Museum Dingolfing, Cultural heritage museum in Dingolfing, Germany.
Museum Dingolfing occupies the medieval Herzogsburg in the Obere Stadt and covers about 2,400 square metres. Its permanent displays treat archaeology back to the Neolithic, the town's history, and industry, the last housed since 2008 on three levels of a converted former grain store. The industrial section centres on the local Hans Glas GmbH works, with seed drills, scooters and cars including the Goggomobil, Glas Isar, 1300 GT, 1304, V8 and BMW 520 and 650.
The museum grew from the collection of a society founded in 1904, shown in changing venues until 1935. In 1956 the town bought the medieval Herzogsburg in the Obere Stadt for a local history museum, which opened in 1959. Ten years later the town took over the collections of the dissolved museum society. From 1997 to 1999 the building was renovated and the permanent exhibition redesigned; in 2006 an archaeology section followed in two rooms of the neighbouring Pfleghof, and in November 2008 the industrial history display opened on three levels after a new foyer was built and the former grain store renovated.
The museum's subtitle, "Industrial History, Archaeology, Town History," names its three sections. The archaeology section reaches back to the Neolithic; the town-history section traces Dingolfing's development. The industrial section centres on the local Hans Glas GmbH works, showing seed drills from before and after the Second World War, scooters and cars.
The museum is located in the town center and is easy to reach on foot from the older parts of town. Plan enough time to explore all the connected buildings since the exhibitions spread across multiple levels and sections.
The smallest vehicle on display is a two-seater built in 1955 by chief engineer Karl Dompert, seemingly for fun, for Hans Glas's grandchildren. It looks like a miniature Austin Healey 3000 and is powered by a 300 cc engine from Norbert Riedel. It is a one-off, so no second example exists.
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