The Deutsche Museum is the most
popular museum in Germany with a total of about 1.3 million visitors each year. It houses
a real treasure trove of human ingenuity along the lines of scientific as well as
technological discoveries and inventions. Pay a visit to the
planetarium
and/or the sensor-round giant screen
(formerly named IMAX)
cinema and indulge in unhampered admiration for nature's secrets revealed!
Back in 1903, Oskar von Miller initiated the construction of the Deutsche Museum situated in his home town. However, the establishment of the museum had to wait till 1925. Oskar von Miller intended to popularize science and technology, i.e. to render scientific and technological achievements interesting and comprehensible to the layman. His concept proved to be a tremendous success, as the steady growth of the museum showcases over the years unambiguously testifies: 1938 - motor vehicle showcase 1979 - 1982 - aviation and outer space exploration showcase 1992 - 1993 - high-tech planetarium and IMAX cinema 1992 - 1995 - computer science and information technology showcase.
Each scientific subject is represented by authentic
technical equipment that either originally helped to gain insight into nature's secrets or
has been conceived to facilitate any layman's understanding of nature's laws and mankind's
technological progress. There are presentations that demonstrate technology or physical
laws "in action". Either any visitor may start these presentations any time or
they are scheduled in regular intervals and carried out by museum personnel. By the way,
do not miss the presentation at the electricity showcase!
If you studied any exhibit for a moment, say half a minute,
you would have to stay in the museum for about a month. Perhaps the main attraction for
little children is the full-scale replica of a mine. They expect to run into the seven
dwarfs of Snow-white fame mining diamonds any moment. Do not despair! There is even
something in stock for the elder ones: In the musical instruments exhibition, museum
employees may play a little tune for you on authentic instruments at your request (and if
they feel inclined to do so!). Afterwards you can relax from the museum tour in the
restaurant or have a snack int the snack-bar.
- Opening hours: 09.00 a.m. - 05.00 p.m. Telephone: (089) 2179-1
- Fees: adults 8.50 euro; children 3.00 euro; groups 7.00 euro
- There are several routes to get to the museum. Either you take any S-Bahn (station Isartor), U-Bahn U1 or U2 (station Fraunhoferstrasse), trolley bus 17 (station Isartor) or 18 (station Deutsches Museum) or bus 131 (station Boschbrücke). The museum is within 10-minutes walking distance from Isartor.
