Official Review

Written by RuinMyTrip Editorial from published research and official sources, not from a personal trip. It is not a traveler review and is never counted in the community rating. How we research.

attraction · Munich

Sixteen Euros for the Largest Science Museum in the World

Review of Deutsches Museum

★★★★★ 5/5
by RuinMyTrip Editorial · Aug 15, 2026

Been to Munich? This page needs you more than it needs us.

A first-hand review outranks desk research every time, and yours will sit above this one.

Share your experience

The Deutsches Museum on the Museumsinsel charges 16 euros for a day ticket for adults aged 18 and over, 9 euros discounted with valid ID, and 33 euros for a family ticket covering up to two adults with their own children aged 17 and under. It is, by the usual measures, the largest museum of science and technology in the world, and the collection runs from mining galleries in the basement to aircraft hanging from the ceiling. The mining exhibition is a full reconstructed pit you walk through underground, which is the part children remember for years. A long renovation has reopened in phases, so the museum you visit now is not the one in older guidebooks. Check what is open before you go, because whole departments have moved or are still behind hoardings.

What was great

Genuine scale, with real aircraft, real ships and a walk-through mine rather than screens about them. Sixteen euros is remarkable value for the size of it. The family ticket at 33 euros makes a day out affordable.

What nearly ruined the trip

It is too big to see in a day and the phased renovation means sections close without much warning. Signage in English is inconsistent in the older halls, and the sheer volume of exhibits with limited interpretation can be numbing.

Value for money

★★★★★ Bargain

Safety

★★★★★ Felt safe
Was this review helpful? 👍 Useful 0 😄 Funny 0 😎 Cool 0
More about Munich

More from Munich

Comments

No comments yet.

Join free or sign in to comment.