Women in the fish industry and at the fish market

"Women in the fish industry and at the fish market, 2015

Große Elbstraße 264 - 268, circular retaining wall.
Design and realization: Hildegund Schuster, Cecilia Herrero.
Curator: Elisabeth von Dücker.

(...) Some of them were women from the first generation of migrant workers from Mediterranean countries such as Turkey who had come to Germany and earned their living as fish workers here in Altona. (...)"

https://frauenfreiluftgalerie.de/en/fischindustrie2015.php

"History FrauenFreiluftGalerie

At a glance:

  • has been in existence since 1994 has a long-term project. Altogether (as of April 2015) 15 murals at architecturally interesting buildings / walls. This is the only open air gallery in Germany by artists with a focus on working women.

  • tells about the changing role of working women in the port of Hamburg from 1900 to the present day.

  • creatively designed by women artists from Hamburg and overseas, using various styles and with aesthetic positions."

    https://frauenfreiluftgalerie.de/en/geschichte.php

Created on November 24, 2025
Große Elbstraße 264, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
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OrganizationFrauenFreilluftGalerie
Marker typeartwork
CityHamburg
CountryGermany