Deutsches Technikmuseum

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  • Address
    Trebbiner Strasse 9, Kreuzberg
  • Phone
    902 540
  • Email
  • Website
  • Transport
    train: Möckernbrücke or Gleisdreieck
  • Tues-Fri 09:00 - 17:30 , Sat-Sun 10:00 - 18:00

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Lonely Planet review

It's easy to spend an entire day at the giant Deutsches Technikmuseum and the sizable Museumpark. The museum's 14 departments examine technology throughout the ages - from printing and transport to computers - with interactive stations. Demonstrations of historical machines and models take place throughout the museum.

A highlight is the reconstruction of the world's first computer, the Z1 (1938) by Konrad Zuse. Elsewhere there's an entire hall of vintage locomotives and rooms crammed with historic printing presses, early film projectors, old TVs and telephones. A new wing opened in December 2003 holds the museum's stellar collections on aviation and navigation.

Be sure to save some time and energy for the adjacent Spectrum (enter from Möckernstrasse 26; admission included). At this fabulous science centre, you can participate in around 250 experiments that playfully explain the laws of physics and other scientific principles. If you ever wondered why the sky's blue or how a battery works, this is the place to get the low-down.