Internationale Ge(o)heimnisse: Italien

• Difficulty: 4.5 out of 5
• Terrain: 1 from 5
• Cache size: large
• Coordinates: N 52° 21.927 E 009° 44.410
• Location: South
• Place: Hanover State Museum

International Geomysteries: Italy

This short geocaching cache takes you through the State Museum. Of course, it can only be done during opening hours. These are Tuesday through Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
Geocachers receive reduced admission (€1.50) to the museum for the purpose of the cache. On Fridays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., admission is otherwise free. Verify your eligibility at the ticket counter by showing the listing on paper or on your device. Please do not abuse this! First, look for the Italian Renaissance section in the Landesgalerie on the 2nd floor. There you’ll find the exhibition catalog “Italian Paintings” in a “special edition.” Starting on page 202, there are slightly altered images of exhibited works (“Maria” and “Piazza”). Find one error in each image and note down the grid number. For each one, calculate the product of the digit and the letter value (example: E2 = 5 × 2 = 10). Then head down to the ground floor to the NaturWelten. There, visit Pleurodeles waltl and see what rock-solid number (C) it holds. Finally, you can head to the green finale in the courtyard and put what you’ve learned into practice there.

International Geosecrets: Italy

A cache from the "International Geo-Secrets" series to showcase locations in Hanover that let you take a little trip around the world! This small multi-cache takes you on a tour of the Landesmuseum (State Museum). Of course, you can only play during opening hours, which are Tuesday through Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Geocachers have free access to the museum for their search. Please do not take advantage of this! First, look in the Landesgalerie (State Gallery) on the 1st floor in the Italian Renaissance section. Here you’ll find the exhibition catalog “Die italienischen Gemälde” (The Italian Paintings) in a “Sonderausgabe” (Special Edition). Starting on page 202, there are several different images of works on display (“Maria” and “Piazza”). Look at each image, find an error, and note the grid number. Multiply each number and letter by their value (e.g., E2 = 5 × 2 = 10). Then go to the ground floor to the Natural History section. Visit the Pleurodeles Waltl exhibit and see which hard rock corresponds to the number (C) you found at home. Finally, you can explore the green courtyard at the end and put the knowledge you’ve gained into practice there.