The oldest municipal museum in the state capital of Hanover is enclosed by a listed glass and concrete façade from 1961. Inside, parts of the staircase and side wings can still be found and - as an architectural highlight - almost the entire entrance façade of the original first museum building from 1889.
The museum is located in the city center next to the New Town Hall and is the only museum in Hanover and the surrounding area to display 6,000 years of applied art in four collection areas: Ancient and Egyptian cultures, applied arts with a design collection and one of the largest collections of coins and medals in northern Germany.
Since November 2014, the museum has formed the "Museums of Cultural History Hanover" association with the Historical Museum Hanover and the Herrenhausen Palace Museum.
