The special exhibition "140 Years of Hamburg Süd" has been launched at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg. It will run from November 15 to March 25.
The exhibition allows a glimpse into the history of the shipping group – with a host of historical paintings, posters and model ships. The event marks the 140th anniversary of Hamburg Süd, which was founded on 4 November 1871 by eleven Hamburg merchants and ship owners.
Highlights of the show include the original model of the museum freighter 'Cap San Diego' from 1961 and a 4.5-metre-long model of the celebrated Hamburg Süd passenger liner 'Cap Arcona' from Blohm + Voss. Also on display are oil paintings by the well-known marine painters Hans Ritter von Petersen, Johannes Holst and Leonhard Sandrock, as well as ship posters from the 1920s and 1930s. Completing the broad sweep of the special exhibition is a film on the history of Hamburg Süd, incorporating numerous historical sequences, and an interactive sea chart showing the current location of all the shipping group's owned vessels.
