The Deutsches Museum in Munich is one of the largest museums of science and technology in the world. It was founded at a meeting of the Association of German Engineers, on the initiative of the engineer Oskar von Miller, who wanted to present scientific and industrial achievements to the public. The collections moved to a purpose-built home on an island in the Isar River in the 1920s, after the building project was delayed by the First World War. The building was badly damaged in the Second World War and later restored. Its exhibits range from mining, shipbuilding and aviation to physics, chemistry and musical instruments, with many original objects and working demonstrations.
Before and after
- 8 May 1903Death of Paul Gauguin
- 24 May 1903Birth of Aram Khachaturian
- 16 June 1903Founding of Ford Motor Company
- 25 June 1903Birth of George Orwell
- 28 June 1903Founding of Deutsches Museum
- from 1 July 1903 to 19 July 1903The first Tour de France starts
- from 20 July 1903 to 1 October 1903Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
- 11 September 1903Birth of Theodor W. Adorno
- 6 October 1903Birth of Ernest Walton
More in Art, literature & culture
- 10 August 1793Construction of Louvre Museum
- 1 November 1800Construction of White House
- 1886Statue of Liberty
- 1894Radio
- c. 1900sRise of modernism
- 1907Rise of cubism
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.