Deutsches Museum, Science and technology museum on Museum Island, Munich, Germany
Description
Deutsches Museum is a science and technology institution on an island in the Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt district of Munich. The rooms span several floors with thematically organized halls displaying aircraft, ships, mining equipment, and instruments from different centuries.
History
Oskar von Miller founded the institution in 1903 following a meeting of the Association of German Engineers with the goal of opening technical education to a broad public. The current building on the island in the Isar emerged in several construction phases and was rebuilt after wartime destruction.
Culture
The name recalls the original vision of creating a German house of science that makes technology understandable for everyone. Visitors today experience demonstrations on historical machines and can try experiments at interactive stations themselves.
Practical
The entrances sit directly on the Isar riverbank and are reached via bridges, with lifts serving all floors. Guided tours and demonstrations take place at different times, so checking the daily schedule on site is worthwhile.
Did you know?
The underground mining section leads visitors through reconstructed tunnels and shows machines that were actually used below ground. In the astronomy section stands an original piece of moon rock brought to Earth during an Apollo mission.
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