Speicherstadt town hall illuminated

Thanks are owed in particular to the work of the Licht-Kunst-Speicherstadt e. V. association, which was founded by companies and private individuals as part of a joint initiative with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in 2001. The roughly 50 members, alongside sponsors and partners, create the organisational framework so that the Speicherstadt no longer spends its evenings in the dark. In recent years, the association invested more than € 1 million, which was financed exclusively by donations and money from sponsors.

These days, some 1,200 lights are installed on the warehouse blocks and bridges between Oberhafen and Baumwall, turning roughly half of the historical area into a bright work of art from sunset until shortly after midnight. The project was conceived by Hamburg light artist Michael Batz. "The Speicherstadt is exemplary in every way. Its artistic illumination represents the breakthrough of contemporary light design in public spaces in Hamburg. The town hall, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus and many other projects have become directly involved with this language of light. It's a Hamburg success story that continues even after 20 years," says Batz.