In Hannover there are 24 museums. Here are 5 of them:
The Historic Museum describes the history of Hannover, from the mid-age settlement "honovere", over the Residence Town, to the world famous Exhibition Town. The museum focusses on the time from 1714 to 1834 when Hanover had a strong relationship to the British royal house.
The Kestner Museum is located in the House of 5.000 windows. The museum is named after August Kestner and exhibits 6,000 years of applied art. With more than 4.000 members the Kestnergesellschaft belongs to the largest art society in Germany. The museum shows exhibitions from the classical modernist art to the contemporary art. One big focus is put on film, video, contemporary music and architecture, room installments and big presentations of contemporary paintings, sculptures and video art.
The Sprengel Museum shows the art of the 20th century. It is one of the most notable art museums in Germany.
The Theatre Museum shows an exhibition of the history of the theatre in Hannover from the 17th century up to now: Opera, concert, drama and ballet. The museum also hosts several touring exhibitions during the year.
The Wilhelm-Busch-Museum is the German museum for caricature and critical graphics. The collection of the works of Wilhelm Busch and the extensive collection of caricatures and critical graphics is unique in Germany. Furthermore the museum hosts several exhibitions of national and international artists during the year.