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Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing

From mining to power engineering

Collection in the fields of materials, energy, production

Glass technology, heavy current technology or mineral resources - find out more about the objects and subject areas in this area.

Materials, energy, production

Glass technology

Diorama: Hall of Mirrors at Amalienburg Castle

Glass technology

Prehistoric technology

Flint knife, found on the island of Rügen

Prehistoric technology

Ceramics

Detector of a computer tomograph

Ceramics

Crafts

Sculpture: St Catherine with wheel

Crafts

Materials

Composite bottle made of aluminium core with fibre composite reinforcement

Materials

Power Engineering

Edison motor with drum armature

Heavy current technology

Automation technology

B21 Bender" robot

Automation technology

Machine parts

Wooden lock on a church door

Machine parts

Power machinery

Diesel engine prototype

Power machinery

New energy technologies

Parabolic trough model: Receiver tube and parabolic reflector

New energy technologies

Paper technology

Hadernschneider

Paper technology

Woodworking

Plane

Woodworking

Textile engineering

Spinning machine "Spinning Jenny"

Textile engineering

Mineral resources

Bismuth

Mineral resources

Mining

Marble bust: Georg Agricola

Mining

Mineral oil and natural gas

"Iron Maiden" hand dispenser

Mineral oil and natural gas

Metal work

Robot mechanics "MANUTEC R 3"

Metal work

Construction technology

Universal tensile strength tester from Michaelis

Construction technology

Building services

Incandescent lamp according to Edison patent, 1882

Building services

Civil engineering

Model Huntington moon bridge by Toichiro Kawai

Civil engineering

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.
[Translate to English:] Das System Erde dargestellt durch verschiedene Globen. Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing
Humankind and the environment
Pharmacy, timekeeping or medical technology: our collections on these topics include valuable timekeeping devices and modern prostheses. Find out more.
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.