Museum of 20th- and 21st-century art on Lake Maschsee in Hannover, with works by Schwitters, Klee, Picasso and Niki de Saint Phalle, among others.
1. august 2026 – 1. november 2026
Rediscovery of the Hannover-based Expressionist and member of the Hannoversche Sezession, who was successful in the 1910s and 1920s.
14. oktober 2026 – 29. marts 2027
Presentation of a donation of nine works together with earlier works by the painter, covering more than 30 years of his career.
28. november 2026 – 21. februar 2027
Solo exhibition of the Berlin sculptor on the occasion of the Kurt Schwitters Prize of the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung, endowed with €30,000.
2. december 2026 – 7. februar 2027
Overview of the artist’s multifaceted work spanning painting, drawing, photography, performance and installation.
The foundation was laid by Hannover chocolate manufacturer Bernhard Sprengel, who began collecting modern art with his wife Margrit in 1937 – ironically prompted by a visit to the Nazi propaganda show “Degenerate Art”. In 1969, the couple donated their collection to the City of Hannover and also contributed to the construction costs of a new museum. The city and the state of Lower Saxony agreed to share the costs of building and running it, and combined their own 20th-century art holdings from the Landesmuseum and the Kestner-Museum with the donation.
After an architecture competition won by Peter and Ursula Trint with Dieter Quast, the first construction phase opened in 1979 on the north shore of the Maschsee, initially as the Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Sammlung Sprengel. The museum received its current name in 1984. A characteristic feature is the long, lane-like exposed-concrete “museum street” from which the exhibition areas branch off. A second construction phase with a temporary exhibition hall and an auditorium followed in 1992, and in 2015 an extension by the Zurich architects Meili, Peter with the Calder-Saal.
The collection’s focal points include Expressionism and French modernism, the Kurt Schwitters Archive, a reconstruction of Schwitters’ Merzbau and the donation of some 400 works by Niki de Saint Phalle in 2000. The holdings have grown to around 49,000 works and documents. In 2017, the German section of the International Association of Art Critics named the Sprengel Museum Museum of the Year. Since May 2026, it has shown its collection in the newly conceived presentation “Mein lieber Schwan!”.
| Voksne | 14 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 6 €Groups of 10 or more, apprentices, students, BFD/FSJ volunteers, the unemployed, participants in VHS-Forum courses, seniors aged 65 and over, people with severe disabilities |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Children and young people up to 18 and school classes free |
| Pensionister | 6 €From age 65 |
| Personer med handicap | 6 €ledsager gratis · With a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis); companions free with the “B” marker |
| Studerende og elever | 6 € |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 6 € pr. personPer person; daycare groups and school classes free |
| Familier | –No family ticket; children and young people free. MuseumsCard family add-on card €8 |
| Annual pass | 50 €Reduced €35 |
| MuseumsCard Hannover (one year of free admission to participating museums) | 60 €Family add-on card €8 |
| Guided tours and events (surcharge, 20 or 60 min.) | 3 €90 min. €5, unless stated otherwise |
Gratis entré: Free admission for everyone every Friday
Free admission also for members of the Freunde des Sprengel Museum Hannover (friends’ association), ICOM and CIMAM, and with the Hannover Aktivpass or Juleica. Day tickets online or at the ticket desk; annual passes, MuseumsCards and gift vouchers only at the ticket desk.
“Barrierefreiheit geprüft” (accessibility verified) certificate from Reisen für Alle (Travel for All), valid March 2024 to February 2027. Main entrance via a ramp (doorbell at the bottom) or outdoor elevator on Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer; all levels by elevator; three accessible restrooms; two accessible parking spaces on Gneiststraße. Loan wheelchairs and folding stools free of charge. Guide dogs and seizure alert dogs allowed. Explanations for “Abenteuer Abstraktion” also available in German Sign Language (online).
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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“Sprengel Knirpse” for ages 3 to 5 (Fridays), “Sprengel Atelier” for ages 5 to 12 (Saturdays), “Mit Baby ins Sprengel” (with your baby at the Sprengel), holiday courses for ages 6 to 12 and children’s birthday parties (ages 6–12, 120 min.). A children’s stroller can be borrowed free of charge; two baby changing stations in the basement.
Maschsee/Sprengel Museum
Bus 100, 200, 800 to Maschsee/Sprengel Museum (directly in front of the building); subway lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11 to Aegidientorplatz (about a 10-minute walk); about a 20-minute walk from the main station.
Parkering muligt
No museum parking; on Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer, free parking for three hours with a parking disc 8:00–18:00; nearest parking garage Osterstraße 42 (about a 15-minute walk). Two accessible parking spaces on Gneiststraße, two coach parking spaces in front of the main entrance.
Restaurant bell’ARTE with a conservatory and large terrace facing the Maschsee (Tue–Thu and Sun 11:30–22:00, Fri/Sat until 23:00, closed Mon). Sprengel Shop accessible without an admission ticket. Cloakroom and lockers; larger bags, umbrellas and tripods are not allowed in the exhibitions; no space for luggage.
Op til 300 personer.
Auditorium (292 seats, also during opening hours) and Calder-Saal (up to 300 people standing, 180 at banquet tables; only outside opening hours), can be combined; guided tours and exclusive exhibition visits can be booked. Private events are not permitted.
Forespørgsel & detaljer| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography for private purposes allowed without flash; no additional lighting, tripods or selfie sticks. Commercial photography only with written permission. |
| Godt at vide | Audio guides for “Mein lieber Schwan!” and “Abenteuer Abstraktion” on a loan device or free via QR code on your smartphone. Individual guided tours in German and English, also on the architecture (fuehrungen.smh@hannover-stadt.de, 0511 168-44646). The number of groups in the exhibitions is limited. Turrell rooms currently closed. |
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