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Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum

Lower Saxon State Museum

A mish-mash of exhibitions. There is a prehistorical section focusing on the past of Lower Saxony including tools and weapons. You will also find coins of the Kingdom of Hanover, Prussia and the German empire and to top it all off, what every German museum needs, a Japanese tea room.

Address: Willy-Brandt-Allee 5
Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Mon closed
Price: Adult €10, reduced €8, family €20
Website: landesmuseum-hannover.niedersachsen.de (opens in a new tab)

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