The museum complex, which is the property of Munich, was opened in 1903. It completely occupies the territory of the small island of Isar, presents more than 28 thousand exhibits dedicated to science, technology and the achievements of mankind. One of the largest technical museums in the world is trying to show the exposition in an accessible visual form, and also conducts demonstrations of various phenomena and production processes.
German History Museum
The museum has 10 departments, each of them contains from 5 to 10 expositions, which can be studied in 2-3 hours. Up to 3 thousand people visit it daily. In advance, the visitor should think about what he is most interested in and what compositions he wants to see, otherwise you will have to spend more than a week on a fascinating tour and, perhaps, not see everything that is presented.
The main building of the museum includes departments dedicated to natural sciences, energy, communications, materials and technologies, musical instruments and transportation. Separately, it is worth noting that there is a department that was created specifically for children, where each child will spend time with benefit, making the firststeps of acquaintance with the world of science. Children from 3 to 8 years old can enter this department.
In addition to the main building, there are also transport and aviation branches located in other parts of the city.
Department of Aeronautics and Aviation
One of the largest expositions is devoted to the creation of transport in the sky around the world and the production of equipment in Germany.
You can start with airships and balloons, the first of which appeared in 1783 in Paris, created by the Montgolfier brothers. You can also see the attempts to build an aircraft, which was based on the study of the shape of seeds moving through the air.
The German Museum demonstrates with a separate stand the history of the German engineer Otto Lilienthal, who at one time thought about the structure of an aircraft based on the flight of birds and their soaring in the air without a flap of wings.
Followed by devices that were designed and supplemented with a motor and could already fly short distances. This exposition is the next major stage in the development of aviation.
Particular attention is paid to the German aircraft designer Hugo Junkers, who worked at the end of the 19th century - the beginning of the 20th.
In the aviation halls, stands of the first jet aircraft and individual elements of a passenger liner are presented: fuselage, engine, landing gear.
In the department of aeronautics and aviation, only a part of the exhibits is presented, the mainis located in a separate transport branch at the historic Schleissheim airfield in Germany, and all lovers of mechanical engineering are recommended to visit the Museum of German Tanks in Munster, the total area of which is 9000 m².
Department of Navigation and Shipbuilding
For a long time, the link between the continents were ships that transported people and goods until the 20th century. The main exhibit of the department is the ship "Maria", launched in 1880 and personifying the era of sailing ships. The representative of steel hulls and engines is the Renzo tugboat and the rescue boat, which was powered by diesel already in the second half of the 20th century.
The German museum for the curious has installed 2 submarines and over 200 smaller boats and ships to explore the world of navigation.
The oldest model belongs to the 19th century - the Gutenberg ship, you can also see models of Viking ships, caravels, three-masted ships.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the presence of a luxurious passenger liner, which went on a long journey, was considered an indicator of the development of a country. The museum displays a model of the liner "Kaiser Wilhelm II", launched in 1903. The cross section of the ship shows the location of the cabins of different classes, the engine room, the captain's cabin and the control room.
Single exposition - shipbuilding. She demonstrates the process of setting the keel and launching, which looks also exciting.
It is worth noting that in addition to models of ships and their construction, there is an exposition of lifeon the ship, navigation instruments that were used before and are used now, and an exhibition about the technologies of the underwater world, which allows everyone to look inside the submarine.
Deutsches Museum in Munich: exhibitions about ceramics
Transport, its development and production in the museum received a lot of attention, but also separate expositions were created, no less important for the development of human life, for example, a collection of ceramics. Many people know that earlier, as now, they produced a lot of ceramic dishes, it is popular in different countries, it was even used for some time in the construction of houses. But few people are familiar with the fact that ceramics are used in the medical field to create artificial joints or thermal insulation elements at power plants. Everyone who visits the German Museum will be able to buy a ceramic souvenir with a personal stamp, as there is a unique working brick mini-factory on its territory.
Exposure about sugar production and brewing
The German History Museum pays special attention to the brewing department, as many tourists travel to this wonderful country to taste delicious fresh beer. Exhibits show how complex production processes are, how brewing developed and how large factories and private breweries were built.
Sugar production is also an integral part of the German economy, and the exposition presents research by technologist Franz-Karl Achard, who studied the content of sugarbeets. In addition to factory models in Germany, there are models of factories in the West Indies and Silesia, where brown sugar was made, as well as a 1960 factory for the production of white refined sugar, which is still in use today.
Exposures about the production of paper, glass and textiles
Paper, glass, textiles surround us everywhere and are very significant for human life. Few people got acquainted with the history of the appearance and development of these materials. The German Museum is ready to show exhibits that will appeal to all visitors.
The exhibits related to paper are arranged in three halls according to the stages of development - the first hall shows when and how papyrus and parchment appeared, and at the appointed time there is a demonstration on the production of paper in the 18th century. The second hall shows the next stage of development, when wood was used as a raw material, when paper machines and machine tools were invented. The third hall is a modern paper production.
Expositions about textiles tell about the history of the creation of clothes, not only as a necessary protection for the body, but also as an indicator of culture. You can trace how the production of fabric has changed: from manual labor to the use of computer-based machine production.
In the hall of glassmaking, you can see a copy of the glass furnace, a hall of mirrors and trace the history of glass for windows. Every day at a certain time you can watch the work of a real glassblower who creates beautiful objects.
The main tower of the Germanmuseum
The German Historical Museum has its own symbol - the clock tower, where the main meteorological instruments are located: barometer, anemometer, hygrometer and thermometer, thanks to which you can get a complete picture of the weather in a given place. The clock is also complex: it shows the phase of the moon, days of the week and months in the form of graphic symbols and signs of the zodiac. Inside the tower there is a Fugo pendulum, showing the daily rotation of the Earth.
Museum opening hours
The museum is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm for everyone. At the entrance at the box office, you must purchase tickets, which differ in price for adults and children. It is convenient to buy a family pass (2 adults and 2 children under 15) which costs about 12 euros, or buy a general ticket to the main building and additional branches for 16 euros, children under 6 years old are free.
Most of the exhibits that are presented in the museum are allowed to be touched, twisted, twirled, because from the very beginning, according to Miller's idea, this was the main concept of the museum.
Whatever museum you visit - the Historical Museum, the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, the Miniature Wonderland in Hamburg, the Green Vaults in Dresden or the German Tank Museum, you will leave only positive reviews. For the Germans, it is very important what opinion about them will develop, because everything is organized at the highest level.
Traveling in Germany
Germany is a country with a rich history and cultural heritage. Traveling in this country, you can see many beautiful places without even visitingany buildings. But to get acquainted with the history, it is worth seeing the main large cities, such as Munich, Dresden, Hamburg, Stuttgart and others. If you are in Germany, be sure to visit the Deutsches Museum in Berlin, Munich and other cities!
