Art and enjoyment in Café Seeterrassen: POP UP GALLERY opens!
A POP UP ART GALLERY that combines art, gastronomy and culture will open in 2025 in Café Seeterrassen in Hamburg-Mitte.

Art and enjoyment in Café Seeterrassen: POP UP GALLERY opens!
In the heart of Hamburg, Café Seeterrassen will soon be a new hotspot for art and cuisine. Sascha Glaw and Justin Bock are behind the initiative to found the POP UP ART GALLERY, which wants to open a new chapter in the listed building. How Hamburg.de reported, this interim use will last until the end of 2026 and serve as a platform for young and established artists.
The concept is promising: In addition to the presentation of works of art, the café offers a gastronomic offering ranging from coffee and cake to smaller culinary delicacies. Justin Bock not only wants to pamper the palate with his offerings, but also create a place to discover and linger. District office manager Ralf Neubauer emphasizes that the success of the previous use by Petticoat and the Kidney Table Hamburg e.V. has shown that such initiatives are very welcome in the district.
Culture meets gastronomy
The POP UP ART GALLERY will not only function as an exhibition venue, but will also offer an extensive cultural program. Musical events, workshops and open formats are planned to promote networking within the art scene. This reflects a growing movement that we can see not only in Hamburg, but also in other German cities.
The trend towards pop-up rooms, which represent temporary sales and event spaces, is booming in many large cities. In cities like Berlin, rising rents mean that such space is being used more and more for a variety of events, such as tastings or art galleries. Loud Goethe.de This trend goes hand in hand with the need to find creative solutions to vacancies and to make art accessible in a low-threshold way.
A creative home for artists
The Hamburg creative scene benefits from these developments, particularly through initiatives such as the “Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft”, which creates affordable offers for pop-up spaces. The time limit of such projects also makes them a popular business model for aspiring entrepreneurs. Here in Hamburg, Café Seeterrassen is ideally positioned to function as a meeting place between art, gastronomy and cultural participation.
Finally, it remains to be said that the Café Seeterrassen with the POP UP ART GALLERY is not just another place for art and enjoyment, but embodies a real attitude to life. It remains to be seen what creative heights the actors will reach in the coming months and years - we are definitely excited!