Art galleries in Hanover
Hanover, Lower Saxony has 21 art galleries on the map. That's 21 galleries mapped around Hanover. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Many are free to enter, so the only cost of a gallery afternoon is your time.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Hanover (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Lumas and Galerie Mensing, plus Galerie K43. If a gallery's missing from Hanover's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Hanover gallery lineup
21 in Hanover, plus 9 more around Hanover below:
Lumas
Art gallery0.6 km from Hanover
Lumas is Art gallery. Lumas also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Galerie Mensing
Art gallery0.7 km from Hanover
Galerie Mensing is Art gallery on 44 Georgstraße, Hannover. Galerie Mensing also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
44 Georgstraße, Hannover, 30159
Phone: +49 511 3069320
Galerie K43
Art gallery0.7 km from HanoverRun by Michaela Moneke
Run by Michaela Moneke, Galerie K43 is Art gallery on 5 Luisenstraße. Also worth knowing about Galerie K43: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; Su,Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Luisenstraße
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; Su,Mo off
Phone: +49 511 26175547
Galerie Bongartz
Art gallery0.7 km from Hanover
Galerie Bongartz is Art gallery.
Galerie Brutal
Art gallery1.1 km from Hanover
Galerie Brutal is Art gallery. Galerie Brutal also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Galerie BOHAI e. V.
Art gallery1.2 km from Hanover
Galerie BOHAI e. V. — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galerie BOHAI e. V.: the map lists its hours as Sa,Su 13:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Sa,Su 13:00-18:00
D'oRsh
Art gallery1.4 km from HanoverRun by Claus Dorsch
D'oRsh is Art gallery run by Claus Dorsch on 30 Königstraße, Hannover. D'oRsh also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th 12:00-18:00; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
30 Königstraße, Hannover, 30175
Hours: Th 12:00-18:00; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 12:00-16:00
Phone: +491712687790
Doppelbild
Art gallery1.5 km from Hanover
Doppelbild is Art gallery. Doppelbild also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Artvigo Bilder/Gemälde
Art gallery1.5 km from Hanover
Artvigo Bilder/Gemälde is Art gallery. Artvigo Bilder/Gemälde also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa 11:00-16:00; Mo,We-Fr 11:00-14:00,15:00-19:30; Tu,Su,PH off.
Hours: Sa 11:00-16:00; Mo,We-Fr 11:00-14:00,15:00-19:30; Tu,Su,PH off
Studio Sonsu
Art gallery1.7 km from HanoverRun by Süttmann & Süttmann GbR
Run by Süttmann & Süttmann GbR, Studio Sonsu is Art gallery, found on 2 Teichstraße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Studio Sonsu: the map lists its hours as Su, Mo off; Tu,Th,Sa 11:00-16:00; We,Fr 13:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
2 Teichstraße, Hannover, 30449
Hours: Su, Mo off; Tu,Th,Sa 11:00-16:00; We,Fr 13:00-18:00
Raum für Design
Art gallery1.8 km from Hanover
Raum für Design — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Raum für Design: the map lists its hours as We 11:00-13:00,15:00-18:00.
Hours: We 11:00-13:00,15:00-18:00
Hanes Yan
Art gallery1.8 km from Hanover
Hanes Yan is Art gallery. Hanes Yan also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Th 14:00-19:00; Fr 14:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: We-Th 14:00-19:00; Fr 14:00-18:00
Phone: +49 511 4503873
Netzwerk Lebenskunst & Kreofant
Art gallery1.8 km from Hanover
Netzwerk Lebenskunst & Kreofant is Art gallery. Netzwerk Lebenskunst & Kreofant also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
GAF Galerie für Fotografie
Art gallery1.8 km from HanoverRun by Verein zur Förderung der Fotografie in Hannover e.V.
GAF Galerie für Fotografie is Art gallery run by Verein zur Förderung der Fotografie in Hannover e.V.. GAF Galerie für Fotografie also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th-Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +49 511 89977313
konnektor - Forum für Künste e.V.
Art gallery1.8 km from Hanover
konnektor - Forum für Künste e.V. — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about konnektor - Forum für Künste e.V.: it has a website with more detail.
Öznur Art
Art gallery2.0 km from Hanover
Öznur Art is Art gallery. Öznur Art also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Atelier Francesco Lamazza
Art gallery2.1 km from Hanover
Atelier Francesco Lamazza — Art gallery.
