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Hannover - City of museums
Spectacular projects, precious collections and pioneering exhibits all
confirm Hannover Region’s reputation as a centre of art which
cultivates and promotes the fine arts in all their many facets. There
are also excellent museums devoted to archaeology, natural history
and ethnology, including vivid portrayals of technical history and
everyday life in centuries gone by.
For art lovers, the journey becomes its own reward in Hannover: with the
sculptures along Brühlstrasse, the opulent Nanas by Niki de Saint Phalle on the
bank of the River Leine and the futuristic BUSSTOPs, you encounter art face to
face wherever you go. Hannover’s Sprengel Museum is home to one of the
major collections of 20th and 21st century art. Other impressive contemporary
art galleries which are well known far beyond the borders of this region include
the Kestner Society, Kunstverein Hannover and the Ahlers Pro Arte/Kestner
Pro Arte foundation. Hannover State Museum is the perfect destination for a
family outing. It is divided into five collections – the State Art Gallery, the
departments of natural history (with its vivarium), archaeology and ethnology,
and the coin cabinet. The exhibits at the August Kestner Museum span all ages
from prehistory to the present day. The Wilhelm Busch German Museum of
Caricature and Critical Graphic Art offers amusing satire for young and old,
while the Museum of History is sure to appeal to anyone interested in the
history of Hannover and Lower Saxony.
The World of Kitchen – WoK, the first European museum dedicated to kitchens,
features an informative presentation of human nutrition which simultaneously
appeals to the senses. Herrenhausen Palace Museum, the rebuilt summer
residence of the Guelph dynasty, is a new attraction that opened in 2013.
Provided by the City of Hannover and sponsored by Lower Saxony, this facility
is affiliated to Hannover’s History Museum and presents temporary exhibitions.
Another highlight is the Museum of Energy, which presents curiosities and
classics – live and crackling with energy. During the annual “Museum Night”,
when all the museums stay open until late, visitors have the opportunity to see
many museums in the course of one evening and with just one ticket.
Down the mine or up in the air
Presenting facts and figures in an entertaining way is the keynote of the
museums in Hannover Region: in the “Klosterstollen”, a preserved coal mine in
Barsinghausen, visitors can don helmet and overalls and set out on the trail of
the “black gold”. The Peat Museum in Landestrost Palace, Neustadt am
Rübenberge, conveys a feeling of what life was like for the people of the peat
bogs centuries ago. Laatzen Museum of Aviation is the museum of choice for
those who are interested in the history of technology, and the new “World of
Aviation” at Hannover Airport is also sure to inspire flights of fancy. Finally, the
Tramway Museum in Sehnde-Wehmingen offers a fascinating display of
historical railway engineering.
More information are available at
www.visit-hannover.com/en
& www.hannover.de/en
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