Historisch-Technisches Museum Peenemünde

About the museum

The museum opened on May 9, 1991, on the site of the former Heeresversuchsanstalt Peenemünde (Army Research Center) in the north of Usedom. Here, from the 1930s onward, the army and the Luftwaffe developed unmanned weapon systems, including the A4 rocket (V2) and the Fi 103 cruise missile (V1); large numbers of forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners were involved in their construction and production.

The exhibition venue is the research centers' power plant, the last fully preserved original building of the complex. The permanent exhibition "Die Enden der Parabel" (The Ends of the Parabola) traces rocket technology from its utopian beginnings in the 1920s through Peenemünde and mass production to its use in the Cold War, placing this history in the context of Nazi armament policy and crimes. The boiler house tells the history of the power plant, and replicas of the V1 and V2 stand on the outdoor grounds.

Initially run as a municipal enterprise, the museum has been operated since 2010 by the Historisch-Technisches Museum Peenemünde GmbH. Since 2015 a glass elevator has taken visitors up to a viewing platform about 30 meters high. In addition, the "Denkmal-Landschaft Peenemünde" (Peenemünde Monument Landscape) offers a circular trail to historical sites in the surrounding area. The museum received the Cross of Nails from Coventry in 2002 and a Europa Nostra Award in 2013; more than 6.5 million visitors have come since its opening.

Highlights

• The power plant of the Army Research Center, the last fully preserved original building
• Permanent exhibition "Die Enden der Parabel" on the history of rocket technology
• Replicas of the V1 and V2 on the outdoor grounds
• Viewing platform on the power plant roof with a glass elevator
• Monument landscape with stations at historical sites

Permanent exhibitions

• Die Enden der Parabel – Main exhibition in the power plant on the history of rocket technology from the 1920s through Peenemünde to the Cold War, with media stations.
• Kraftwerksgeschichte im Kesselhaus – Exhibition in the boiler house about the power plant that supplied the research centers with energy.
• Freigelände mit V1 und V2 – Replicas of the Fi 103 cruise missile and the A4 rocket stand in the outdoor area.

Founded

1991

Operated by

Historisch-Technisches Museum Peenemünde GmbH

Director

Axel Prüser

Admission & discounts

Admission includes all exhibitions, the cinema and the viewing platform.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Not fully accessible due to its status as a historic monument; staff help with access to the exhibition areas. Glass elevator to the viewing platform.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Baby changing facilities

Guided tours for school classes from grade 2.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Snacks and drinks in the museum, museum shop, cinema. Dogs are allowed on a leash in the outdoor grounds; in the exhibitions only assistance dogs are allowed.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

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