Technikmuseum Sinsheim, Technology and automobile museum in Sinsheim, Germany.
Technikmuseum Sinsheim is a large exhibition space housing hundreds of classic cars, motorcycles, aircraft, and locomotives spread across multiple halls and outdoor areas. Alongside vehicles, the museum displays military equipment and industrial machinery that show how technology evolved over time.
Founder Eberhard Layher started with a small collection in 1981 that grew into one of Germany's largest technology museums. Through purchases and donations from private collectors, the museum expanded continuously and attracted growing visitor numbers.
The museum is run by the non-profit association Auto + Technik Museum Sinsheim e. V. and financed solely through admission fees, donations and membership dues. Its founder was the entrepreneur Eberhard Layher. Concorde was given by Air France for the symbolic price of one euro, and the Tu-144 arrived in 2000 after more than 4,000 kilometres of travel.
The museum has its own railway stop on the local line and a large car park, so it is easy to reach without a car-free hike. Exhibits fill halls and an outdoor area of over 50,000 m², and the site is open 365 days a year. Most aircraft can be entered, but the walk-through ends at a plexiglass barrier before each cockpit.
Two supersonic aircraft, the Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144, are displayed outdoors at an angle and can be examined from close distance. These two planes were rivals in the race for the fastest passenger flight and are rare exhibits to see together in one place.
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