Information
Opening Hours
On Mondays closed
Tue–Sun, 11 am–6 pm
Thu, 11 am–8 pm
On public holidays, 11am–6 pm: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, May 1st, German Unity Day, Reformation Day, Second Day of Christmas
Closed: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve
Public Exhibition Tours
On Sundays, 4 pm: 3 Euro p. p.
Private Tours
By appointment, up to 25 people:
90 Euro (60 min) / 120 Euro (90 min)
Admission Prices
Single ticket: 7 Euro / Reduced: 5 Euro / Members: free
Group ticket: 4 Euro p. p., from 4 people (Kindergarten, school, and university student groups receive free admission)
Reduced admission available with valid ID for:
School pupils, university students (up to age 31), apprentices, AboVorteil card (HAZ), unemployed persons / Bürgergeld-recipients, Art Card, BBK, BDK, HannoverCard, HannoverAktivPass, lilacard, NDR Kulturkarte, people with disabilities (from 50%, including accompanying person)
Free admission with valid membership card for:
ADKV, Art Plus, other art associations, volunteer card (Ehrenamtskarte), Historisches Museum Hannover, ICOM, children under 14, Museums Card, student groups attending as part of a university course
Free admission every Friday
Contact
Kestner Gesellschaft
Goseriede 11
30159 Hanover
T +49 511 70120-0
kestner@kestnergesellschaft.de
www.kestnergesellschaft.de
Directions
with public transport
Bus lines 128, 134, 300, 500, 700
subway lines 4, 5, 6, 11
Tramway 10, 17
by foot from the main station
By foot it takes a maximum of ten minutes from the train station along the Kurt-Schumacher-Straße to Steintor.
by car
Travelling on the A2, take the exit Herrenhausen, follow the expressway in the direction of Zentrum, via Königsworther Platz, exit in Otto-Brenner-Straße in the direction of Steintor.
Parking
multi-storey parking lot Mehlstraße hanova CITY PARKING, Mehlstraße 2, 30159 Hannover
Accessibility
The Kestner Gesellschaft is almost barrier-free for visitors with limited mobility. Access is via a ramp, there is an elevator in the building and a barrier-free toilet.
WLAN
At our reception you will receive a code for free WLAN in the whole house. WLAN is made possible by the Hannoversche Volksbank.
Shop
In our store you will find a fine selection of curated international magazines and books. In addition, there are art editions, t-shirts, bags and much more.
Contribution to climate protection
By switching to LED lighting, the Kestner Gesellschaft saves at least 55% of its electricity consumption compared to its previous lighting, thus contributing to climate protection (#SoGehtKlimaschutz)
