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In the Physics section, a reconstruction of Galileo’s workshop features a large collection of equipment used by the famous astronomer and physicist.

The highlight of this section, opened in 2000, is a model of a human cell magnified 350,000 times.

The Enigma encoding machine, built during World War II, is a fine example of early information technology.

Projected onto the 15-m (49-ft) dome of the sixth floor are the sun, the moon, the planets, constellations, and nebulae, as well as the more than 5,000 fixed stars visible to the naked eye.

Exhibits on mining technology over five centuries are featured in the mining section.

Sounds for Hitchcock’s The Birds were created on the trautonium.

Dozens of airplanes are on display, including an original by the Wright brothers and the famous Junkers JU-52. You can even board some planes. More exhibits on travel are housed at Flugwerft Schleißheim, a branch museum.

Steam engines, motor engines, and turbines are to be found here. Some of these colossal machines, like the Alban high-pressure steam engine, are veritable works of art.

Superb exhibits such as the first 19th-century telegraph, Thomas Edison’s gramophone, and a 1913 AEG transmitter are displayed here, along with the latest in communications technology.

Along with countless model ships, the vast exhibition hall features several original sail- and steamboats, such as the 1932 steam tugboat Renzo and the wooden fishing vessel Ewer Maria.