Norddeutsches Museum für HiFi- und Studiotechnik

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The museum is on the first floor of Hall 26 on the grounds of the Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum in Sehnde-Wehmingen. Its roughly 850 square metres provide space for the exhibition, a glass workshop and the storeroom.

The collection comprises more than 2,000 exhibits from over 100 years of hi-fi and studio technology from around 1900 onwards. Highlights include a nostalgic living room with phonographs and gramophones, a room dedicated to the Revox brand, a Uher corner, a listening room and an area with professional studio equipment.

Highlights

• Grandma's living room with phonograph and gramophones
• Revox room with tape recorders from the A 36 to G 36 series
• Listening room with music demonstrations, from shellac records to CDs
• Studio technology, from mixing consoles to 24-track tape recorders
• Quadraphonic sound demonstration

Permanent exhibition

• HiFi- und Studiotechnik seit 1900 – Seasonally changing exhibits from the phonograph to tape recorders, record players and CD players, grouped by brand and era.

Admission & discounts

Cash only. The admission to the Hannover Tram Museum is charged in addition; it includes the ride on the museum tram to Hall 26.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum rooms are on the upper floor and are not yet accessible. Assistance dogs are welcome.

Kids & families

Only partly suitable for kidsRecommended for ages 14+

• Family tours & workshops: not available

The museum is generally suitable for young people aged 16 and over, and for young people with an interest in technology or the subject from the age of 14. There are no activities or childcare for children.

Getting there & parking

Address: Am Straßenbahnmuseum 2, 31319 Sehnde-Wehmingen; access via the western (left-hand) entrance of Hall 26. Getting there by public transport, car or bicycle is described in detail on the website of the Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum (tram-museum.de/besucher/anfahrt/).

Amenities & dining

• Café

The Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum has a bistro.

Events & venue rental

• Private parties

Events and individual appointments with guided tours of the exhibition and demonstrations in the listening room by arrangement; listening to music you bring yourself is only possible as part of private events. Enquiries to info@hifimuseumnord.de.

Plan your visit