Technikmuseum Sinsheim, Technology and automobile museum in Sinsheim, Germany.
The museum houses hundreds of vintage cars, motorcycles, military vehicles, aircraft, and steam locomotives across multiple exhibition halls and outdoor spaces.
Eberhard Layher established this technological institution in 1981, transforming a small collection into one of Germany's largest transportation and military museums.
The museum displays the evolution of German engineering through its exhibits of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, Maybach luxury cars, and industrial machinery.
The facility operates from 9:00 to 18:00 on weekdays and extends until 19:00 during weekends, with an IMAX theater and hotel located within the complex.
Visitors can examine two supersonic passenger aircraft, the Concorde and Tupolev Tu-144, mounted outdoors at climbing angles for close-up inspection.
Location: Sinsheim
Inception: 1981
Founders: Eberhard Layher
Official opening: 1981
Accessibility: Wheelchair limited access
Address: Museumsplatz, 74889 Sinsheim 74889
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 09:00-18:00; Saturday,Sunday,Holidays 09:00-19:00
Phone: +49726192990
Email: info@technik-museum.de
Website: http://sinsheim.technik-museum.de
GPS coordinates: 49.23834,8.89724
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:48
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