Plan Your Visit - Deutsches Museum

On the following pages you will find lots of information and tips to help you plan your visit to the Deutsches Museum.

Plan Your Visit:

Visit with:

Children and Family

We have a lot to offer for children and families - discover the world of science and technology together. Learn more!

Visit with

School and Daycare

For all educational institutions, we offer a variety of programmes and downloadable material to help you prepare for the visit. Learn more!

Visit in a

Group

Guided tours and workshops, discounts and all information about visiting as a group. Learn more!

New here?

For First Time Visitors

First time at the world's largest museum of technology? Tips and highlights for your first visit. Learn more!

Gastronomy and Museum Shop

Café in the Courtyard

Food and drink

New rooftop restaurant and café, picnic area and café in the museum courtyard: Eat, drink and rest options on the Museum Island.

More about food and drink

On Site and Online

In the Deutsches Museum Shop you will find exhibition guides, catalogues, research sheets and other Deutsches Museum publications. Browse through a large selection of books, games and products related to science and technology.

Deutsches Museum Shop

Cloakroom, WLAN, House Rules and more

Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing
Cloakroom
The cloakroom and lockers are located one level above the entrance hall, the use is free of charge. You can reach level 1 by stairs or lift. For the lockers you need a €1 coin as a deposit. Backpacks and bags larger than a sheet of A4 paper must not be taken into the museum. An exception is the visit to the Kids' Kingdom. There are lockers for families and groups in the Kids' Kingdom. Backpacks and bags may be taken into the Kids' Kingdom and are not permitted in other exhibitions.
Photo: Deutsches Museum
Wi-Fi
Free wi-fi on the Museum Island
M-WLAN is available in the Museum Courtyard, a service provided by the City of Munich together with the Stadtwerke München.
In the museum building itself, we can currently only offer the Deutsches Museum WLAN at the cloakroom. After the completion of the modernisation currently underway, wi-fi will be available everywhere.
In the library and archive we offer BayernWLAN for all users.
Die Hausordnung regelt das Verhalten in den Ausstellungsräumen. Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing
House Rules
The Deutsches Museum presents cultural assets of the highest order in its exhibition rooms. We enable our guests to have a direct encounter with top works largely without barriers, trusting that they will behave in an understanding and appropriate manner. More on this in the house rules of the Deutsches Museum.
Photo: Deutsches Museum | Alexander Göttert
Photography and Filming
- For private purposes: You are welcome to take photographs and film in our exhibitions - also with flash, but without tripod or selfie stick.
- Professional recordings: Do you want to take pictures for publications? Please contact our press office in advance.
Schriftzug Deutsches Museum Photo: Deutsches Museum
Pets and Lost Property
Have you lost something in the museum? You can reach our lost property team on weekdays by phone at +49 89 2179-339 or by email at registratur@deutsches-museum.de.
Animals must remain outside. With the exception of trained assistance dogs, no animals may be brought into the museum.