Machinery Museum Kiel Wik, Industry museum in Wik district, Kiel, Germany.
The Machinery Museum Kiel Wik is an industrial museum in the Wik district that displays a large collection of working machines and engines. The exhibition includes steam engines, submarine diesel motors, tools, and mechanical equipment spanning different periods of industrial history.
The museum opened in 1985 on the private initiative of Peter Horter and Frank Stobbe, who wanted to keep Kiel's mechanical engineering history alive. It occupies two brick buildings of the former Kiel gasworks. In December 2005 the non-profit Bürgerstiftung Maschinenmuseum Kiel-Wik was founded to preserve, operate and develop the museum.
The museum's motto is "Historische Technik in Betrieb erleben" — experiencing historical technology in operation. On every third Sunday of the month, machines and engines are demonstrated running, and visitors are allowed to touch the exhibits. The collection was assembled by two private individuals, Peter Horter and Frank Stobbe, to keep a piece of Kiel's mechanical engineering history visible.
The museum is located near the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal and is accessible by public transport. It is advisable to check opening hours before visiting, as access is limited to specific times.
The collection includes a 1944 submarine diesel engine that was discovered in a bunker in 1978 and restored to full working order. This machine is now one of the most notable exhibits that visitors can observe while it operates.
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