Zeppelin Museum Zeppelinheim, Transport museum in Neu-Isenburg, Germany.
The Zeppelin Museum Zeppelinheim is a transport museum in Neu-Isenburg dedicated to airship history. It displays original components including engines, control mechanisms, and models of different Zeppelin designs across various periods.
Zeppelinheim was founded in 1935 as a housing and work settlement for the crews and ground staff of the Zeppelin airships, and became an independent municipality on 1 January 1938. The museum opened in 1988 as an annex to the Zeppelinheim community centre. It is run jointly by the city of Neu-Isenburg and the Verein für Zeppelin-Luftschiffahrt e. V.
The museum is run jointly by the city of Neu-Isenburg and the Verein für Zeppelin-Luftschiffahrt e.V., an association of airship enthusiasts. Zeppelinheim itself was founded in 1935 as a housing and work settlement for the crews and ground staff of the Frankfurt airships, and became an independent municipality on 1 January 1938.
The museum is an annex to the Zeppelinheim community centre, with around 300 square metres of exhibition space. Four different films on Zeppelin history are shown on request, and a virtual tour is available in German, English and French. In 2023 the museum recorded 10,534 visitors.
The 1988 annexe to the Zeppelinheim community centre reproduces one quarter of the cross-section of the airship LZ 10, so the building's profile matches the hull's curve. The museum is run jointly by the town of Neu-Isenburg and the Verein für Zeppelin-Luftschiffahrt, and recorded 10,534 visitors in 2023.
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