post letters from the members to their association have also found a place in the showcases.
Bundesliga history since 1963
In the Bundesliga, HSV experienced its most successful phase in the club's history at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s. A separate showcase with information, anecdotes and exhibits is dedicated to every triumph in the Bundesliga or internationally. The cup showcase is the highlight of the exhibition.
Stadium tours
The stadium tours through the Volksparkstadion are also offered by the HSV Museum. In about 75 minutes, visitors are shown the stadium in a way that otherwise only players can see. In addition to the press stand and the VIP rooms, you can also "experience" the mixed zone , the away cabin and, at the end, you are close to the lawn and the coaches' benches.