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Welcome!
The Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Museum of Technology) would like to invite you to join us for an eventful
and enjoyable journey of discovery through the cultural
history of technology. The museum o≠ers a forum for culture and technology close to Potsdamer Platz, occupying
an unmistakeable location on the site of the former goods
yard of Anhalter Bahnhof. The large museum park – containing two windmills, a water mill and a brewery – is also
an oasis of green. The museum also has a well-stocked
library on the history of technology as well as historical
archives.
Spectrum, the neighbouring Science Center, ­presents more
than 250 experiments for discovering physical phenomena
through play.
The Zucker-Museum (Sugar Museum), the ArchenholdSternwarte (Archenhold Observatory) and the Zeiss-Großplanetarium (Zeiss Planetarium) are attractive outposts of
the Stiftung Deutsches Technik­museum Berlin (Foundation
of the German Museum of Technology Berlin).
Aviation and Space Flight
Railways
Post windmill
Printing technology
The Deutsches Technikmuseum, founded in 1982, stands in a
long tradition of scientific and technical collections. Many of
these had their home in Berlin for more than 120 years, and
some of these collections have been taken over by the Deutsches Technik­museum. A great deal, however, was destroyed
during the World War II, or moved elsewhere.
The museum presents a broad spectrum of old and new
technology and demonstrates the various historical connections to culture and everyday life. Daily demonstrations,
visitor activities and guided tours – as well as experiments in
the S
­ cience Center Spectrum – make the Deutsches Technik­
museum an interactive learning experience.
Film technology
Railway yard
Data systems
Communications engineering
The museum occupies a historical industrial site ­dating
back to 1874. The contemporary architecture of the new
extension for the aviation and maritime collections fits
perfectly into these surroundings to form a fascinating
ensemble. The “raisin bomber” suspended from the façade
makes the extension a prominent urban landmark. With
its opening an important phase in the museum’s development was marked, but we are already working on plans for
further expansion.
Jewellery production
Textile technology
Suitcase production
Municipal transport depot
THE COMMUNICATIVE MUSEUM
Exciting events take place all year round, including the
“special museum nights”, readings, lectures, open days at
the municipal transport depot (September Sundays), events
associated with special exhibitions and many more.
Paper technology
Brewery
THE MUSEUM AS A PLACE OF LEARNING
The Deutsches Technikmuseum as well as the Science
­Center Spectrum, the Zucker-Museum, the ArchenholdSternwarte and the Zeiss Großplanetarium o≠er a wide
range of demonstrations and guided tours.
For current schedules please refer to the half-year programme
or to www.sdtb.de.
THE MUSEUM VENUE
The Deutsches Technikmuseum has become one of Berlin’s
most attractive event venues, o≠ering a wide range of
­original and creative settings – engine sheds, brewery,
museum park and the modern extension. The ArchenholdSternwarte and the Zeiss Großplanetarium are also popular
event venues.
Friends of the Museum
The Friends of the Museum support the museum financial­
ly, and by their voluntary work on the model railway and
events like the “long nights of the museums” and the open
days at the municipal transport depot. The society welcomes all o≠ers of support and gives all members a wide
range of reductions.
Central event management: Phone +49.30.902 54-119/-125, Fax -201
www.sdtb.de, [email protected]
Further information: Phone +49.30.262 20 31 (Thursday 10am to 1 pm),
Fax +49.30.26 55 81 85, [email protected]
Event at the “raisin bomber”
Model railway
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stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
Zeiss-Grossplanetarium
The Zeiss-Großplanetarium is one of the largest and most
modern in Europe. Under its huge dome it o≠ers planetarium programmes where scientific findings are presented in
an entertaining and artistic setting developed by composers, graphic artists and actors.
deutsches technikmuseum
Trebbiner Straße 9, d-10963 Berlin
Phone +49.30.536 06 37-19, Fax -21
Tuesday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm
Wednesday to Sunday 2pm to 4.30pm
www.sdtb.de, [email protected]
Saturday/Sunday 10am to 6pm
www.sdtb.de, [email protected]
Monday closed
zeiss-grossplanetarium
Restaurant “Kutscherstübchen”
Phone +49.30.42 18 45-0
Phone +49.30.26 55 76 71
ARCHENHOLD-Sternwarte
The Archenhold-Sternwarte, founded in 1896, is the oldest
and largest public observatory in Germany. It has modern
­telescopes, a small Zeiss planetarium and the world’s longest movable refractor telescope, with a focal length of
21metres. Exhibitions show the dimensions of space, the
solar system and the history of astronomy.
Alt-Treptow 1, d-12435 Berlin
Phone +49.30.902 54-0, Fax -175
Museum Shop »Wasmuth«
zucker-MUSEUM
Why is the sugar loaf called a “sugar hat” (Zuckerhut) in
German? How is sugar produced and what does a toad
have to do with sugar? The Zucker-Museum lets you
­discover not only the history of beet sugar, but also of
cane sugar. You can marvel at birds made of sugar and
examine an old Bolivian sugar cane mill, a model of the
world’s o
­ ldest beet sugar factory, analytical equipment
and articles made of sugar industry by-products.
archenhold-sternwarte
Prenzlauer Allee 80, d-10405 Berlin
Fax +49.30.425 12 52
www.sdtb.de, [email protected]
Phone +49.30.25 79 27 30
zucker-museum
[email protected]
Phone +49.30.31 42 75-74, Fax -86
www.wasmuth-museumsshop.de
Amrumer Straße 32, d-13353 Berlin
Tuesday to Friday 10.30 am to 5.30 pm
www.sdtb.de, [email protected]
Saturday/Sunday 11.30 am to 6pm
Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Sunday 11 am to 6pm
science center spectrum
Möckernstraße 26, d-10963 Berlin
Phone +49.30.902 54-284, Fax -283
www.sdtb.de, [email protected]
Tuesday to Friday 9 am to 5.30 pm
Saturday/Sunday 10 am to 6pm
Subject to alterations
Photos: Arndt, Kirchner, Kreidler, Krüger, Müller
science center Spectrum
In the Science Center Spectrum you can try out 250 handson ­experiments to learn through play and discover that
physics is fun. At Spectrum, visitors can gain a better
understanding of scientific discoveries and natural phenomena. The center also provides a forum for discussing
the latest developments in science and technology.
It stands in the tradition of Berlin’s ­“Urania”, which was
the world’s first science center when it opened in 1889.
Monday closed
library, historical archives
Library +49.30.902 54-113
Historical Archives +49.30.902 54-133
Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 5.15 pm
Friday 10 am to 2pm
ARCHENHOLD-STERNWARTE
DEUTSCHES TECHNIKMUSEUM
SCIENCE CENTER SPECTRUM
ZEISS-GROSSPLANETARIUM
ZUCKER-MUSEUM
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STIFTU NG D EU TSCHES TECHNIKMU SEU M BERLIN
Shipping
Zucker-Museum
“Mini-madhouse” at Spectrum
Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Archenhold-Sternwarte
butscheidtplatz 1209