# Deutsches Museum on the Isar Island

What to do en Munich · Munich

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/things-to-do/deutsches-museum · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 18 € adult
- Duración: 4 h
- Temporada: All year, every day except eight a year
- Para quién: Families and teenagers

A science and technology museum on an island in the Isar, with aircraft, rockets and experiments; open daily from 9 to 17 h and costs €18, €11 for ages 6 to 17.

What it is
The Deutsches Museum is Munich's great science and technology museum, one of the largest in the world by exhibition area. It was founded in 1903 by the engineer Oskar von Miller, and its building on the Museumsinsel, an island in the River Isar, opened in 1925. In 2025 it received about 1.69 million visitors.
The museum has been undergoing renovation since 2015. The first half of the building reopened in July 2022 with new exhibitions, and the other half is closed for the duration of the second phase. That is why today you see 20 permanent exhibitions on about 20,000 m² and four floors, not the whole museum: check on its website what is open if you are looking for a specific hall.
What to see
Among the exhibitions that are open:

Historic and modern aviation: aircraft, engines, gliders and helicopters, with a flight simulator and demonstrations by the staff.
Astronautics: rockets, satellites and crewed flights.
Robotics, health, chemistry and agriculture and food, with many experiments that you start by pressing a button.
Musical instruments, from the Renaissance to today, with sound experiments.
Classical optics, with about 20 hands-on stations.
Bridges and hydraulic works: locks, bridges and why they stay up.
The model railway at 1:87 scale, which starts up several times a day.

Every day there are free guided tours, demonstrations and science shows: check the day's programme when you arrive.
Opening times
Open every day from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. The next closures are on 24, 25 and 31 December 2026 and 1 January 2027. In 2026 it also closed on Shrove Tuesday, Good Friday, 1 May and 1 November; expect similar dates in 2027.
Tickets

Adult: €18.
Reduced: €11, for children and young people aged 6 to 17, full-time students, people with disabilities and over-65s from Monday to Friday.
Family: €40, up to two adults with their children up to age 17.
Under-6s: free.

The museum recommends buying online in advance. The annual pass, €50, also includes the sites of the Verkehrszentrum (transport) and the Flugwerft Schleissheim (aviation).
How to get there
The address is Museumsinsel 1. You now enter through the glass building next to the Corneliusbrücke.

S-Bahn: Isartor or Rosenheimer Platz; from the latter, the descent to the museum is steep.
Tram 17, Deutsches Museum stop.
Metro U1 and U2, Fraunhoferstraße stop.
Bus 132 to Corneliusbrücke, or 52 and 62 to Baaderstraße.

There is no parking on the island and very little nearby; the museum advises against going by car. If there is no alternative, the public car parks at Baaderstraße 6, Hochstraße 5 and Rosenheimer Straße (Gasteig and City Hilton) are the closest.
How long
Allow half a day for the main parts; with curious children or if you like technology, the whole day. The museum's free app has an interactive map and an audio guide in 8 languages.
With children
The Kinderreich, on floor -1, beneath the aviation hall, is a hands-on science space designed for children aged 3 to 8. The app has a family tour of about 11 stations, roughly an hour. There are changing tables with a breastfeeding area on every floor. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. On weekdays there are fewer people: in school holidays and on rainy days it fills up.
Food, lockers and accessibility
The self-service restaurant Frau im Mond, on floor 2, has a rooftop terrace; in the lobby there is a café, and on floor 1, an area for eating what you bring. Eating and drinking are not allowed in the galleries. Lockers, with a €1 deposit, are in the upper lobby; small rucksacks may be taken in. The whole building is wheelchair accessible, and at the information desk they lend chairs and walkers.
Afterwards, cross the Isar and head up to the centre: Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel are a walk away.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/museum-island/visit/admission-and-tickets
- Coordenadas: 48.1299, 11.5834

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel Torbräu](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/where-to-stay/hotel-torbraeu), a 648 m
- [Hofbräuhaus München](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/where-to-eat/hofbraeuhaus), a 899 m
- [Marienplatz and the New Town Hall Glockenspiel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/things-to-do/glockenspiel), a 1.0 km
- [Münchner Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/things-to-do/munich-christkindlmarkt-marienplatz), a 1.0 km
- [English Garden and the Eisbach Wave](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/things-to-do/eisbach), a 1.5 km
- [Hotel Mariandl and Café am Beethovenplatz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/where-to-stay/hotel-mariandl), a 1.9 km
- [Wombat's City Hostel Munich Hauptbahnhof](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/where-to-stay/wombats-hauptbahnhof), a 2.0 km
- [Alte Pinakothek, and Sunday for €1](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich/things-to-do/alte-pinakothek), a 2.3 km

## Consejos

### Buy online
The museum recommends it: in holidays and on rainy days there are long queues.

### Check the day's programme
The demonstrations and guided tours are free and fill out the visit.

### Bring a sandwich
On floor 1 there is an area for eating what you bring.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the Deutsches Museum cost?
€18 for adults, €11 for ages 6 to 17 and €40 for the family ticket. Under-6s do not pay.

### Is all of it open?
No. It is being renovated: half the building reopened in 2022 and the other half is closed for building work. There are 20 exhibitions open.

### How do you get there?
By S-Bahn to Isartor, by tram 17 to Deutsches Museum or by metro U1 and U2 to Fraunhoferstraße.

Destino: [Munich](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich.md)