Photo: Deutsches Museum | Hans-Joachim Becker
Audiovisual Media
The collection holds around 3,000 films and videos, as well as 600 audio recordings.
[Translate to English:] Steenbeck Filmbetrachtungstisch mit eingelegtem 16 mm Film. Photo: Deutsches Museum | Hubert Czech
Picture and Sound
The film collection comprises historic footage relating to the Deutsches Museum, scientific and educational films covering science and technology, films with a connection to the history of technology, and industrial films.
The audio collection encompasses vinyl records, magnetic tapes, compact cassettes, and digital audio recordings. Among the holdings are 'voice portraits' of notable scientists and engineers, recordings of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, and a selection of audio recordings from Deutsches Museum events (such as annual conferences, lectures, exhibition openings, staff celebrations, and musical performances).
Today, these holdings are maintained with a focus on museum history. Comprehensive, systematic collecting and provision of audiovisual media across science and technology has never been—and remains outside—the scope of our collecting policy.