Machines have transformed the way people work: work has become easier, and production more efficient. Experience the driving forces of the Industrial Revolution in action! The Historical Workshop offers hands-on insights into 150 years of industrialization.
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Die Bohrmaschine in der Historischen Werkstatt wird von einer Dampfmaschine über Lederriemen und eine Transmissionswelle angetrieben.
Die historische Werkstatt zeigt die musterhafte Ausrüstung eines Metallbearbeitungsbetriebs um 1900.
Die Dampfmaschine von 1860 treibt über eine zentrale Transmissionswelle verschiedene Werkzeugmaschinen in der historischen Werkstatt an. Sie erwacht bei regelmäßigen Vorführungen zum Leben.
In the Historical Workshop of the German Museum of Technology, machines hiss and creak, and metal shavings fly. Here, you can see the most important machines from a metal tool factory around 1900 in action. The machines in this
exhibition area can be used to manufacture metal parts for other machines. Mechanical engineering was and remains the crown jewel of German industry. Every form of manufacturing and metalworking could be performed by such machines, whether drilling, sawing, turning, milling, grinding, or stamping. The regular demonstrations in the Historical Workshop use an eccentric press from around 1920 that stamps small metal plaques as souvenirs for visitors.
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OPENING HOURS
- Closed on Mondays
- Tuesday through Friday: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Sunday, and holidays: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Last admission: 5:00 PM
Special Opening Hours & Holidays
- January 1: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- March 8: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- April 3: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- April 5: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- April 6: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- May 1: Closed
- May 14: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- May 24: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- May 25: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- October 3: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- December 24: Closed
- December 25: Closed
- December 26: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- December 31: Closed
