Herrenhausen Palace Museum

Herrenhausen Palace Museum is expected to remain closed until June 2025 due to renovation work.

Herrenhausen is a special place: It was here that the polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) developed many of his pioneering ideas in dialogue with Electress Sophie (1630-1714) and her daughter Sophie Charlotte (1670-1701). The body of thought of the universal scholar, who was networked throughout Europe, not only represents the state of knowledge of his age, it is also regarded as transcending epochs and extending far beyond his time.

In 2009, the state capital of Hanover and the Volkswagen Foundation decided to rebuild the summer residence of the Guelphs, which was destroyed in the Second World War. With Herrenhausen Palace, which is used as a scientific conference centre and museum, the Herrenhausen Gardens have regained their architectural point of reference.