Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum stands in Hanover, Germany, beside the New Town Hall, within a Neo-Renaissance building. Its galleries span art, archaeology, natural history, and ethnology. The State Gallery brings together paintings and sculptures from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century, including works by Rembrandt, Rubens, and Albrecht Dürer. German and French Impressionist paintings extend that artistic view.
Archaeological artefacts trace human settlement from the Early Stone Age to the Late Middle Ages, while ethnology reaches cultures worldwide. A life-sized dinosaur stands near a vivarium containing native and exotic fish, amphibians, and reptiles. The collections began in 1856 as the Museum of Art and Science before moving into this building in 1902. Extensive renovation followed wartime damage, with restoration completed alongside Expo 2000.
Wheelchair access makes the building easier to explore across its departments. A nitrogen chamber provides pest control for the artworks, adding an unusual working detail behind the galleries.
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