About Hanover

If you think of lifestyle metropolises in Germany, you quickly come to terms with it Berlin, Munich, Cologne or Hamburg. Hanover usually falls by the wayside. For many, Hanover is just a transit point, trade fair city and epicenter of High German, but the capital of Lower Saxony offers just as many interesting sights and events. The Herrenhausen Gardens, the Opera, the 12th century old town and the adventure zoo are just a few of the places worth seeing. And don't forget the new town hall. It is not only a symbol of the city, but also one of the most popular photo opportunities for visitors and tourists. The city is modern and the ideal place for style and trend conscious people. Every year in October there is also the lifestyle fair "Hannover way of life" - Germany's largest adventure and shopping fair - to shop and enjoy. Exhibitors from a wide variety of sectors present the latest trends in fashion and cuisine. The approximately 78 hectare area invites you to relax Maschsee a. It is a popular destination for families, students and athletes. Europe's largest city garden can also be found in Hanover. It is the ideal place for a long walk or a bike ride. There are also hip cafes and restaurants in Hanover and the Linden district is the trendy district of Hanover.

Art and culture in Hanover

The art and Photography scene from Hanover is often underestimated. Several institutions, museums, galleries and associations in Hanover promote the medium of photography and take care of the same as in Frankfurt and Stuttgart for numerous relevant exhibitions.

Every two years the Lumix festival for young photojournalism in Hanover impressive Reports from photographers from all over the world shown. The festival is organized by the photojournalism and documentary photography course at the University of Hanover and the Association for the Promotion of Photography in Hanover eV, each lasting five days 60 reports and picture essays hundreds of visitors on the former Expo site and in the university. The festival is rounded off by a varied supporting program consisting of portfolio viewings, lectures, panel discussions and a photo technology show. The event concludes with various award ceremonies and the festival party.

The Association for the promotion of photography in Hanover would like to hold exhibitions, workshops, lectures, workshop talks and panel discussions promote the knowledge of photography. The focus is primarily on narrative photography in journalistic or documentary form. In addition to the Lumix Festival, the association organizes numerous exhibitions in the Galerie für Fotografie in der Eisfabrik (GAF).

The GAF gallery for photography in the ice cream factory stands for narrative photographythat deals critically with society. She also shows Classic photography as well as eminent contemporary photographers and young talent. The main focus is on promoting young photographers. In addition to the photo exhibitions, the gallery also organizes numerous book signings, lectures, workshops and panel discussions on photography.

The Sprengel Museum Hannover is a museum of modern art and, with its extensive collection and diverse exhibition program, is one of the most important museums of art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Shortly after the opening, the Spectrum Photo Gallery, founded in 1972, was integrated into the museum. Contemporary and historical photographs are shown there in numerous presentations and solo exhibitions.

The photography gallery acts as a Exhibition site for contemporary photography and was founded in 2011 by the photographer Ricus Aschemann. The exhibitions cover a broad spectrum from documentary to staged photography. The focus of the gallery work is not commercial, but communicative and content-related interests. The main focus is on the exchange between photographers, curators, authors and a photography enthusiastic audience.

The Kunsthallte Faust is Part of the Faust cultural center, which has stood for multi-layered cultural work since 1991. In the Kunsthalle, works by young and renowned international artists are presented in solo exhibitions, such as by the Chinese photo artist Weng Fen or the Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer Wolf Böwig.

Commercial events in Hanover

Hanover is also an important trade fair city. The Hanover Exhibition Center in the south of the city is that largest exhibition center in the world. The area includes a covered area of ​​496.000 square meters and 26 exhibition halls. The operator is Deutsche Messe AG. Every year in spring the Hannover Messe instead of. It is the world's most important industrial fair and consists of various leading international trade fairs. Of course there are also renowned trade fairs in Düsseldorf and Nurembergbut which are essentially more special. These reflect the entire industrial value chain and consist of five core topics: industrial automation and IT, energy and environmental technologies, industrial supplies, production technologies and services, research and development.

The IT sector, which established itself in the 1950s as the "office industry", developed into an independent trade fair in the 1980s: the CeBIT CeBIT was last held in June 2018.

The IAA Commercial Vehicles is the worldwide one Leading trade fair for mobility, transport and logistics. It takes place every two years, alternating with the IAA Passenger Cars in Frankfurt am Main. In addition to trucks and buses, the entire value chain the commercial vehicle industry. The supplier industry is also represented on the IAA site.

Agritechnica is the largest in the world Trade fair for agricultural technology and takes place every two years at the Hanover Exhibition Center. Visitors can find out about innovations in the entire agricultural sector. More than 2.900 exhibitors from 52 countries present their technology for the professional plant production. Here, technology trends are shown and all the important questions of the future of agriculture and agricultural technology are dealt with.

Infa stands for Information fair for families and is the largest German Experience and shopping fair. Present here Best ager models Products and services for the whole family. It has been held every October since 1954 at the Hanover Exhibition Center and attracts an average of 190.000 visitors and over 1.400 international exhibitors from 40 nations to the exhibition halls. Infa is subdivided into the theme worlds of building + living, lifestyle, Christmas, infa balance, infalino, infa creative, market hall, bazaar of nations and beauty & style.

The Exposition Mondiale de la Machine Outil - EMO for short - means world exhibition for machine tools in German and is the world's largest trade fair for metalworking. The exhibition offers that entire spectrum of metalworking technologysuch as machine tools, manufacturing systems, computer technology and industrial electronics. The EMO Hannover is organized by the Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e. V. based in Frankfurt am Main.

The euro Tier is the world's largest Exhibition for animal husbandry and management and takes place every two years in Hanover. In 1993 it was organized for the first time by the German Agricultural Society. The fair has significance and influence on the world technical development in animal husbandry. The exhibition areas are divided into the areas of breeding animals, breeding programs, trade and reproduction technology, feed, feed storage and feed production, stable and hall construction as well as air conditioning and environmental technology.

The Domotex in Hanover is the World's leading trade fair for floor coverings of all kinds. It is the central meeting point for the carpet & flooring industry. Domotex is internationally oriented and attracts around 40.000 visitors from over 80 countries to the Hanover exhibition center. The design, quality, innovative design and the latest technologies are demonstrated to visitors by around 1200 exhibitors. There are few in Hanover Model agenciesbecause the need in the first place Fair models and these are often mediated or made available via specialized agencies.