Technische Sammlungen Dresden

Technische Sammlungen Dresden brings science, technology and industrial history together in Dresden, inside the former Ernemann camera factory. The early twentieth-century building provides more than 6,500 square metres for exhibitions, workshops and events, and remains a monument to industrial culture.

Permanent displays follow photography, film, computing and media technology from mechanical instruments to digital systems. Interactive listening stations explore sound storage and reproduction, while the largest European typewriter collection sits alongside historical radios, televisions and computer equipment. Dresden’s precision engineering, microelectronics and role in Silicon Saxony receive close attention, with Cool X examining energy efficiency in the digital world. Erlebnisland Mathematik turns mathematical ideas into hands-on experiments, and another exhibition presents figures, props and equipment from the DEFA Studio for Animated Films in Dresden.

One striking thread connects Leipzig and Dresden: mechanical musical instruments and electronic sound technology developed around these cities. The accessible museum also traces information and communication technology from the nineteenth century into the late twentieth century, making each display a meeting point between working machines and the ideas behind them.