German Museum of Caricature and Drawings — Attraction in Hanover

Caricature Museum of Hanover—officially known as the Wilhelm Busch – German Museum for Caricature and the Art of Drawing:

Ode to the Wilhelm Busch Museum

In Georgengarten’s tranquil grace, A palace holds a storied place. Where satire’s ink and artist’s hand Have shaped the soul of this fair land.

From Busch’s pen, with wit so sly, To Searle’s sharp gaze and Gillray’s eye, Four centuries of jest and art Are housed within this beating heart.

Born in thirty-seven’s tide, By civic will and artist’s pride, It rose, fell, and rose anew— A phoenix drawn in black and blue.

Through war and peace, through laugh and sigh, Its walls have watched the decades fly. Yet still it stands, with mission clear: To mock, to muse, to draw us near.

So here’s to Hanover’s noble trove, Where caricature and truth both rove. A bastion where the jest survives— A mirror to our...

Very good museum! Located quite close to the Leibniz Universität. When I visited it, it was temporary exhibition of Deix and the main exhibition on the second floor. Price is quite reasonable : 6 euro for normal ticket, 4 euro for reduced. The exhibition of Deix is absolutely amazing, very good painted and full of humour. It's a pity that it's only in German language, so, I couldn't understand everything. The main exhibition is also nice I think the main disadvantage of museum is the absence of...

There are different floors, each with its own exhibition and theme. On the ground floor there are exhibitions dedicated varying artists, a shop and a café. The second floor is dedicated to a theme as time passes. And the third floor shows how the museum developed and is dedicated to Wilhelm Busch, who was a famous artist and story teller from Hannover, who's name is the name of the museum as well. A great pastime for a rainy day as well as for a sunny day, since the exhibitions may be continued iin...