Unique in Lower Saxony, Nienburg's city center has been home to the Lower Saxony Police Museum of the Police Academy since 2011. With a new look, the museum from Lower Saxony's capital has permanently set up shop in Lange Straße 20 to 22 with its special features from the state's police history.
The museum devotes particular attention to the Haarmann criminal case, a serial killer who wreaked havoc in Hanover in the 1920s. Facts and knowledge from the identification process, police photography and the work of the criminal investigation department are vividly conveyed to visitors of all ages. Movement is and was particularly important in everyday police work. Visitors can gain an insight into the various means of transportation used by the police in Lower Saxony since the Second World War. Those who are particularly interested in the historical development of police work will find information on political and social changes and exhibits from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The museum devotes particular attention to the Haarmann criminal case, a serial killer who wreaked havoc in Hanover in the 1920s. Facts and knowledge from the identification process, police photography and the work of the criminal investigation department are vividly conveyed to visitors of all ages. Movement is and was particularly important in everyday police work. Visitors can gain an insight into the various means of transportation used by the police in Lower Saxony since the Second World War. Those who are particularly interested in the historical development of police work will find information on political and social changes and exhibits from the Middle Ages to the present day.
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Openings
Closed on public holidays. Please check the current opening hours before your visit.
Payment methods
free of charge
License (master data)
Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH
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