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Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing

From agricultural technology to timekeeping

Our collection area around humankind and the environment

Pharmacy, timekeeping or medical technology: our collection on these topics includes valuable timekeeping devices and modern prostheses. Find out more.

Humankind and the environment

Pharmaceutics

Robert Koch incubator

Pharmaceutics

Geodesy

Repetition theodolite from Reichenbach, Utzschneider and Liebherr

Geodesy

Chronometry

Demonstration watch with balance and weight winding by August Bacher

Chronometry

Agriculture and food technology

Metal carrier with 24 beer bottles

Medical engineering

Hand exoprosthesis "Vaduz hand"

Medical engineering

Environmental technology

Persil 65" detergent packaging, with contents

Environmental technology

Technical Toys and Learning aids

Meccano 1" metal construction kit

Technical Toys

History of the museum

Hammer for laying the foundation stone. Fritz von Miller, 1877

History of the museum

Our collection areas at a glance

Platform weighing machine for up to 3,000 kg by Toledo (1961). Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing
Natural sciences
Chemistry, physics, astronomy or optics. Find out more about our unique collections in the field of science.
Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing
Materials, energy, production
Glass technology, heavy current technology or mineral resources - find out more about the objects and subject areas in this field.
Rotor cipher machine ENIGMA M4, 4-rotor version, with housing and rotor boxes from around 1944, Inv.-Nr. 1984-0584;1-3 Photo: Deutsches Museum
Communication, information, media
Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing
Transport
Mobility by rail and road - on water and in the air. From the world's first car to the Renzo steam tug and the Europa rocket. You can discover our collection in the field of transport here.