The Henschel Museum covers the Kassel engineering firm Henschel & Sohn, once one of Germany's major makers of locomotives, trucks, and industrial machinery. The collection is strongest on the city's industrial history and the company that shaped much of its 19th- and 20th-century economy.
It is a focused stop rather than a broad city museum, best for visitors interested in railways, machinery, or Kassel beyond its palace and art collections.