Tijdelijk gesloten (naar verwachting tot 2027). Closed since December 31, 2023, for renovation and expansion of the building (new annex, open-air stage); reopening is planned for the end of 2027. The special exhibitions "Röhren, Transistoren, Geräte" (Tubes, Transistors, Devices) and "Blitz und Blitzschutz" (Lightning and Lightning Protection) can be viewed by telephone appointment (0351 5630 44180) in the storage facility at Löbtauer Straße 21.
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.
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.
Over het museum
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.
Hoogtepunten
Electrical equipment from more than 100 years of Dresden's power supply
Multimedia show on the history of the gas supply since 1828
Study of gas pioneer Rudolf Sigismund Blochmann
Water show with "Elementus Molekül" for children
Located on the Kraftwerk Mitte cultural site
Vaste collectie
Strom, Gas, Wasser und Fernwärme in Dresden – Permanent exhibition on the history of the city's utilities, with exhibits spanning more than 100 years and multimedia shows; expected to reopen after the renovation from 2027.
Opgericht
2002
Beheerder
SachsenEnergie AG (vormals DREWAG) mit dem Förderverein KraftWerk – Energietechnische Ausstellung e. V.
Directie
Heike Menzer
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
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Toegankelijkheid
Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
Lift: geen informatie
Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
According to the museum, only partially accessible (information from before the renovation).
Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Bahnhof Mitte
Tram 1, 2, 6 and 10 and bus 94 to Bahnhof Mitte, then walk to the entrance on Könneritzstraße.
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
Rondleidingen
ja
Aanbod voor scholen
ja
Goed om te weten
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.