You can explore the energy technologies of the past and the future on a stroll through the museum park of the German Museum of Technology. People have been harnessing the power of the wind for around 800 years: the windmills and wind turbines in the museum park are impressive examples of this.

Im weitläufigen Museumspark kann man eine Holländer- und eine Bockwindmühle entdecken. Vorführungen geben Einblick in das Leben eines Müllers und in die Mühlentechnik.

Die Honnef-Windrad-Nabe (um 1940) ist eines der Objekte, die sich im Museumspark zum Thema Windenergie entdecken lassen.

Die Holländermühle besteht aus einem festen Fundament und einer beweglichen Kappe. Bei einer Veränderung der Windrichtung, lassen sich Kappe und Flügel zurück in den Wind drehen.

Energy supply is one of the most pressing issues of our time, especially in light of climate change. Yet the type of energy people use has long shaped how they work and how they get around.

For example, the site of the current museum park was once home to a mill road where ten windmills stood in the 1830s. The millers used the power of the wind to grind grain into grist and flour with their mills. This flour was then used to bake bread for the growing city of Berlin.

Today, there are two mills in the Museum Park: a post mill and a Dutch mill. During demonstrations, visitors learn about milling technology and discover how a miller lived and worked.

Additional information

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

New Year’s Day, January 1: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
International Women’s Day, March 8: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Good Friday, April 3: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 5: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Easter Monday, April 6: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Labor Day, May 1: Closed
Ascension Day, May 14: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Pentecost Sunday, May 24: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Whit Monday, May 25: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
German Unity Day, October 3: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Christmas Eve, December 24: Closed
Christmas Day, December 25: Closed
Boxing Day, December 26: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
New Year’s Eve, December 31: Closed

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