Germany has a lot of museums all over the country. And among the vast number of museums, you can find some very interesting ones to visit. Forget about the typical historical or art museums which you can find anywhere else. The museums in Germany are unusual and surely a must if you are going to visit the country.
For example, the Dresden Green Vault which was founded by Elector Augustus in 1560. The museum is considered to be the richest and most marvelous treasure chamber museum throughout Europe. This museum reopened just recently in 2006 to accommodate visitors who wish to admire the treasured collection of the Electors as well as the Kings of Saxony.
The reason why the chamber has been called as such is due to the green malachite which can be found on several of the elements of the architecture. The museum’s collection includes exquisite amber, goldsmith, ivory treasures, elaborate bronzed statuettes and jeweled vessels.
People who are interested in science and technology will find that the country’s Munich Deutsches Museum is a haven. By the initiative of Oskar von Miller, the museum was founded at the start of the 20th century. It is considered as one of the most important technological museums of the world. Things you can see inside the museum range from a primitive stone axe to a model of the InterCity Express train as well as from the famous pocket dial to a scanning tunnel microscope.
Another famous museum is the Schwules Museum where it is more commonly known as the Gay Museum or Berlin’s LGBT Museum (or more collectively the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community). This establishment was opened by an organization called Verein der Freunde eines Schwulen Museums in Berlin e.V. in 1985.
The museum gave focus on important LGBT issues and nothing else. But throughout the next years, special themes which revolved around LGBT topics were included in the collection. Among which include Marlene Dietrich, Oscar Wilde, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Thomas Mann, and Michael Foucault. Aside from this, the museum also holds an archive of LGBT magazines.
Next on the list is Germany’s Open Air Museum or officially, the Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Situated in Konz, Germany; the museum focuses on the history of rural culture in the northwest area of Rhineland Palatinate and the border region of German-Luxembourg-Lorraine. However, this museum is not open to the public as contrast to the other open air museums.
If castles are your thing, the Fussen Neuschwanstein Castle is among the many to visit. This fairytale castle was built by Bavaria’s King Ludwig II on a steep cliff which has a panoramic backdrop of the Lechtal, Bavarian and Allgau Alps. The museum’s architecture and interior details still possess the many qualities of the 19th century’s eclecticism and romantic historicism. Upon setting foot in the museum for the first time, you can immediately feel as though you have time traveled back to the romantic era or have entered a world full of fairytales. Currently, this castle is noted as among the most regularly visited castles throughout Europe.
Other museums that can be found in Germany range from a variety of historical, art, religious, natural history, and many others. The only way you can know all the museums is to visit each one.
