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 as a viewing platform. The museum tower offers a fantastic panoramic view of the city from a height of 65 meters. The guided tour takes you to the platform, where you can explore the view on your own. There are two time slots available: The morning slot starts at 9:15, with the last ascent at 12:00. The afternoon slot starts at 13:15, with the last ascent at 16:00.
- A lift takes you up to level 3, from there it's another 185 steps on foot to the viewing platform.
- The meeting point is in the tower stairwell on level 3. Please arrive at the meeting point in good time.
- The platform of the museum tower is outdoors and is unprotected due to the weather.
- Duration including ascent and descent approx. 30 minutes.
- Participation: €5 (free for museum members). All participants need a ticket in addition to museum admission , available at the information desk in the entrance hall.
The entrance to the staircase or lift is located on the ground floor between the Model Railway and the Bridges and Hydraulic Engineering exhibitions at the Foucault's Pendulum.
Information and Safety Instructions:
- 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!
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.