Dresden Transport Museum

The Dresden Transport Museum covers 5,000 square meters (about 54,000 square feet) and presents the history of railways, road transport, aviation, and shipping. It is housed in the Johanneum, a historic annex of the Royal Palace on Neumarkt square. The museum's roots go back to 1952, when it was decided to safeguard the pieces of the Saxon Railway Museum that had been moved out of the city during World War II. After a temporary home in the Neustadt district, the museum officially opened in June 1956. Since the refounding of the Free State of Saxony in 1990, it has held the status of a state museum, and today it is run by the City of Dresden as a nonprofit company.

In the permanent exhibition areas, you can marvel at a diverse collection ranging from historic penny-farthings and early motor vehicles to airplanes and ships. Especially noteworthy is the railway section, which includes the steam locomotive MULDENTHAL from 1861, considered the oldest fully preserved locomotive in Germany. You can also see a replica of the legendary Saxonia as well as a royal salon car from 1885. The offerings are rounded out by a Bobby Car traffic garden, hands-on experiment areas for children, and a large model railroad layout. Because space in the Johanneum is limited, many other exhibits, such as numerous locomotives, are kept in storage depots or at partner museums and are not on display in the building itself.