Deutsches Auswandererhaus

What Deutsches Auswandererhaus does

Deutsches Auswandererhaus (DAH) Bremerhaven is a privately operated, non-profit cultural institution founded in 2005 and located at Marie-Juchacz-Platz 1 in Bremerhaven, Germany. Its core function is curating and presenting 340 years of German emigration and immigration history through a permanent exhibition, rotating special exhibitions (such as the 2026 '16/16 Geschichten aus dem Deutschen Auswandererhaus'), and an on-site program of guided tours, family activities, lectures, and community events. The museum serves a diversified audience that includes families with children, school groups, university students and academics, family-history researchers, and organized groups seeking venue rental or guided experiences.

The institution's technology footprint centers on a digital content layer rather than transactional software: the Biografien-Portal organizes digitized biographies by migration reasons, types, consequences, and time periods; the Objekt des Monats archive (running since 2015) presents monthly featured objects; and DAH Digital exposes the broader collection online. ACOMIS (Akademie für Vergleichende Migrationsstudien / Academy for Comparative Migration Studies) operates as an in-house research arm, and the museum awards the Kalliope-Preis for migration-related contributions. Ancillary revenue-generating facilities include the on-site Restaurant Speisesaal and a gift shop.

The business model is a hybrid of ticket-based consumer revenue and institutional public funding. Direct-to-consumer streams comprise single and family admission tickets, guided tour add-ons (€3 per person), shop sales, restaurant F&B, and venue rental for private events. Wholesale/institutional revenue includes fee-based special exhibition hosting at external venues such as the German Bundesrat. The museum's operations and programs are materially supported by German federal cultural and civic funding bodies — notably the Kulturstaatsminister (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture), the Bundesministerium des Innern (Federal Ministry of the Interior), and the Demokratie-Geschichte foundation. Distribution combines an on-site visitor destination (open daily 10:00–18:00) with a globally accessible digital portal, plus traveling exhibitions to institutional partners. The marketing approach is multi-channel and content-led: official website, email newsletter, organic social, event programming, and community engagement initiatives such as Table Talks that invite Bremerhaven residents to co-develop the 2027 exhibition on environment and migration.

Name

Deutsches Auswandererhaus

Legal name

Deutsches Auswandererhaus Bremerhaven

Website

https://dah-bremerhaven.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deutsches Auswandererhaus is a Bremerhaven-based museum founded in 2005 dedicated to 340 years of German emigration and immigration history, operating a permanent exhibition, the Biografien-Portal digital archive, traveling exhibitions, educational programs, and on-site dining for families, schools, and researchers.

Ownership category

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Product category

Historical / Cultural Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums (71211), Historical Sites (712120)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC), History, Heritage & Museum-Focused Study Tours (THAKAGAN), Museum, Zoo & Attraction Gift Shops (CRALAJAG)

Keywords

• Migration history museum
• Permanent exhibitions
• Cultural education programs
• Biographical archives
• Heritage tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremerhaven

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission Tickets: Revenue from individual and family tickets for museum access, with discounted afternoon tickets and Monday retiree discounts.
2. Restaurant Speisesaal: On-site dining facility generating food and beverage revenue.
3. Shop Sales: Museum gift shop selling memorabilia and educational items.
4. Venue Rental: Room and space rental for private events and functions.
5. Special Exhibition Hosting: Hosting special exhibitions at external venues such as the German Bundesrat.
6. Guided Tours: Additional fee tours including family tours (€3.00 per person) and specialized guided experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Deutsches Auswandererhaus operates a museum dedicated to German emigration and immigration history, presenting a permanent exhibition covering 340 years of migration history alongside rotating special exhibitions. The museum sells admission tickets to visitors, offers on-site dining, gift shop merchandise, guided tours, venue rental, and provides free digital access to its biographies portal and digital collection.

Product overview

Deutsches Auswandererhaus is a museum dedicated to emigration and immigration history. Its core product is the permanent exhibition 'Auswanderung und Einwanderung' covering 340 years of migration history. The museum also offers special exhibitions (such as '16/16 Geschichten'), the digital Biografien-Portal for browsing digitized life stories, the Objekt des Monats archive, and DAH Digital for online collection access. Visitor programs include family tours, educational offerings for schools and students, and community engagement projects like Table Talks. Additional services include the on-site Restaurant Speisesaal and the research academy ACOMIS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACOMIS (Akademie für Migrationsforschung): Academy for Comparative Migration Studies - academic research division of the museum
• Kalliope-Preis
• Restaurant Speisesaal
• Biografien-Portal
• DAH Digital

