The Museum is growing

Finally, in 1984, the new Aviation Hall is opened on the south flank of the collection building. This marks the end of the expansion of the floor space on Museum Island. However, the collection continues to grow steadily.

To this end, the Deutsches Museum gets its first branch in 1992: In September, the Flugwerft Schleißheim is inaugurated on one of the oldest airfield sites in Germany. With more than 70 flying objects - from the early glider to the Eurofighter - a century of civil and military aviation history is documented here.

In November 1995, the Deutsches Museum Bonn is opened with a focus on science and technology after 1945. Around 100 highlights are shown in the permanent exhibition - from the Fischer dowel to the atomic clock. In addition, there are changing special exhibitions that invite visitors to participate and experiment. For the 25th anniversary of the branch, a thematic reorientation is decided and implemented in 2020: Now the Deutsches Museum Bonn is the central place of experience for the communication of artificial intelligence with all its opportunities and risks.

The ever-growing collection on the subject of land transport is also getting its own branch: In the three former exhibition halls on the Theresienhöhe, visitors can now experience the history, present and future of mobility. Hall III opened in May 2003, followed by Halls I and II in October 2006. There are more than 275 railways, bicycles, carriages, cars and more to see in the transport centre, including icons such as the Benz Patent Motor Car.

Meanwhile, an interactive exhibition and research platform is being created in the former railway hall on Museum Island: the Centre for New Technologies opens in November 2009 with nano- and bio-technology, a DNA visitors' laboratory and a transparent research laboratory. Today, the entrance area is located here on the ground floor with the visitors' information desk and the auditorium steps, which are oriented towards a multifunctional area for events and lead to the special exhibition area and the Science Communication Lab (SCL).

Even "newer" technologies can be discovered in the latest branch museum in Nuremberg: since September 2021, the Future Museum is presenting projects from current research there, showcasing prototypes, demonstrating how visions can become innovations and inviting discussion about the opportunities and risks of technological progress. The exhibition is divided into five thematic areas, which are complemented by hands-on labs, a virtual arena and accompanying programmes.