O.W. Link Photo Exhibition in Hamburg

The Hamburg Museum der Arbeit presents an exhibition with photos by Ogle Winston Link. Link, who died in 2001, was a photographer from New York who captured the fascination of steam engines in pictures. The photos exhibited do not only portray the powerful engines on rails all across the United States, but also the technology and the manpower. In addition to the exhibition, the museum also offers additional events, two of which will take place in June. On the 10^th, steam engine workers from Hamburg will talk about their work on the last steam trains, and on the 23^rd Dr. Rainer Mertens will talk about the history of the “Adler” locomotive. The exhibition itself runs until June 29.

World Future Council members discuss the worlds future with those that will inherit the earth: children

World-renowned scientists, thinkers, environmentalists, human rights acvocates and others have arrived from all over the globe to meet at the second World Future Council (WFC) from 18th to 22nd May. Their aim: to speak for those who haven't got a voice yet - the generations of the future.

Amerikazentrum Movie Nite

If you want to seea movie about football in a relaxed atmosphere which will also allow you to socialize, the Amerikazentrum's Movie Nite might just be the place to go. On May 23, the Amerikanzentrum shows “We are Marshall”, a movie about the Marshall University Football team that played the 1971 football season after the tragic and fatal plane crash in 1970 in which the university's former football team had died. The movie is not only based on this true story, but also features well known actors like Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and David Strathairn. The movie begins at 19:00 hours at the Amerikazentrum Hamburg, Am Sandtorkai 5. No entrance fee, no registration required and you are welcome to bring food and drink.