The Historical Evolution of German Museums

The German Museum is the largest science and technology museum in the world, receiving nearly 5 million visitors every year. There are about 28,000 topics on display, involving more than 50 scientific and technological fields. The German Museum was founded on June 28th, 1903, and was managed by Oscar von Miller in the early days. Since 1925, the museum has been changed to an island, and the museum building is larger than before. Later, facilities such as library and conference hall were added here.

The island where the German Museum is located is an island on the Ezelle River in Munich. This island was once used as a logging place in the Middle Ages, but this was before 1772. There are no buildings on the island because floods from time to time will always flood the island for a period of time. 1772, Isar barracks were built on the island. 1899 after the flood, rebuild buildings and increase flood control facilities. 1903, the city Council announced the construction of a German museum on the island. The name of the island was also changed from kohleinsel to museumsinsel.

In addition to the main museum, the German Museum has two branches near Munich and Bonn. Bonn branch opened on 1995, and after 1945, it focused on German science and technology. The latest branch of the German Museum is located in Theresienh, Munich? He, who opened in 2003, demonstrated transportation technology.