Sited within the Zwinger area, the museum has a beautiful collection of timepieces, and mathematical and scientific instruments, many dating from the 1700s. Very interesting and worth a visit.
Sited within the Zwinger area, the museum has a beautiful collection of timepieces, and mathematical and scientific instruments, many dating from the 1700s. Very interesting and worth a visit.
My Husband and I visited Dresden for the Christmas Markets, however this museum was one of the few places I really wanted to go to as it sounded really interesting. It's situated at the far left corner of the Zwinger building and there's a small sign outside to help you.
Buying tickets was interesting as the lady on the desk was really, really rude. I asked for 2 adults, and she asked for the amount of Euros which I paid by card. She told us to wear our stickers and..... that was it. She didn't tell us where to go and when I asked 'Is the museum behind us or in front?' she literally just stared at us.... (for reference, it's behind the desk, so once you've paid - go straight forward).
Once inside, there was a 'mature' gentleman who was obviously ensuring no-one touched anything or got too close - I couldn't see any signs saying 'no photography', but wanted to be sure so went to ask him... as I approached him, he shouted really loudly at another couple who apparently had got too close to one of the clocks on the wall :-S Let's just say, he wasn't overly friendly.
We seemed to have visited at a really good time (3pm on Sunday) as the museum was pretty empty. The exhibits were in both English and German so we could read all the information and we took a good 1.5 hours wandering around inside - once you have visited the globes, there's an additional room to visit, so if you find yourself back in the original place you paid - turn right and go through the doors and you'll find more measuring instruments (not that anyone would tell you this fact!).
Despite the odd unfriendliness of the staff, I would recommend visiting as I've never seen a collection quite like it.
This museum follows the history of several inventions over the years: clocks, globes, navigational equipment and telescopes, among others. I really enjoyed it, my wife is not quite nerd enough :-)
Too many people, too crowded. I wish there was audio-guide, but when asked, we've got almost rude answer that everything is on the internet. Unfortunately wifi was slow as hell and I couldn't connect, so I gave up.
Contained here are the technical treasures of a bygone age. If you appreciate clocks and mechanical instruments then this will be paradise for you. The level of detail and craftsmanship in some of these artifacts is mind blowing .... without them then we certainly would not have todays computers and technology.
As its name suggests, the museum contains lots of instruments related to mathematics and physics, such as telescope, clocks, etc. And it has a huge number of them from different era, and they are original too! (Hence, some of the description will say that it has been damaged).
The museum itself is small, but if you plan to use the audio guide to supplement the provided description, it can add up to 3 to 4 hours. If you want to listen to the audio guide outside of the museum, you can download the app (it's mentioned in the TV near the receptionist), and download the audio guide (at least for me). Most of the instruments are well-descripted, although some of them, such as those at the end of "The course of time", don't have descriptions at all. And, what makes it good is all of the descriptions are available in English as well.
One flaw that I noticed in this museum is the lack of interactivity compared to other museums, which is the reason why I drop the score to 4. The only interactive exhibits are at "The Cosmos of the Prince" part, where you can play around with the earth, sun, etc, and hence, this is my favorite part. Another is pretty disappointing Wi-Fi; the app can't load properly when I visit the museum, although that might be because lots of people visiting there too.
The museum also provides locker to store your belongings for 1 Euro, which is nice, since you are not allowed to bring bags inside the museum.
Overall, pretty good experience, but it will benefit best for those studying math / physics, as well as architect to some extent.