Deutsches
Museum München,
DE
Department
of Programmes,
Museumsinsel 1,
80538 München,
Germany
www.deutsches-museum.de
contact
person:
Traudel
Weber
tel. +49.89.2179462,
fax +49.89.2179273
email G.Weber@deutsches-museum.de
The
Deutsches Museum
München
is one of the
biggest museums
devoted to technology
and natural
sciences in
the world with
more than 55.000
square meters
of exhibition
space, 40 departments
and approximately
1.4 million
visitors annually.
It shows and
explains the
evolution of
technology and
science from
the early beginnings
to present times.
The unique collection
of originals
(historical
and modern)
on display are
supplemented
by interactive
experiments,
films and mltimedia.
The
Deutsches Museum
houses also
a large library
and extended
archives of
documents and
pictures, a
research institute
for the history
of technology
and science
and the Kerschensteiner
College, offering
education and
training for
students, teachers
and museum staff.
The
education department
of the museum
also offers
organised programs
for pupils of
8-12 years,
consisting of
group work using
the collections
and with the
help of a specialised
educator, and
of hands-on
activities giving
the children
the opportunity
to get in touch
with scientific
phenomena. Moreover,
the museum publishes
educational
materials for
teachers and
educators focusing
on the preparation
of a museum
visit; on the
enhancement
of their knowledge
in science (e.g.
the booklet
Sun, Moon and
Stars); and
on offering
their the tools
for doing experiments
(e.g. Easy experiments
of physics).
For the development
of such material
the museum collaborates
with the main
Bavarian intitution
of Teacher Continuing
and Professional
Development
in Dillingen.
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