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Cologne, Museum of East Asian Art ©dpa
Anklam, Otto Lilienthal Museum ©ADFC
Dresden, historical Green Vault in the Royal Palace ©dpa - Report
Jena, SCHOTT Villa ©dpa
Würzburg, Kulturspeicher Museum ©dpa
Cologne, Chocolate Museum ©Panthermedia
Mainz's new Kunsthalle art gallery ©dpa - Report
Hannover, Wilhelm Busch Museum ©dpa
Bremen, Weserburg Museum of Modern Art ©dpa - Report
Mannheim, Armoury Museum ©dpa - Report
Chemnitz, Museum of Industry ©DZT (U.D.)
Hannover, Sprengel Museum ©dpa
Magdeburg, Art Museum in the Monastery of our Lady ©dpa
Bonn, Museum of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany ©dpa
Munich, Pinakothek der Moderne gallery ©picture-alliance / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
Freiburg, Augustinian Museum ©dpa
Erfurt, Anger Museum ©dpa
Essen, Folkwang Museum ©picture alliance / Rolf Kosecki
Chemnitz, Gunzenhauser Museum ©dpa
Frankfurt am Main, history and culture at the Jewish Museum ©dpa - Report

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Museums in Germany – where history and culture are brought to life

The 4,000 or so museums in Germany serve as worlds of discovery and use exciting concepts to explore art and history, technology and architecture, literature and the natural world. Expect plenty of 'aha' moments!

Gain an insight into various cultural epochs at Berlin's Museum Island, admire art from the Old Masters to the modern age in Frankfurt's Städel Institute, and learn about science and technology at the world-renowned Deutsches Museum in Munich. Germany's museums are informative, entertaining and lots of fun.

Boredom is a thing of the past! Germany's many museums cover an incredible range of subjects and inspire imagination, discovery and learning.