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Not far from the Maschsee, the largest state museum in Lower Saxony invites you to take a journey around the world: from piranhas, dinosaurs, gold treasures and bog mummies to paintings by Lukas Cranach, Peter Paul Rubens and Paula Modersohn-Becker, the five can be found in the Nature Worlds, People Worlds and Art Worlds Discover the state museum’s large collections. Changing special exhibitions on different topics also provide even more variety.

 

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natural worlds

dinos, nemo & co.

Piranhas, Puma, Plateosaurs - in the NaturalWorlds you will experience the unique combination of living animals and natural history exhibits. The journey through the natural history permanent exhibition starts in the blue expanse of the WaterWorlds: 200 species inhabit the most diverse habitats such as the cool North Sea, the lively Amazon or the colorful South Seas. In the LandWorlds, the dream coasts of the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and the Caribbean, with numerous terrariums that house living inhabitants of the tropical jungle, complemented by explanations and objects on aspects of important research trips. In the unique bird aviary you will discover the stars of the skies and their ancestors, the dinosaurs. The exhibit also features large scale original plates with spectacular dinosaur track prints.

 

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the natural worlds

human worlds

past times and distant countries

From the evolution of humans to the cultural development of Lower Saxony to the discovery of the world - in the MenschWelten, archeology and ethnology show the captivating history of humanity. Numerous archaeological finds from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages prove the development of human skills and abilities. The highlights of the collection are the spectacular amber animal from Weitsche, the gold treasure from Gessel and the approximately 1.800 year old “Red Franz”. Around 1500, visitors travel from the Old World to the New: from the Spanish conquest of Peru to Captain Cook's travels to Indonesia and China, the ethnological exhibits bear witness to people's spirit of discovery and mobility.

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the human worlds

art worlds

from cranach to liebermann

The ArtWorlds offer an impressive tour of European art history: starting with one of the most important medieval collections in Germany with unique altarpieces and sculptures, traveling to the Italian Baroque era and the heyday of Dutch painting. Passing by Caspar David Friedrich's unique cycle of the day, you will find works by Alfred Sisley and Auguste Rodin. The works of the Impressionist triumvirate Max Liebermann, Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth are only available in such abundance in Hanover. In addition, the former royal coin collection gives an insight into the time when Hanover was part of the British Empire.

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the art worlds

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variety is provided

Changing special exhibitions give us the opportunity to examine exciting topics in detail that have little space in the permanent exhibition. Whether artist colonies, cinema dinosaurs or the ancient Saxons – there is something for everyone here!

 

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