Deutsches Museum
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Why go
- Explore the Visitor’s Mine through a virtual-reality tour of underground working life in the past.
Plan your visit
Prices
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Opening hours
Today09:00 – 17:00Show all
Don't miss
- AstronauticsExplore the permanent exhibition on astronautics.Museumsinsel main site
- Classical opticsExplore classical optics among the permanent exhibitions.Museumsinsel main site
Know before you go
- The museum is open daily from 09:00 to 17:00.
- The renovation and modernization programme began in October 2015.
- Building and exhibition renewal involves exhibition closures.
What's inside
- Lifelike dioramas accompany the exhibitions.
- The collection building used reinforced concrete to demonstrate contemporary technology.
- The library building, completed in 1932, houses the library, archive, administration and workshops.
- The congress building beside Ludwigsbrücke was completed in 1935.
- Sep Ruf designed the aviation and space hall added in 1984.
With kids
- Families can look for interactive stations and push-button experiments throughout the exhibitions.
- The museum also has laboratory areas for visitor experiments.
Tips for your visit
- Download the exhibition-map PDF to plan your route: https://www.deutsches-museum.de/assets/Museumsinsel/Download/Lageplan_Flyer/site-map_deutsches-museum.pdf
- For the aviation branch, plan a separate trip to Oberschleißheim, north of Munich.
Tours and audio guides
- Audio guide
- German and English
- Science Communication Lab tour
- Historical exhibits and current science and technology topics At Museumsinsel
- Guided highlight tours
- For adults
- Science talks
- For adults
- Hands-on activities
- For adults
- Laboratory programmes
- For adults
Interesting facts5
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125,000 objects
The collection contains about 125,000 objects spanning 50 fields of science and technology.
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A public library and archives supported the exhibits from the museum’s early years.
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600 employees
The museum has more than 600 employees, eight departments and five locations.
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1985
Until 1985, its congress hall was Munich’s largest concert hall.
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Its research institute works with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and Technische Universität München on science and technology history and communication.
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History
Gabriel von Seidl designed the museum, and his brother Emmanuel continued the work after Gabriel’s death. The buildings were reconstructed in their original form, while the displays were renewed.
- Middle AgesThe island was used for rafting wood.
- After 1899Flood protection was built after regular flooding.
- 1903Oskar von Miller founded the museum on 28 June. The city offered the island as its site, and it was renamed Museumsinsel.
- 12 November 1906A temporary collection opened to the public at the National Museum.
- 13 November 1906The foundation stone for the permanent museum was laid.
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- 1925The permanent museum opened.
- 1934Fritz Todt became the museum’s director.
- November 1937–January 1938The antisemitic exhibition “Le Juif éternel” attracted more than 400,000 visitors.
- 1944By the end of the year, bombing had damaged or destroyed 80% of the buildings and 20% of the exhibits.
- 1945Karl Bässler helped prevent demolition of the last surviving bridge to Museum Island.
- May 1948Regular exhibitions began reopening.
- 1970sThe museum’s mission shifted toward explaining the cultural significance of science and technology.
- 1983A fire destroyed the marine and engine sections.
How to get there
- On footMuseumsinsel 1, Munich; access to the island is via Ludwigsbrücke.
Sources: Deutsches Museum - Wikipedia · Munich/Haidhausen - Wikivoyage (sleep) · Home · Meisterwerke der Naturwissenschaft und Technik · Museum - Deutsches Museum · Deutsches Museum - Wikipedia · Deutsches Museum - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Website
- deutsches-museum.de/
- Phone
- +49892179333
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Questions and answers
How much is a family ticket to the Deutsches Museum?
A family ticket costs 33 EUR.
Can I buy Deutsches Museum tickets online?
Yes. Tickets are available through the museum’s website.
How can I contact the Deutsches Museum?
Call +49 89 2179 333.
What does the Deutsches Museum’s Bonn branch cover?
German technology, science and research after 1945.
What does the Deutsches Museum’s Nuremberg branch explore?
Future technology and its effects on people and society.
What is the Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum?
The museum’s land-transport branch at Theresienhöhe, housed in three historic former trade-fair halls.
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