Hermann-Oberth-Raumfahrt-Museum

Over het museum

The rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth, whose theoretical work from the 1920s onward helped lay the foundations of spaceflight, spent the late decades of his life in Feucht near Nuremberg. In 1971, two years after the first Moon landing, members of the Hermann-Oberth-Gesellschaft founded a museum here, which considers itself one of the oldest independent space museums in Central Europe. To this day it is run by volunteers of the Verein Hermann-Oberth-Raumfahrt-Museum association.

Since 1989 the municipality (Markt) of Feucht has provided the museum with an outbuilding of the Pfinzingschloss, with about 160 square meters of exhibition space on three levels. The permanent exhibition was redesigned between 2012 and 2014; since 2014 the museum has been a member of the International Astronautical Federation.

The tour spans from Jules Verne's visions of spaceflight through Oberth's calculations and experiments to the space technology of the 20th century. Exhibits include Oberth's conical nozzle, a model of the rocket he planned for a UFA film, the Kumulus and Cirrus sounding rockets developed in the early 1960s, models up to the Space Shuttle, and a spacesuit worn by German astronaut Ernst Messerschmid. Outside stands a Swiss Zenit research rocket. Besides loans and private collections, the museum is based on Oberth's papers, which it looks after together with an archive on the history of spaceflight. The association regularly holds the Tag der Raumfahrtgeschichte (Space History Day) at the Pfinzingschloss.

Hoogtepunten

• Papers and conical nozzle of rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth
• Model of the "UFA rocket" on its launch frame
• German Kumulus and Cirrus sounding rockets from the 1960s
• Spacesuit of astronaut Ernst Messerschmid
• Swiss Zenit research rocket in the outdoor area

Vaste collectie

• Geschichte der Raumfahrt – On three levels, the exhibition redesigned in 2012–2014 leads from early ideas about spaceflight and Hermann Oberth's pioneering work to 20th-century rockets, space stations, and spacesuits.

Opgericht

1971

Beheerder

Hermann-Oberth-Raumfahrt-Museum e.V.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

No other discounts are mentioned on the website.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Not fully accessible; the three exhibition levels are only very partially reachable for wheelchair users – please arrange your visit at least two days in advance. Pets not allowed, except assistance dogs.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

"Erlebnis Raumfahrt" (Space Flight Experience) program for children and teens with experiments on gravity, recoil, and vacuum; children's birthday parties with rocket building and racing. Both are currently only possible to a limited extent because the upper floor is closed for fire-safety reasons.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel

Small sales area with books on Oberth and the history of spaceflight, stamps, and toys. Dining in the surrounding area.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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