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title: '37c3 Electrum - The Museum of Electricity'
summary: |
    The electrum is Hamburgs Museum of Electricity and Technology. Nothing works without electricity—for 130 years, electricity is part of our daily lives. You'll find around one thousands technical devices from all ages in electrum, Hamburgs museum of electricity in Harburgs inner harbour.
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The electrum is Hamburgs Museum of Electricity and Technology. Nothing works without electricity—for 130 years, electricity is part of our daily lives. You'll find around one thousands technical devices from all ages in electrum, Hamburgs museum of electricity in Harburgs inner harbour. You don't have to be a tech nerd to discover interesting and curious electrical devices from back in the day in the unique collection. You'll find familiar common and long forgotten articles. You can admire grannies radio, a pink hair drie, a cabinet TV, or a tray toaster. In addition, you can discover many extraordinary and unknown items from the world of electricity, from  a Siemens Dynamo to a suspended frying pan.

![Museum electrum in Hamburg-Harburg, cc-by-sa NordNordWest](Electrum_Hamburg-Harburg.nnw.jpg)

The museum is run and supported by an association. It welcomes further passive and active supporters, e.g. in the form of [association membership](https://www.electrum-hamburg.de/content/download/71/298?version=2).

### Details
* Day 3 (29.12.) **13:45 hours**
* Day 3 (29.12.) **14:45 hours**
* Duration: ~ 1 hours
* Language: German/English
* Cost: 4 € - to be paid on site to avoid unnecessary booking costs. The guided tour is included in the price.
* Meet at Hackertours Desk: **as stated above**
* Location: [electrum](https://www.electrum-hamburg.de/), Harburger Schloßstraße 1, 21079 Hamburg
* Operator: electrum – das Museum der Elektrizität e.V.
* Accessibilty: You will have to manage stairs with four steps into the museum.
* Photo: [CC-BY-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/legalcode), [NordNordWest](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:NordNordWest)