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| The Founder of the Deutsches Museum |
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As early as May 5, 1903 Oskar von Miller had presented his initial plan for a Natural Science and Technology Museum to a small group of people. On June 28, 1903 he founded the association called ”Museum of Masterpieces of the Natural Sciences and Technology”. The foundation stone was laid in 1906 on an island between the two arms of the River Isar in Munich.
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| The Deutsches Museum in Munich. | The "Forum der Technik" in the former congress room on the top right. |
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To realize this project, von Miller sought sponsors far beyond the borders of Munich and Bavaria. He knew how to win the support of influential people from the world of politics and industry and how to raise the funds he needed. Industrialists and researchers from the natural and engineering sciences advised him in setting up and structuring the departments.
Oskar von Miller’s goal was to create a museum that brought technology and science within the grasp of the layman by means of demonstrations and experiments. It should not only be educational, but it should also be fun. To enable even more knowledge to be acquired, he planned a study building with a library and archives as well as a congress center for conferences, lectures and general festivities. He had set his sights on creating an international museum encompassing all areas of technology and the natural sciences – a museum that shows the technology of yesterday and today.
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