German Museum of Technology

The Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Museum of Technology) in Berlin was established in 1982 as the Museums für Verkehr and Technik (Technology and Traffic Museum). It was conceived to be the spiritual successor to the Verkehrs- and Baumuseum (Traffic and Construction Museum), which was opened by German Emperor, Wilhelm II in 1906. Automobiles have been part of the collection since the beginning. The backbone of the collection belonged to a local collector, who sold it to Daimler-Benz, who in turn donated it to the city. Over the course of 35 years, the exhibition of cars changed concepts and places many times. The current exhibitions looks at the history of cars from various angles, like its function (racing, goods transportation, people's car etc.) or technical attributes (origin of its engine, body style etc.). The exhibition shows cars made in Germany, Sweden, France and so on. Recently this concept also incorporates elements of mobility. There is a separate depot with plenty of buses, tramways and other public transportation vehicles - it is opened once a year.