The Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum - Usedom, Germany
N 54° 08.288 E 013° 46.172
33U E 419612 N 5999590
There are few sites where the gains and risks of technological progress are as intimately intertwined as at Peenemünde. The Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum attempts to explore and address the ambivalence of this technological development.
Waymark Code: WM9X1R
Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Date Posted: 10/08/2010
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The A4 rocket, which was developed in Peenemünde can be considered the prototype of all later booster rockets, both military and civil. It is the emblem of modern rocketry, whose humanitarian and utopian roots stand in stark contrast to the suffering of its victims.
The Center's 5,000 m² of exhibition space contains documents, original rocket parts, interviews with witnesses of the events, documentary films and models. These items illustrate the historical development that led from the dreams of the early rocket pioneers to civil spaceflight and to the systematic development of the first large-scale military missiles in Peenemünde, and their serial production and use in warfare. A second part of the exhibition is devoted to the further development of rocket technology after the Second World War - largely to the arms race during the "Cold War", but also to the first breakthroughs in civil spaceflight.
The former power station of the Peenemünde Test Site is now the largest technical monument in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is open to visitors as part of the exhibition. Both the architectural aesthetic and the operational details of the plant illustrate the totalitarian aims of the Nazi state. The building also demonstrates the massive scale and high technological standard of the testing facilities during the period. Numerous large objects are on display outdoors on the 120,000 m² grounds of the power station.
Theme:
World War II
Street Address:
Historisch-Technisches
Museum Peenemünde GmbH
Im Kraftwerk
17449 Peenemünde
GERMANY
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Opening hours:
April to September
10 am to 6 pm
October to March
10 am to 4 pm
November to March: closed on Mondays
Cost: 8.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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