Otto-Lilienthal-Museum

The Otto Lilienthal Museum in Anklam is located in the district of Vorpommern - Greifswald.

History

Since 1927, the birthplace of Otto Lilienthal has a museum with exhibits on the life and work of aviation pioneer and a replica of a Lilienthal glider type "Normal Segelapparat ". 1972 the museum moved into the building of today Lilienthal Museum. In connection with an official visit to the Soyuz 31 crew, the construction of a separate museum for Otto Lilienthal was decided in 1980. In 1989, the local history museum into the Anklamer stone gate, which was created " Museum in the stone gate ". 1991 was opened the Otto Lilienthal Museum in the building of the former Museum of National History. The occasion was the anniversary "100 years of human flight ." In 1996, a hall extension was opened with 300 m² of additional exhibition space to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Otto Lilienthal. The museum received a variety of awards, including the 1999 European Museum of the Year Award - Special Commendation and the title of "Recognized museum" of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. At the Expo 2005 in Japan, the museum was represented in the German pavilion as a partner. In 2006, it became the " Distinguished place " in the campaign "365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas".

The permanent exhibition

The permanent exhibition of the museum shows all known aircraft designs Lilienthal in reconstruction as well as its aerodynamic test bodies. The museum Lilienthal's flights as a turning point of the history of fly volition to which there are 4,000 year old documents, the history of technology of human flight Represents the house sees itself as technical personnel Museum, which is also dedicated to the significant other activities of the brothers Otto and Gustav Lilienthal (social reform, construction, toys). In the exhibition part journey through life, inter alia, the only surviving steam engine from Lilienthal shear production, which was acquired in 2004 in Australia is.

About 3 km from the museum, on the airfield Anklam exists an outer grounds of the museum, the educational and experience Aeronauticon garden.

Collections

The museum has replicas of all known Lilienthal 's flying machines and his flight physical test setups. The museum also has the addition of the Deutsches Museum in Munich 's most important collection of original certificates to the life and work of Lilienthal.

On the subject of hang glider - Lilienthal's flight principle in today's description - has the museum since 1999 on more than 150 aircraft extensive collection. Under the title " Ikareum " ® the city Anklam pursuing the project, the Baptistry Otto Lilienthal, St. Nicholas Church to dedicate this exhibition topic in the future.

Organization

The museum is located in by the City of Anklam. The structure was supported by the State of Mecklenburg -Vorpommern.

The museum is a member of various professional associations ( for example, German Museums Association, European Museum Forum and Society for the Preservation of Sites German aviation history ).

The Otto Lilienthal Museum was included in the book published in 2001 Blue Book as "cultural remembrance " of national importance. The selection of cultural sites at the initiative of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media in cooperation with the East German culture ministers.