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The German Museum in Munich is one of those museums where very few tourists from Russia go - they are often scared off by the name, many think it's a museum of the nation or something like that. And in vain: the Munich German Museum is the world's largest museum of science and technology. German it is named because it is the largest in the country and national, it contains the best expositions of Germany. And if you remember how many different techniques have been created in this country over the past 500 years, there really is something to see.

It was founded in 1903 by the Association of Engineers, has grown rapidly (although it was several times tried to close), and now it is a huge, fundamental museum, one of the most serious in its field, made simultaneously both on a grand scale and with German thoroughness, authoritative and diverse. And not only equipment lovers go there

The first computers, the first space capsules, the first hair dryer, the first glasses in the rim or the first pain medication can all be found here.

Collection

The collection of the museum covers technology of almost all spheres of life - from space to agriculture. And besides them - energy technologies, geodesy, computer technologies, astronautics and astronomy, various types of construction, chemistry, physics, digital technologies, electricity, printing, pharmacology and medicine, metallurgy, glass, textiles and paper, and much more.

The main thing is that this is done with so much imagination and in such volumes that it is interesting here even for people far from engineering. The first computers, the first space capsules, the first hair dryer, the first glasses in the rim or the first painkillers can all be found here.

For the section "Shakhty" in the basement a mountain slope has been recreated, in the "Hydraulics" section there are models gateways - some in full size, in the aeronautics section there is a whole aircraft room, and in the section "Transport" - the very first cars.

There are many unique, rare items, some of them very old, if not old. Ancient Roman glass making technologies, Egyptian astronomical knowledge, Greek geometry, medieval "manual" technologies - all this was reflected in the collection of the German Museum. Many and isolated collections - for example, there is a collection of musical instruments.

Very bright museum, one of the most interesting in the city. An irreplaceable place for an active and curious person. Technical education is not necessary for understanding at all.

In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are many temporary exhibitions, often devoted to technological innovations and technological advances. A lot of activities for children are usually very good

Demonstration of experiments

Practical information

The German Museum is located on the island Museumsinsel in the middle of the Isar River, there is nothing else on the island except the museum - it is very large.

Official address: Munchen, Museumsinsel, Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik. The nearest metro station is Fraunhoferstrasse, but it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk to the island on foot across the bridge (total bridges to island three).

Working hours: daily from 9:00 to 17:00.

Cost Tickets: 8, 50 EUR for an adult, 3 EUR for a child (for the winter of 2014).