One of the oldest technical collections in Germany

Locomotives and trams, cars, motorcycles, bicycles – everything that moves us, in the literal sense of the word – can be found and experienced in the Transport Museum, Dresden, from the ornate miniatures to the original giants weighing tons, like the legendary Saxon locomotive ‘Muldenthal’ from 1861. The museum is one of the few in Germany that exhibits every means of transport, apart from space travel. Visiting exhibitions, special shows of their own, educational courses and model railroads complement the extensive permanent exhibition. The roots of the Transport Museum in Dresden go back to the year 1877, which is when what would later become the Saxon Railroad Museum started its collection, which means that it is one of the oldest technical collections in Germany. The museum in the city center is housed in the ‘Johanneum’, which used to be the royal stables, adjacent to the rebuilt Baroque masterpiece Church of Our Lady. In 2003 the 12-millionth visitor was welcomed through its doors.

Sideline attractions

• shopping or bus tour of the old and new towns of Dresden

• tour of the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) Dresden, which is still being reconstructed

• arms chamber and porcelain exhibition in the Dresden Zwinger

• Army Museum, Dresden

• Dresden Hygiene Museum

• the Dresden ‘Hofkirche’ and Castle

• visit to the Semper Opera