Deutsches Museum - 07.1.2020

- von Cass

During our trip to the Deutsches Museum, I observed that people are mostly silent inside. The staff was dressed very professionally while the visitors inside wore everyday wear. The

Deutsches Museum has a lot of offer inside, I was mostly drawn to the Astronomy levels. On the top floor there was a sundial garden on a balcony overlooking the city. Unfortunately it was too cloudy to use. The rest of the astronomy levels had many models and even a planetarium but it was unfortunately closed. I did find myself getting lost and finding stairs was a little difficult.

To get to the lower levels I took an elevator which was very claustrophobic. I found myself in the 1st level with boats and planes which I typically don’t really enjoy but surprisingly I really found it so interesting. There was the Wright Brothers planes which was extremely cool. And large boat engines and giant models that you could enter! The best part of this museum is that there’s everything for everyone!

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Von Emma

The institution visit I focused on was the Deutsches Museum in München. This is the

biggest museum of science and technology in the world. Throughout the visit I observed many cultural differences. One difference that I noticed in the Deutsches Museum, was that most people were well dressed, with nice shoes, coats and scarves. In the US, people generally don’t dress this nice or if they do they still look very different. We usually don’t wear long coats and scarves. Another difference between this museum and the science museums in the US (The Connecticut Science Museum/ Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum) is that our are more interactive and grab your attention more. However the Deutsches Museum was more spread out and had more historical artifacts included in the exhibits. Another difference I noticed was the lack of staff throughout the exhibits. In America there is usually a museum curator walking around ready to answer questions, but I didn’t see any in The Deutsches Museum. In general the museum was just interesting and educational as the museums I have visited in America. However there are various cultural and societal differences I was not expecting.