Museum of Dresden's electricity, gas, water and district heating supply at Kraftwerk Mitte – closed for renovation, reopening planned for 2027.
Special exhibition
Radio, television, audio and measurement technology from the vacuum tube of the 1920s to highly integrated circuits; can be viewed in the storage facility by appointment during the closure.
Special exhibition
Panels, original exhibits and models explain how lightning forms and how external and internal lightning protection work; can be viewed in the storage facility by appointment during the closure.
The energy museum of the Dresden utility DREWAG (now SachsenEnergie) is housed in a listed workshop building on the site of the former Kraftwerk Mitte power station. The building once served as a coal shed and vehicle garage, and from 1926 as the power station's mechanical workshop. After power generation at the site ceased, conversion into an exhibition venue began in 1996.
Opened in the summer of 2002, the museum was devastated by the Elbe flood just a few weeks later and could not reopen until April 2003. From then on, across more than 400 square meters, it told the story of the city's energy supply: from Germany's first municipal gasworks, which Rudolf Sigismund Blochmann put into operation in Dresden in 1828, to the construction of the first electricity plant and on to today's district heating network. On display are transformers, switchgear, cables, measuring instruments and meters, complemented by multimedia shows on gas and water. A friends' association looks after the collection and guided tours.
The museum closed at the end of 2023. The building is undergoing extensive renovation and being expanded with an annex and an open-air stage; reopening is planned for 2027. Until then, two special exhibitions on vacuum-tube and semiconductor technology and on lightning protection can be viewed in the storage facility by appointment.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
According to the museum, only partially accessible (information from before the renovation).
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Bahnhof Mitte
Tram 1, 2, 6 and 10 and bus 94 to Bahnhof Mitte, then walk to the entrance on Könneritzstraße.
Parking available
Parking at Gleisdreieck, Löbtauer Straße 21.
Entrance on Könneritzstraße.
Get directionsThe museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | School tours on electricity, gas, water and district heating (about two class periods, up to 21 participants, by advance registration); the water show is especially suitable for elementary schools. |
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