Deutsches Museum, Munich

The Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, is the world's biggest scientific and technology museum, with around 28,000 exhibits spanning 50 disciplines of science and technology. It draws around 1.5 million visitors each year. On the proposal of Oskar von Miller, the museum was established on June 28, 1903, at a conference of the Association of German Engineers (VDI). It is Munich's largest museum. For a while, the museum hosted pop and rock performances with The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and Elton John.

The Deutsches Museum's primary location is a tiny island in the Isar river that has been used for rafting timber since the Middle Ages. The island had no houses previous to 1772 since it was frequently inundated prior to the construction of the Sylvensteinspeicher. The Isar barracks were established on the island in 1772, and following the 1899 storm, the structures were restored with flood protection. The municipal council declared in 1903 that the island would be donated to the newly completed Deutsches Museum. The island was renamed Museumsinsel because it was earlier known as Kohleninsel.

Location: Museumsinsel 1, München, Bayern 80538

Website: deutsches-museum.de/en