The tower of the Deutsches Museum is not only an architectural landmark of the building, but also serves as a weather station, transmission mast, home to Foucault's Pendulum, and now once again as a viewing platform. Finally, the museum tower is accessible again and offers a fantastic panoramic view of the city from a height of 65 meters.
The entrance is located on the ground floor between the Model Railway and the Bridges and Hydraulic Engineering exhibitions. A total of 312 steps lead to the top, and from the meeting point on level 3, there are still 185 steps to the observation deck. An access ticket must be purchased in advance at the information desk in the entrance hall.
Tower tours take place regularly on weekends, public holidays, and during school vacations. The first tour begins at 9:30 a.m., and the last ascent is at 4:00 p.m.
When will this event take place?
Discover which activities are taking place by checking our daily programme, which is published at around 9.20 each day. Our programme changes daily and includes guided tours, demonstrations, science shows and hands-on activities for individual visitors and small groups of up to five people. All programme events are held in German. They begin either directly where the activity is set to take place or at a guided-tour meeting point in the relevant exhibition.
Information and Safety Instructions:
- The meeting point is in the tower stairwell on level 3. Please arrive at the meeting point in good time.
- The tour is not wheelchair accessible. From level 3 there are 185 steps to the viewing platform.
- Duration including ascent and descent approx. 30 minutes.
- Participation costs 5 euros (free for museum members). All participants need a ticket for the tour in addition to their admission ticket to the museum, available at the information desk in the entrance hall.
- Children may not be picked up or placed on the shoulders in the stairwell or on the platform of the Museum Tower.
- The platform of the museum tower is outdoors and is unprotected due to the weather.
- For safety reasons, it is not permitted to place objects such as drinks bottles, jackets, bags, glasses, mobile phones or other loose objects on the balustrade.
Throwing objects (including cigarettes) is not permitted!