The German Museum for Master-Works of Science and Technology in Munich is the world’s largest museum of technology. The museum was founded in 1903 and is housed in a large complex built by Gabriel von Seidl on an island in the Isar.
There are various sections in the museum and each section has clear explanations for the displays. The museum library has some 750,000 volumes, 4,500 periodicals and collections of technical journals, plans, patents, catalogues and manuscripts and other documents. The museum has its own research institute for technology and the history of science. The various sections of the museum are:
- Studiensammlung which includes historical scientific instruments, machines and models
- Agricultural Exhibits which lies in the third floor
- Altamira Exhibit on the second floor has Neolithic tools and a copy of the prehistoric painting found in the Altamira cave near Santander in northern Spain.
- Aviation Collection in the museum includes a huge collection of German aircraft dating from the 1890s to the present
- Car Exhibits include Coaches, bicycles, Motor vehicles, etc. One of the primary displays is a Porsche 959 chassis.
- The communications exhibits in the German Museum include Micro-electronics, Mathematical instruments, calculators, cryptographic devices, punched card machines, cable transmission; radio engineering; telephone exchanges; radio and television broadcasting; terminals; remote control technology and many others
- Film and Photographic Library with a collection of some 40,000 negatives
- Glass and Ceramics
- A Dutch windmill from Wiesedermeer (East Friesland), built in 1866
- The mining exhibits in the German Museum include Minerals, crystals and rocks, seams and mineral deposits, Prospecting and extraction, drilling at depth, oil refining, pipelines and other transport systems, storage, energy use, petrochemicals, environmental problems
- German Museum courtyard which takes pride in a Dornier Do 31 transport aircraft, the prototype of a vertical take-off design developed for military purposes.
- Musical Instruments
- Photography Exhibits
- Planetarium
- Scientific Collections
- New energy technology
- Textiles Exhibits
The charges for entry into the museum are:
| Adult | 7.50 Euros |
| Group of 20 or more | 5.00 Euros |
| Concession or reduced rate | 5.00 Euros |
| Child 15 & under | 3.00 Euros |
| Child 6 & under | FREE |
| Family | 15.00 Euros |
The hotels near the German museum in Munich are:
HOTEL ADMIRAL
Kohlstraße 9
Munich
089 216350
Hotel Pension an der Isar
Steinsdorfstraße 15
Munich
089 292990
Deutsche Eiche
Reichenbachstr. 13
München
089 231166-0
HOTEL ADVOKAT
Baaderstraße 1
München
089 21631-0