Many of Hamelin’s finest buildings were constructed in the Weser Renaissance style, which has strong Italian influences. Today two of the best provide the location for the town’s revamped museum, which has an excellent permanent exhibition on regional history from the earliest times to the present. The Leisthaus at number 9 was built for a patrician grain trader during 1585–89. The Stiftsherrenhaus , dating from 1558, is Hamelin's only surviving building decorated with human figures.