Products and services

• Dauerausstellung Auswanderung und Einwanderung (Permanent Exhibition: Emigration and Immigration) The museum's main permanent exhibition covering 340 years of German migration history, presenting exhibits and stories of emigrants and immigrants through interactive displays and listening stations. Open to individual visitors, families, school groups, and tourists.
• 16/16 Geschichten aus dem Deutschen Auswandererhaus (16/16 Stories Special Exhibition) Special exhibition showcasing 16 unique life stories, each representing one of Germany's 16 federal states. Displayed at the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) in Berlin. Aimed at general public visitors and institutional audiences.
• Biografien-Portal (Biographies Portal) Digital collection of biographies of emigrants and immigrants, digitized and sorted by themes including migration reasons, types, consequences, and time periods. Provides free online access to researchers, family historians, and the general public.
• Objekt des Monats (Object of the Month) Monthly featured collection object — photographs, documents, or personal memorabilia — each telling a personal emigration or immigration story. An archive dating back to 2015 is publicly available.
• DAH Digital (Digital Collection Platform) Online digital collection offering digitized archival materials including biographies, objects, and multimedia content for research and public access. Serves researchers, family historians, students, and remote audiences.
• Table Talks (Community Engagement Program) Community engagement project inviting local residents to participate in developing the 2027 special exhibition on environment and migration through facilitated discussion sessions, capped at 12 participants per session.
• Familienführung (Family Tour) Guided tour recommended for families with children up to 12 years, tracing emigrant paths to the New World with interactive elements aboard a ship exhibit. Add-on priced at €3.00 per person.
• Restaurant Speisesaal On-site café and restaurant offering culinary experiences themed around migration cultures. Combo vouchers are available bundling museum admission with dining. Open to museum visitors and walk-in guests.
• ACOMIS (Akademie für Migrationsforschung) Academy for Comparative Migration Studies — the museum's academic research division focusing on migration studies. Serves academic researchers, students, and scholarly audiences.
• Museum Gift Shop On-site gift shop selling memorabilia and educational items related to migration history and the museum's exhibitions.
• Venue Rental (Raumvermietung) Room and space rental service for private events, corporate functions, celebrations, and meetings at the museum facilities.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Deutscher Bundesrat (German Federal Council)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2026Hosting the special exhibition '16/16 Geschichten aus dem Deutschen Auswandererhaus' in the Lichthof West of the Bundesrat from May 8 to October 31, 2026, on invitation of Bremen's Mayor Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte.
• Bremerhaven Regional CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community members invited to participate in Table Talks to contribute perspectives for the 2027 special exhibition on environment and migration, helping shape the museum's future programming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria): Melbourne-based museum dedicated to Australia's immigration history, including personal stories and community contributions — directly comparable in exhibiting personal migration narratives and offering family-history research resources.
• BallinStadt Emigration Museum: Hamburg-based emigration museum focused on German emigration history, particularly via Hamburg's port — directly comparable as a German emigration-history museum with similar interactive exhibition and family-research offerings.
• Tenement Museum: New York City museum using restored tenement apartments and guided tours to tell immigrant family stories — directly comparable in using personal narratives, guided storytelling tours, and family-history research as core offerings.
• Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration: U.S. National Park Service site dedicated to immigration history at the iconic entry port — a direct peer in category (immigration/emigration museum) with overlapping storytelling, family-genealogy, and educational programming.
• Red Star Line Museum: Antwerp museum at the historic Red Star Line passenger terminal covering transatlantic emigration from Europe to America — directly comparable as a port-based emigration museum with personal stories and family-research services.
• Pier 21 National Historic Site: Canadian museum at the Halifax immigration port — Canada's equivalent of Ellis Island — directly comparable as a port-based immigration museum with personal-story archives, family-history research, and educational programs.
• Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration: Paris museum housed in the Palais de la Porte Dorée, dedicated to the history and contributions of immigration in France — a direct peer in mission (immigration history museum) with comparable permanent exhibitions, education programs, and cultural programming.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Historisches Museum: Berlin's national history museum covering all of German history at a much larger scale — a broad incumbent that overlaps thematically (German history, federal government funding) but does not specialize in emigration/immigration.

Regional players

• Altonaer Museum: Hamburg regional history museum covering local and migration history — a regional peer with overlapping migration-history content but focused on Hamburg rather than Bremerhaven's emigration narrative.
• Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum: Maritime history museum also located in Bremerhaven — a regional peer sharing the same city, port-history focus, and tourism audience, providing direct local competitive overlap for visitors to the Bremerhaven harbor district.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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