About Deutsches Museum
Founded in 1903 by engineer Oskar von Miller, the Deutsches Museum on Museum Island in the Isar river is the world's largest science and technology museum by size and collection scope. Its permanent exhibition covers 73,000 square metres of floor space and contains more than 28,000 exhibited objects across aviation and space, marine technology, mining, power machinery, chemistry, physics, mathematics, musical instruments, and more.
The museum is famous for its interactive demonstrations and working models — visitors can walk through a full-scale coal mine, stand in a recreated submarine, and watch electricity demonstrations. A major renovation project is underway to modernise the permanent galleries, with new sections opening in phases through the 2020s.
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