State Museum for Work and Technology, Mannheim
Encyclopedia
The Technoseum is a museum in Mannheim
, Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
, with displays covering the industrialisation of the south-western regions of the country.
The museum building was designed by the Berlin
architect, Ingeborg Kuhler. Its planning and construction period lasted from 1982 to 1990.
Stands portraying the technical, social and political changes since the 18th century include those on clocks, paper manufacture and weaving. There are displays of living and working premises as well as machinery from the fields of industry, transport and the office. These displays enable the visitor to gain a graphic understanding of the far-reaching changes in living and working conditions right up to the present.
The Elementa workshop complements, in an interesting way, the themes and exhibits of technological, economic and social history shown to date. It is not limited to covering basic scientific principles, but also shows the technical inventions which resulted from various scientific experiments.
The collections may be viewed over the BAM-Portal, Germany's common portal for libraries, archives and museums.
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, with displays covering the industrialisation of the south-western regions of the country.
The museum building was designed by the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
architect, Ingeborg Kuhler. Its planning and construction period lasted from 1982 to 1990.
The permanent exhibition
Visitors who walk through the building from top to bottom will experience a journey in time from the beginning of the industrial revolution in the state of Baden-Württemberg to the present day.Stands portraying the technical, social and political changes since the 18th century include those on clocks, paper manufacture and weaving. There are displays of living and working premises as well as machinery from the fields of industry, transport and the office. These displays enable the visitor to gain a graphic understanding of the far-reaching changes in living and working conditions right up to the present.
The Elementa workshop complements, in an interesting way, the themes and exhibits of technological, economic and social history shown to date. It is not limited to covering basic scientific principles, but also shows the technical inventions which resulted from various scientific experiments.
The collections may be viewed over the BAM-Portal, Germany's common portal for libraries, archives and museums.
Special exhibitions (a selection)
- Body World (Körperwelten) (the first to appear in Europe in 1997/98)
- Jules VerneJules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
: Technology and Fiction (1999/2000) - Mythos Turn of the Century: human beings, nature and machines in photos 1800 - 1900 - 2000 (2000/01)
- The BrainBrainThe brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...
and Thinking: the cosmos in the head (2001/02) - All the Time in the World (2002/03)
- DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and the Banana: Trade and cultural objects (2003/04) - E-Guitar: Electric guitarsElectric GuitarsElectric Guitars were formed early in 1980 by Neil Davenport and Richard Hall who were both studying English at Bristol University. The band soon increased to a five-man line-up, with Andy Saunders , Matt Salt and Dick Truscott , they also later added two backing singers: Sara and Wendy...
, musicians, history, culture (2004) - Love of CarsCARSCars, or automobiles, motor cars, are wheeled motor vehicles used for transporting passengers.Cars or CARS may also refer to:-Entertainment:* Cars , a Disney/Pixar film series...
(2004/05) - Understanding EinsteinAlbert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
(2005/06) - View into the Invisible: sub-atomic particles, microsystemMicrosystemMicrosystem is the name commonly used in Europe to describe the same technology which goes under the name MEMS in the US. In Japan, this field is often termed micromachines....
s and parasitesParasitismParasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that needed more than one host . These are now called macroparasites...
(2006/07) - SpaceOuter spaceOuter space is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos....
Adventure:Break out into the universeUniverseThe Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature...
(2006/07) - Mannheim on Wheels. Mobility from 1607 - 2007 (2007/08)
- Power musicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
(2008)
Sources
- Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst in Baden-Württemberg: Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit in Mannheim. Karlsruhe 1986
- Thomas Schmid: Das Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit in Mannheim-Architekturhistorische Untersuchung, Dissertation Univ. Heidelberg 1992, ISBN 3-89349-439-1
- Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit in Mannheim: Rundgang. Mannheim 1992
- Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit in Mannheim (Hg.): Ausstellungskatalog. Mannheim 2001, ISBN 3-9804930-6-7