GEDOK Galerie
Art gallery2.8 km from Hanover
GEDOK Galerie is Art gallery on 20 Lola-Fischel-Straße, Hannover. GEDOK Galerie also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 15:00-18:00; Sa,Su 14:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
20 Lola-Fischel-Straße, Hannover, 30173
Hours: We 15:00-18:00; Sa,Su 14:00-17:00
Phone: +49 511 131404
Kunstgalerie Hannover
Art gallery3.7 km from HanoverRun by Sascha Basista
Run by Sascha Basista, Kunstgalerie Hannover is Art gallery, found on 33 Scheidestraße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Kunstgalerie Hannover: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-16:00; Fr 09:00-13:00; it has a website with more detail.
33 Scheidestraße, Hannover, 30625
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-16:00; Fr 09:00-13:00
artlab-studio
Art gallery4.4 km from Hanover
artlab-studio is Art gallery on 6 Salzweg, Hannover.
6 Salzweg, Hannover, 30455
K4art
Art gallery8.6 km from Hanover
K4art — Art gallery, found on 2HH Habichtweg in Langenhagen.
2HH Habichtweg, Langenhagen, 30853
What the map tells us about art galleries in Hanover
11 of the 21 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
14 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
14 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Hanover gallery walk
Making a day of it in Hanover? Work this order: Lumas, Galerie Mensing on 44 Georgstraße, Galerie K43 on 5 Luisenstraße, Galerie Bongartz, Galerie Brutal, Galerie BOHAI e. V., D'oRsh on 30 Königstraße, and Doppelbild. That's the gallery walk in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 13 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Hanover
How the regulars do Hanover's galleries:
- Read the wall text at Lumas. It's short and it's there to help. Even the cryptic ones give you a way into the work.
- Check for artist talks at Galerie Mensing. Talks, walkthroughs and panel discussions are often free and turn a good show into a great evening.
- Go to opening nights. Free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that wants to talk about the work. The best gallery experience there is.
- Trust your own reaction. You don't need the wall text's permission to love or hate a piece. Your honest reaction is the whole point of going.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Hanover — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Hanover can take a while to appear. The 21 above are only as current as the community map. A art gallery that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 21 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more art galleries around Hanover
9 more within about 40 km of Hanover, nearest first:
Kunstkreis Laatzen
Art gallery11.9 km from HanoverRun by Kunstkreis Laatzen e.V.
Run by Kunstkreis Laatzen e.V., Kunstkreis Laatzen is Art gallery on 368 Hildesheimer Straße. Also worth knowing about Kunstkreis Laatzen: the map lists its hours as Tu 13:00-15:00; Su 11:00-13:00; PH off; Mo,We,Th-Sa off || "Nach Vereinbarung"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
368 Hildesheimer Straße
Hours: Tu 13:00-15:00; Su 11:00-13:00; PH off; Mo,We,Th-Sa off || "Nach Vereinbarung"
Phone: +49 5102 5210
Cafe Spiegel
Art gallery20.0 km from Hanover
Cafe Spiegel — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Cafe Spiegel: the map lists its hours as Tu 15:00-18:00; Th 15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00.
Hours: Tu 15:00-18:00; Th 15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Galerie im Stammelbach-Speicher
Art gallery28.4 km from Hanover
Galerie im Stammelbach-Speicher is Art gallery on 20 Wachsmuthstraße, Hildesheim. Galerie im Stammelbach-Speicher also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa-Su 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
20 Wachsmuthstraße, Hildesheim, 31134
Hours: Sa-Su 11:00-18:00
galerie krehla
Art gallery28.9 km from Hanover
galerie krehla — Art gallery.
Atelier Kristin
Art gallery29.5 km from HanoverRun by Kristin König-Salbreiter
Run by Kristin König-Salbreiter, Atelier Kristin is Art gallery, found on 21 Brühl in Hildesheim. Also worth knowing about Atelier Kristin: it has a website with more detail.
21 Brühl, Hildesheim
atelier 22 e.V
Art gallery34.4 km from Hanover
atelier 22 e.V is Art gallery on 13 Hattendorffstraße, Celle. atelier 22 e.V also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 14:00-18:00.
13 Hattendorffstraße, Celle, 29225
Hours: Th-Su 14:00-18:00
Galerie Artgo
Art gallery34.9 km from Hanover
Galerie Artgo is Art gallery on 35 Riesenbergstraße, Hessisch Oldendorf. Galerie Artgo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su 14:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
35 Riesenbergstraße, Hessisch Oldendorf, 31840
Hours: Su 14:00-18:00
Phone: +49 5752 9693224
Gallerie Arche
Art gallery39.3 km from Hanover
Gallerie Arche is Art gallery. Gallerie Arche also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 11:00-13:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; Su 11:00-14:00.
Hours: We 11:00-13:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; Su 11:00-14:00
Haus Wenden
Art gallery39.7 km from Hanover
Haus Wenden is Art gallery.
Art gallery listings for Hanover: 21 in Hanover and 9 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.