There is a lot to discover during a stay in Hanover. The museums in Hanover are not only worth a visit in bad weather.
We visited some of the museums in the city and were impressed by the variety on offer. Our museums presented here are the best-known and most important museums in Hanover.
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover (Lower Saxony State Museum Hanover)
The museum unites three worlds under one roof: NatureWorlds, PeopleWorlds and ArtWorlds.
In the NatureWorlds, visitors are given an overall view of the environment by means of natural history objects. For example, more than 200 aquatic animal species are presented in the WaterWorlds and in the LandWorlds you can discover reptiles and dinosaurs in the Skull Cabinet. The “Evolution” theme provides a link to the “Human Worlds”.
The MenschenWelten show the evolution of mankind and focus on the cultural development of Lower Saxony.
The ArtWorlds offer a tour through European art history. Here, visitors can discover and admire paintings and sculptures from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am – 6 pm Holidays: 10 am – 6 pm New Year: 1-6 p.m.
Closed on Monday, Good Friday, Ascension Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve
Admission prices
Adults for the permanent exhibition: €5
Additional entrance fees are charged for the special exhibitions. Reduced admission tickets are also available.
Admission to the collections is free on Fridays from 2 – 6 pm
Sprengel Museum Hannover
The Sprengel Museum Hannover is a museum for international art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The focus is on German Expressionism and French Modernism. Works by artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Klee and Nolde are exhibited here. One section is dedicated to the Hanoverian artist Kurt Schwitters.
Closed on Monday, 1.1., Good Friday, 1.5. 31.10., 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.
Admission prices
Adults: 7 €
Friday: free admission
Historisches Museum Hannover (Historical Museum Hanover)
The Historical Museum of Hanover is dedicated to the history of the city of Hanover and the Lower Saxony region. It displays opulent possessions of monarchs, portraits, flags, costumes and medals as well as exhibits that shed light on the lives of ordinary people.
The building is currently being renovated. To this end, the theme is presented as “History on the move” in schools, senior citizens’ facilities and city cultural institutions. Guided tours are offered in public spaces and a History on the Move app and QR codes are available in the city.
Wilhelm Busch – Deutsches Museum für Karikatur und Zeichenkunst (German Museum of Caricature and Drawing)
The museum displays an important collection of pictures and drawings by Wilhelm Busch, one of the greatest German caricaturists. It also contains caricatures and graphics by other German and international artists, such as Loriot and Friedrich Karl Waechter. The caricature collection shows works from 1600 to the present day.
There are always special exhibitions and events in the museum that focus on a particular theme.
Tuesday to Sunday: 11 am – 6 pm Holidays: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed on Monday, 24.12., 31.12.
Admission prices
Adults: 7,- € Discounts are offered.
Museum August Kestner
Right next to the town hall is the House of 5000 Windows. Behind the façade is the August Kestner Museum. It displays treasures from August Kestner’s collection, including artifacts from Egypt, Rome and Greece. The exhibits include Greek and Roman antiquities, vases, bronze items and even mummies.
Tuesday to Sunday: 11 am – 6 pm Wednesday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Closed on Monday, Good Friday, 1.5., Ascension Day, Whit Monday, 24.12., 25.12., 31.12., 1.1.
Admission prices
Adults: 5 € Friday: free admission
Museum Herrenhäuser Gärten
The Herrenhausen Palace Museum displays baroque treasures and famous personalities from Hanover’s history on around 900 square meters. The exhibition offers an insight into the history of the gardens and their users as well as impressive evidence of Baroque representational culture.
The east wing of the museum represents the creation of the Great Garden and its function in courtly representational culture, while the west wing tells the story of the palaces and gardens.
You can find more detailed information in our article about the Herrenhausen Gardens.
Address
Herrenhäuser Straße 4, 30419 Hannover
Opening hours
November 1st to March 31st Thursday-Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
April 1st to October 31st daily 11 am – 6 pm
closed: 24.12., 25.12., 26.12., 31.12.
Admission prices
Total ticket (large garden, mountain garden, museum): 10,-€
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