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Die Schnellpresse Planeta im Deutschen Museum.Photo: Deutsches Museum
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100 years Museumsinsel

Demonstration rapid press Planeta

The Planeta high-speed press will be demonstrated in the printing presses section of the Image Script Codes exhibition.

The demonstration will be held in German.

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The Planeta printing press was built in 1911 by Dresdner Schnellpressen-Fabrik and installed at the Georg Vogler book printing works in Holzkirchen. Among other things, the daily newspaper "Oberbayerischer Gebirgsbote" was printed there on the so-called high-speed press. The press was in use until 1983. The Planeta was characterised by a particularly large printing format (max. 76 x 117 cm) and could print up to 1500 sheets per hour. You can find out what the name "Planeta" is all about and how the approximately 7 tonne machine works on site.

The demonstration is part of the "100 Years of the Deutsches Museum" programme. Admission to the museum is free on the anniversary weekend 10/11 May 2025.

The demonstartion will be held in German.

Image Script Codes

Communication Information Media

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From letterpress printing to cryptology: for thousands of years, we have found ways to exchange information and store knowledge. See and experience this first hand – and even try things out yourself!

to the Image Script Codes exhibition

100 years of Deutsches Museum

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Anniversary on the Museumsinsel

Action weekend 10/11 May, programmes, exhibitions, special tours and digital offers on 100 days around the anniversary of our exhibition building. The Deutsches Museum was opened on Munich's Museumsinsel on 7 May 1925, and in 2025 we will be celebrating its 100th birthday.

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