PhanTECHNIKUM

PhanTECHNIKUM is a technology museum in Wismar displaying working steam engines, motors, and mechanical inventions. The collection spans multiple buildings and showcases functioning machines along with models from different periods of technical history.

The museum grew from a private collection of steam technology and mechanical invention artifacts from northern Germany. It highlights the work of Ernst Alban from Neubrandenburg, who designed high-pressure steam engines during the 1800s.

The name reflects a playful take on fantastic technology, emphasizing hands-on learning as a core value. Visitors experience how people engage with everyday physics through direct participation in working models and machines.

The museum sits in central Wismar and includes areas where visitors can operate machines themselves. Plan enough time to try out different stations, as the experience centers on hands-on interaction with working equipment.

A large-scale model of a Fokker DR I aircraft stands in the museum, representing early German aviation engineering. This piece demonstrates how closely mechanical engineering and innovation were linked in German industrial history.

Location: Wismar

Part of: State Museum of Technology

GPS coordinates: 53.89320,11.42950

Latest update: December 23, 2025 07:29