Zeppelin Museum
Sign up free — See who's going and message them.
Is this your place? Get the badge for your websiteMore photos 11
1 / 11
What's on here
Zombie Rave im Zeppelin Museum Friedhofshafen
Thursday · All day
OPEN HOUSE! | Der Hafenbahnhof Friedrichshafen – Vom Bahnhof zum…
Thursday · All dayFree
OPEN HÄUSLE! | DIY-Workshop Vom Samen zur Frucht – Kürbiskerne…
Friday · All dayFree
Kreativsonntag im Zeppelin Museum
Sunday · All dayFree
Schau(rig)Haus – Kürbisschnitzen im Schaugarten
Tuesday · All dayFree
Wohnen wie vor 100 Jahren im Zeppelindorf: Haus- und Gartenführung
Friday · All dayFree
Why go
- Board a 33-metre, full-scale reconstruction of part of the Hindenburg and explore its furnished passenger rooms.
- See art by artists branded degenerate by Nazi Germany, including Otto Dix.
- An original Graf Zeppelin engine nacelle, built in 1928.
- The largest surviving Hindenburg wreck fragment, a rudder bearing arm.
- More than 350 objects in the Zeppelin Wunderkammer.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 17:00Show all
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday10:00 – 17:00
Don't miss
- Life aboard the HindenburgDiscover the working routines of the airship’s crew.Hindenburg reconstruction
- Maybach Zeppelin carBuilt in Friedrichshafen in 1938, this Maybach Zeppelin car complements displays on Maybach-Motorenbau and Gaylord Cars.Zeppelin Museum
- Historic Zeppelin photographs and footageStart your visit with historic Zeppelin photographs and documentary footage, including presentations in 2D and 3D.Media room
- Zeppelin SwarmsAn opening artwork from Héctor Zamora’s Zeppelin Swarms connects technology and art.Zeppelin Museum
- WunderkammerLook for postal documents, medals, porcelain and tin toys.Zeppelin Museum
Know before you go
- The open-shelf library holds publications on aviation, Zeppelins and art; books cannot be borrowed.
What's inside
- The Zeppelin exhibition spans two storeys, tracing airship history from the Montgolfier brothers’ balloons to the Zeppelin NT.
- Its galleries cover transatlantic flights, a round-the-world trip, polar expeditions and wartime airships.
- A company-history section follows the Zeppelin concern alongside airship development until 1918, then traces their separate paths.
- The art collection spans the late Middle Ages to the present, with regional artists including Max Ackermann, Willi Baumeister and Erich Heckel.
- Works appear in changing displays and temporary exhibitions.
- The archive and library form a research centre for aviation, airships, art and art history.
With kids
- The west wing aviation laboratory has hands-on stations about lift, streamlining and airship gears.
- A children’s wing has experiments, original exhibits and touchable replicas.
- Bookable formats are available for families, schools and kindergartens.
Tips for your visit
- Explore independently with museum kits, a puzzle rally or the ZeppApp.
Tours and audio guides
- Daily technology tour
- Focuses on Zeppelin technology
- Public programmes
- Workshops · lectures · discussion groups · DIY activities
- Zwischen Erinnerung und Verantwortung
- Tandem tour · 2 October 2026 Held during Tage der Demokratie.
Interesting facts4
-
1,500 original
The museum displays about 1,500 original exhibits.
Zeppelin Museum - Wikipedia -
565 authorized
Of the Andreas Feininger archive’s 565 authorized photographic prints, 261 are signed.
Zeppelin Museum - Wikipedia -
The collection includes major works by Ulm School carvers Hans Multscher and Jörg Stocker, and Memmingen altar carver Ivo Strigel.
Zeppelin Museum - Wikipedia -
The Baroque collection includes paintings by Johann Heinrich Schönfeld and Johann Heiß.
Zeppelin Museum - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
The airship company archive preserves records from the company’s beginnings through the 1960s, including Count Zeppelin’s correspondence.
- 1948The present art collection began after bombing destroyed the previous museum during World War II.
- 1957The museum reopened with a new collection in the town hall building.
- 1996The museum reopened in the former harbour railway station, and the art collection moved there.
Sources: Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen - Wikipedia · Friedrichshafen - Wikivoyage (see) · Zeppelin Museum · Das ist heute los! - Zeppelin Museum · Tandem-Führung „Zwischen Erinnerung und Verantw… · Zeppelin Museum - Wikipedia · Musée Zeppelin - Wikipedia · checked 26 Sep 2026
Where
Seestr. 22, -, Friedrichshafen Baden Wurttemberg
- Website
- zeppelin-museum.de/
- Phone
- +49754138010
Similar places nearby
Nearby places
Eat and drink nearby
Where to stay nearby
Questions and answers
Are the art displays at Zeppelin Museum permanent?
No. Works from the collection appear in changing presentations.
Can groups book activities at Zeppelin Museum?
Yes. The museum offers bookable formats for groups.
Where is the entrance to the harbour restaurant at Zeppelin Museum?
You can reach it from the museum’s first floor or from outside.
How invme works
- See who's going — faces, not ticket counts.
- Write to someone who shares your interests — no swipes, no matches, no paywall.
- Pick the event or the place to meet at — and go together.
Reviews on invme
Sign in to reviewLoading comments…