Zeppelin-Museum Zeppelinheim

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Over het museum

Zeppelinheim was founded in the mid-1930s as a residential settlement for the crews and ground staff of the Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei, which from 1936 offered transatlantic voyages from the new Rhein-Main airport and airship port. Today the community is part of Neu-Isenburg, and its name still reflects its origins.

In 1977, former airship crew members and zeppelin enthusiasts came together as the "Zeppelin-Kameradschaft" and began collecting objects related to airship travel. By the end of the 1970s they were already able to show a first exhibition room. In 1988 the current museum building opened as a separate annex to the community center; its vaulted roof reproduces one quarter of the cross-section of the airship LZ 10, illustrating the sheer size of the zeppelins. The Kameradschaft gave rise to the Verein für Zeppelin-Luftschiffahrt Zeppelinheim e. V., which runs the museum together with the city of Neu-Isenburg.

The permanent exhibition focuses on passenger travel: scale models from LZ 1 to LZ 130, a reconstructed section of the promenade deck of LZ 129 "Hindenburg," set tableware, and uniforms convey everyday life on board. A technology section shows, among other things, a Maybach engine from LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin," an onboard radio, steering wheels, and parts of the framework. Films, virtual reality headsets, and hands-on stations for children round out the offering, and special exhibitions change in the basement.

Hoogtepunten

• Reconstructed promenade deck of LZ 129 "Hindenburg" with a set table
• Original Maybach VL 2 engine from LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin"
• Scale models from LZ 1 (1900) to LZ 130 (1938)
• Museum building with a curved roof based on the cross-section of LZ 10
• Virtual tour of LZ 130 with VR headsets

Vaste collectie

• Die Geschichte der Zeppeline – Models, original parts, and onboard furnishings trace the development of rigid airships, with a focus on passenger voyages from Frankfurt to North and South America. A technology section shows an engine, a radio, and framework parts, plus exhibits on today's Zeppelin NT.

Opgericht

1988

Beheerder

Stadt Neu-Isenburg und Verein für Zeppelin-Luftschiffahrt Zeppelinheim e. V.

Directie

Christian Kunz

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

No fixed admission price: visitors pay what they think their visit is worth ("pay what you want").

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

The basement with the special exhibitions and the lecture area is not accessible.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations

Children's tours for 6- to 10-year-olds with interactive elements (approx. 1–1.5 hours, registration at least 14 days in advance). Child-friendly experiment and hands-on stations are being set up step by step, starting with a station on static buoyancy; occasional family afternoons with physics experiments.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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