Museuminsel 1 (Ludwigsbrücke)
S-Bahn: Isartor. Tram 18
Tel. 21 79-1. Applications for free-of-charge guided tours (groups or
individuals): 21 79-23 52
Daily 9am-5pm. Entrance fee 7,50 EURO. Reduced tariff
5 EURO
Technology and Natural Science actively explored: this is the
Deutsche Museum’s leitmotif. It has the largest collection of its kind
in the world. Inspired by London’s Science Museum, it was founded in
1925 by Oskar von Miller and today boasts 1.3 million visitors annually.
An astonishing 80,000 exhibits are in stock, though limited space on the
former Kohlinsel (Coal Island) in the River Isar means that only 16,000
pieces, distributed over 40 sections, can be viewed at any one time.
Total walking distance through the halls is 15 km. Especially popular is
the high-voltage section, where an impressive idea is given of the
physical principle of the Faraday Cage.
An extension is being laid out at Schleissheim’s aeronautical
facility, which together with the main building on the museum-isle will
form the ‘Centre for Aeronautical and Astronautical History’.
Further extensions are planned, such as a traffic exhibition in one of
the halls of the former trade-fair building.
A road along the River Isar from the Deutsche Museum towards
Hellabrunn has been turned into a learning zone dealing with the
planets. Here you can gather useful knowledge about our neighbours in
the Milky Way.
An overview of hotels in Munich.
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