Technik Museum Speyer

Current exhibitions

About the museum

Because the Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim had no more room to expand, the sponsoring association acquired the site of the former Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory in Speyer around 1990. The listed Liller Halle had originally been built near Lille in 1913 and moved to Speyer during the First World War; after 1945 French forces used the site as barracks. In 1991 the Technik Museum Speyer opened here as a sister museum to the one in Sinsheim.

The museum grew rapidly over the following years: in 1993 the German Navy's U9 submarine arrived; in 1997 the IMAX DOME cinema with its dome screen opened, followed soon after by the Museum Wilhelmsbau in the aircraft factory's former administration building. Spectacular transports brought in the Antonov An-22 in 1999 and a Lufthansa Boeing 747 in 2002, which was mounted on a steel frame high above the grounds and can be walked through.

In 2008 the Soviet Buran test vehicle OK-GLI reached the museum after a voyage by ship along the Rhine and became the centerpiece of the new space hall with the exhibition “Apollo and Beyond”, one of the largest space exhibitions in Europe. Today the private museum, run by the Auto & Technik Museum association, displays aircraft, locomotives, ships, fire engines, motorcycles and vintage cars in large halls and outdoor areas, many of which can be explored from the inside.

Highlights

• Soviet Buran space shuttle (OK-GLI) in the space hall
• Walk-through Boeing 747 on a steel frame with views over Speyer
• Antonov An-22, one of the largest propeller aircraft in the world
• Walk-through U9 submarine and the sea rescue cruiser “John T. Essberger”
• Museum Wilhelmsbau with self-playing musical instruments and dolls
• IMAX DOME cinema with a dome screen

Permanent exhibitions

• Apollo and Beyond – Space exhibition with more than 700 exhibits from the beginnings of human spaceflight to the ISS, centered on the Buran space shuttle.
• Flugzeuge – More than 70 airplanes and helicopters in the Liller Halle and on the outdoor grounds, including the walk-through Boeing 747 and the Antonov An-22.
• Museum Wilhelmsbau – Cabinet of curiosities with self-playing musical instruments, fashion, toys, militaria and props from the TV series “Lindenstraße”.

Founded

1991

Operated by

Auto + Technik Museum Sinsheim e.V.

Director

Hermann Layher (Vorstandsvorsitzender des Trägervereins)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on your birthday, including an IMAX documentary (ID required)

Prices apply equally to the Technik Museums in Sinsheim and Speyer. Tickets are not tied to a date or time slot. Paid parking (first 30 minutes free).

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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

Parking, restaurants and ticket desks are accessible, and there are accessible restrooms. Most exhibition areas can be reached via ramps or elevators; individual galleries and many walk-through large exhibits (e.g. aircraft, submarine) are not accessible. The Museum Wilhelmsbau is not accessible. Dogs are not allowed anywhere on the grounds; assistance and guide dogs with proof are exempt.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities
• Kids’ birthday parties

Many large exhibits (including the Boeing 747 and the submarine) can be walked through, plus there is a giant slide. Bookable children's tour (1 hr), “Kids Day” for ages 6 to 12 with a tour, film and lunch, and children's birthday packages for ages 6 and up (including IMAX). Baby changing rooms in the restrooms of the museum restaurants.

Getting there & parking

A61, exit Hockenheim (64), then follow the signs; GPS address: Am Technik Museum 1, 67346 Speyer.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Lockers

Restaurants with traditional German cooking, coffee and cake, beer garden in summer; group menus. Souvenir shop. Free lockers for bags and helmets. Adjacent caravan park and Hotel am Technik Museum.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Rentals through Speyerer Veranstaltungs- und Messe GmbH (event@technik-museum.de, subject line “Anfrage Speyer”): venues include the space hall, the “Hangar 10” event hall, the Rooftop Lounge, conference rooms and the IMAX DOME; corporate events, conferences and private celebrations including weddings.

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