German Museum in Munich

The museum complex, which is the property of Munich, was opened in 1903. It completely occupies the territory of a small Isar island, it represents more than 28 thousand exhibits devoted to science, technology and achievements of mankind. One of the largest technical museums in the world tries to show the expositions in an accessible visual form, and also conducts demonstrations of various phenomena and production processes.

German History Museum

In the museum there are 10 departments, each of them contains from 5 to 10 exposures, for study of which you can spend 2-3 hours. Every day it is visited by up to 3 thousand people. In advance the visitor should think about what he is most interested in and what compositions he wants to see, otherwise it will take him more than a week to visit the fascinating inspection and perhaps not to 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 transport. Separately it is worth noting that there is a department that is created specifically for children, where each child will spend time with benefit, making the first steps to get acquainted with the world of science. Children from 3 to 8 years old can get into this department.

In addition to the main building, there are also transport and aviation branches that are located elsewhere in the city.

Department of Aeronautics and Aviation

One of the largest expositions is devoted to the creation of transport in the sky in the whole world and the production of machinery in Germany.

Acquaintance can begin with airships and balloons, the first of which appeared in 1783 in Paris, created by the brothers Montgolfier. You can see and attempts to build an aircraft, which was based on the study of the shape of seeds moving through the air.

The German museum shows a separate stand of the history of the German engineer Otto Lilienthal, who once thought about the structure of the aircraft based on the flight of birds and their floating in the air without waving their wings.

Next come the apparatus, which was designed and supplemented with a motor and could already fly for short distances. This exposition is the next main 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. The first passenger aircraft, designed for 4 people - Junkers F13, which flew in 1919 for the first time.

In the aviation halls there are the stands of the first jet aircraft and separate elements of the passenger liner: fuselage, engine, chassis.

In the aeronautics and aviation department, only a part of the exhibits is represented, the main one is located in a separate transport branch at the historical airfield of Germany Schleichheim, and all machine-building enthusiasts are recommended to visit the German Munster Museum of Munster, a total area of 9000 m².

Department of Navigation and Shipbuilding

For a long time, the connecting link between the continents was the ships that transported people and goods until the 20th century. The main exhibit of the department is the ship "Maria", launched in the water in 1880 and embodies the era of sailing ships. The representative of steel hulls and engines - a tug Renzo and a rescue boat, which worked on a diesel engine in the second half of the 20th century.

German Museum for the curious installed 2 submarines and more than 200 small boats and ships to explore the world of navigation.

The oldest model belongs to the 19th century - the ship "Gutenberg", you can also see the models of ships of the Vikings, caravels, three-mast vessels.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the development of the country was considered to be the presence of a luxury passenger liner, which was sent on a long journey. The museum presents a model of the liner "Kaiser Wilhelm II", launched in 1903. The cross section of the vessel shows the layout of the cabins of different classes, the engine room, the captain's cabin and the control room.

A separate exposition is shipbuilding. It demonstrates the process of setting the keel and launching, which also looks fascinating.

It should be noted that in addition to the models of ships and their construction, an exposition of life on the ship, navigational instruments that were used earlier and applied now, and an exposition on the technologies of the underwater world are presented, which allows everyone to look inside the submarine.

German Museum in Munich: expositions on ceramics

Transport, its development and production in the museum paid a lot of attention, but also separately created expositions, no less important for the development of human life, such as a collection of ceramics. Many know that before, as now, they produced a lot of ceramic dishes, it is popular in different countries, it even used 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 elements of thermal insulation in power plants. Everyone who visits the German Museum can buy a ceramic souvenir with a name stamp, as there is a unique operating brick mini-factory on its territory.

Exposition on sugar production and brewing

The Museum of German History pays special attention to the brewing department, as many tourists go to this wonderful country to taste delicious fresh beer. Expositions show how complex the production processes are, how brewing developed and how large factories and private breweries were built.

Sugar production is also a component of the German economy, and the exhibition presents the research of the technologist Franz-Karl Ahard, who studied the content of sugar beet. In addition to mock-ups of factories in Germany, mock-ups of factories in the West Indies and Silesia, where brown sugar was made, as well as a factory in 1960 for the production of already white refined sugar, which is still used today, are presented.

Expositions on 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 all visitors will like.

Exhibits related to paper are located in three halls in stages of development - the first hall shows when and how papyrus and parchment appeared, and at the appointed time a demonstration on paper production takes place 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 machines were invented. The third hall is modern paper production.

Expositions on textiles tell about the history of clothing not only as a necessary protection for the body, but also as an indicator of culture. You can see how the production of tissue changed: from manual labor to the use of computer start-up of machine production.

In the glassmaking hall, you can see a copy of the glass furnace, a mirror room and trace the history of making glass for windows. Every day at a certain time you can observe the work of a real glass blower, which creates beautiful objects.

The main tower of the German Museum

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 this place. The clock is also complicated: they show the phase of the moon, the days of the week and the months in the form of graphic symbols and zodiac signs. Inside the tower there is the Fugo pendulum, showing the daily rotation of the Earth.

Mode of operation of the museum

The museum is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm for all comers. At the entrance to the ticket office it is necessary to purchase tickets, which differ in price for adults and children. It is convenient to purchase a family pass (2 adults and 2 children under 15 years), which costs about 12 euros, or buy a general ticket to the main building and additional branches for 16 euros, for children under 6 years, the entrance is free.

Most of the exhibits that are presented in the museum are allowed to touch, twist, twirl, 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 Vault in Dresden or the German Tank Museum, you will leave only positive reviews. It is very important for the Germans what kind of opinion about them will evolve, therefore everything is organized at the highest level.

Traveling in Germany

Germany is a country with a rich history and cultural heritage. Traveling through this country, you can see many beautiful places without even visiting any buildings. But to get acquainted with the history, it is worth to see the major major cities, such as: Munich, Dresden, Hamburg, Stuttgart and others. Will be in Germany, be sure to visit the German Museum in Berlin, Munich and other cities!