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Research
Archive of the Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum’s archive is one of the world’s leading specialist archives on the history of science and technology. It is open to anyone interested in conducting research.
Spanning 6.5 kilometres of shelving, it houses key estates and archives from companies and academic institutions, rare corporate publications, individual manuscripts, prints, portraits, maps, posters, technical drawings, collections relating to the history of paper, documentation on aerospace, and around 1.4 million photographs.
Usage
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The Deutsches Museum’s archive is a public archive open to the general public (opening hours: Monday–Friday, except on public holidays, 9 am–5 pm). Use of the archive is free of charge. An informal written booking via email at least two working days before your planned visit . Please also provide your postal address. You may only use the archive once you have received written confirmation.
In the reading room, with the archive’s permission, photographs of the archival materials on display may generally be taken using your own digital camera (without flash, silent mode, no tripod or similar equipment). These working copies are intended for personal use only and must not be published.
High-quality digital images can be ordered via the image service.
The entrance to the archive/library building is in the museum courtyard. The archive’s reading room is on the 3rd floor.