The strike of the coffee bean sorters

"The strike of the coffee bean sorters, 1996

Große Elbstraße 164, Staircase behind the house.
Design and realization: Hildegund Schuster.
To mark the hundredth anniversary of Hamburg’s famous dockers’ strike in 1896/7 the team of the FrauenFreiluftGalerie Hamburg (The Women's Open Air Gallery) devised a mural with the intention of commemorating an event that should remain firmly anchored in the collective historical memory of the city.

Six months before the dockers and shipyard workers went on strike, the coffee bean sorters in Hamburg and Altona downed tools, thus practically forming the "female spearhead" for the well-known strike action. In April 1896, hundreds of them protested against starvation wages and the stress of working on the coffee bean floors. In some firms the strike lasted up to six weeks. (...)"

https://frauenfreiluftgalerie.de/en/streik.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 164, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
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Marker typeartwork
CityHamburg
CountryGermany