Hannover Museums
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum
Lower Saxony State Museum The Landesmuseum is by far the biggest museum in Hannover, with about 7,000 square meters of exhibition space. What makes it particulary attractive is the extraordinarily broad spectrum ot its collections: the State Art Gallery (European art from the middle Ages to the early 20th century incl. works of Rembrandt, Rubens, Dürer e.g.); the Departments of Natural History (geology, palaeontology, zoology) with the big attractions the auarium "vivarium" (more than 2000 native and exotic fish, amphibans and reptiles)and the model of dinosaur; Early history (Palaeonlithic Age to high Middles Ages) and Ethnology.
Contact:
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum
Willy-Brandt-Alle 5
30169 Hannover
Internet: www.nlmh.de
Hannover Museum of History
Take a journey back through the history of the city and the kingdom of Hannover. Numerous exhibits, models and reconstructions presenting over five centuries of Hannover`s cultural history. The museum also houses one of the most comprehensive collections of rural life in Niedersachsen.
Contact:
Hannover Museum of History
Pferdestraße 6
30159 Hannover
Internet: www.hannover-museum.de
Kestnergesellschaft
The kestnergesellschaft is Germany´s lagest and most well known arts society. The artists exhibited here since 1916 are a Who´s Who of the 20th and 21st century art history.
Contact:
Kestnergesellschaft
Goseriede 11
30159 Hannover
Internet: www.kestner.org
Museum August Kestner
Behind its listed glass and concrete facade, the three storeys of the Museum August Kestner display 6006 years of applied art in four collections: Ancient and Egyptian cultures, applied art/design, and a valuable coin collection.
Contact:
Museum August Kestner
Trammplatz 3
30159 Hannover
Internet: http://www.museum-august-kestner.de
Sprengel Museum Hannover
Opened in 1979, the Sprengel Museum Hannover is one of the most important museums of 21st century art, boasting a comprehensive collection and a wide range of temporary exhibitions.
Contact:
Sprengel Museum Hannover
Kurt-Schwitters-Platz
30169 Hannover
Internet: www.sprengel-museum.de
Wilhelm-Busch-Museum
The Wilhelm-Busch-Museum / National Museum for Caricature and Sairical Art, boasts a unique Wilhelm Busch collection and a major international collection for satirical art covering five centuries.
Contact:
Wilhelm-Busch-Museum
Georgengarten 1
30167 Hannover
Internet: www.wilhelm-busch-museum.de
