Miele-Museum, Home appliance history museum in Gütersloh, Germany.
The Miele-Museum is a collection of household appliances and vehicles in Gütersloh that documents the company's industrial production. The exhibition spreads across several rooms and displays washing machines, vacuum cleaners, motorcycles, butter churns, and cream separators.
Miele was founded in 1899 and the museum opened in 1986 to document the company's product development. This timeline covers the birth of modern household appliances and their transformation across two centuries.
The museum displays Miele products from different decades alongside advertising materials that reflect how household work and consumer expectations changed in Germany. You can see how the design and purpose of appliances evolved over time, revealing much about daily life in each era.
The museum is open on weekdays and admission is free, making it an accessible place to visit. The various display rooms are easy to navigate, and you can explore at your own pace without pressure.
The museum holds early electric washing machines that represent milestones in household technology, along with rare motorcycles manufactured by Miele. These vehicles reveal that the company operated beyond just kitchen appliances.
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