Throw a bottle into the water and wait to see if a reply comes? Send a letter by seagull to the next harbour? Let your thoughts travel on the wind and the salty air, into the far unknown? Much better: Send your message in a bottle from here! The Postal Bottle Office connects the Port of Hamburg with harbours everywhere, even the imaginary ones 

Here’s how it works:

1) Imagine you’re looking out from the Elbe towards the open sea …

2) What question or message would you like to send out into the world?

3) Write your message on a message-in-a-bottle form (in the writing desk) and drop your message into the post slot – it will arrive safely and be answered …

Where? From whom? And when? Only the waves and the wind know ~

signed Miss A. Ship, Head of the Postal Bottle Office

The ‘Postal Bottle Office’ facilitates exchange of longings of all kinds among people from all places, carrying personal messages across fictional seas. It is run by Miss A. Ship, ship longing researcher and accomplished expert on SHIP FICTION. All mail is stamped by her and shipped overland. Delivery is – as is customary with messages in a bottle – unpredictable. You can find out more about her research on this site. 

Made possible with the support of Lürssen – for more maritime stories at the Museum Harbour.