The Dresden Technology Collections are currently closed for energy-efficiency refurbishment. A temporary exhibition will open in May 2027 at the Landhaus on Pirnaischer Platz.
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Farewell party ahead of the refurbishment

Family celebration

Sat / 31. Oct — Sun / 1. Nov
10:00

10.00 to 18.00 each day

Before the Dresden Technology Collections close temporarily for energy-efficiency refurbishment, we warmly invite you to a family festival featuring exciting hands-on activities, science shows and exclusive behind-the-scenes tours.

  • Museum admission

Programme

31 October & 1 November / 10.00 – 18.00

Turmfest 2022 Magic Andy

Science programmes

11.00 and 14.00
Magic Andy’s Experimental Show
With Dr Andreas Korn-Müller
Emanuel Goldberg Hall, 5th floor
No booking required; please arrive at the hall in good time

12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00
Water, Soap and Air – Science Show with Micha
Water and air are wonderful and important elements that can be used to carry out lots of fun and interesting experiments. Come and be amazed!
MACHwerk on the ground floor | ages 6 and over
Limited seating capacity; please register at the ticket office

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MACHwerk (ground floor)

11:00 to 18:00
Family craft sessions
Brush robots and glowing paper objects
ages 6 and over

11:00 to 18:00
Screen printing
Print the Ernemann Tower or the Goddess of Light onto bags
Tip: You can also bring your own T-shirts or similar items to have them printed.

11:00 to 18:00
Sandblasting
Upcycling glass with the crossmediatour

11:00 to 18:00
Alpacas, ghosts & bats
Halloween crafts with the crossmediatour

Maskenworkshop mit MUAH

In-house workshops and activities

11:00 to 18:00
Make masks and stick puppets with MUAH
With the artist Annett Bauer
Foyer

10:00 to 18:00
Technology flea market
Organised by the Friends’ Association
Ground floor

11:00 to 18:00
All About Tricks – open family activity
Turn your drawings into a flipbook and find out how a thaumatrope works.
ages 6 and over, 2nd floor

10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00
Hands-on activities with the DLR_School_Lab
31 October | Experiments in the Monster Lab with bat-inspired gliders, foam explosions and neon slime
1 November | Experiments in the flight lab with paper aeroplanes, robots and a simulator (in collaboration with the DLR Institute for Software Methods for Product Virtualisation, Dresden)
3rd floor

11:00 to 18:00
Soldering for young and old at the DLR_School_Lab
In collaboration with DARC e. V., Pentacon Dresden branch
3rd floor

Sat 31 Oct 11:00 to 15:00 / Sun 1 Nov 13:00 to 17:00
Table football with GDB3D SoccerBots
Drive – Kick – Win with the pupil-run company from Dresden-Bühlau Grammar School

11.00 to 18.00
AI photo booth with jugend hackt
Have your photo taken and transformed using AI.
3rd floor

13:00 (Sun 1 Nov only)
Breakdancing
Breakdance Crew 84Style
4th floor

11:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 18:00
Shadow play with photograms
Photograms are images created in our photo lab without a camera.
ages 6 and over, 5th floor

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Escape Room Cat Q

10.30 | 12.00 | 13.30 | 15.00 | 16.30
Discover a quantum leap, stack waves and puzzle with cold chips
The rules here are different from those in everyday life, but you don’t need to be a maths or physics genius to join in!
1 hour, recommended for ages 11 and over, meet at the Escape Room on the 2nd floor
Limited capacity, book at the ticket office

10:00 to 18:00
Gaming Lounge Katze Q
Quantum physics game app, 2nd floor

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Guided tours

14:00 / 16:00
Backstage tours
A tour of the museum and behind the scenes with the museum director, Roland Schwarz
Meet in the foyer

13:00 / 15:00
UNIVERSUM Dresden
Guided tour of the special exhibition ‘UNIVERSUM Dresden. The filmmaker and film collector Ernst Hirsch’
Meeting point in the exhibition on the 1st floor

11:00
Guided tours of the exhibitions at the German Institute for Animated Film
31 October with Dr Till Grahl / 1 November with silhouette filmmaker Jörg Herrmann
Meeting point in the exhibition on the 2nd floor

14:00 (Sat 31 Oct only)
Closing presentation with animator Luise Fiedler (Artist in Residence at the DIAF)
Film screening followed by a discussion in the museum cinema
2nd floor, ages 12 and over

10.00 to 18.00
35 pixels light up again
The control terminal of the historic scoreboard from the old Heinz-Steyer Stadium is brought to life and explained and demonstrated by members of the Friends’ Association
3rd First floor

10:00 to 18:00
Magical computers
Demonstration of a C8205Z minicomputer from VEB Rechenelektronik Meiningen / Zella-Mehlis by the Friends’ Association
Third floor

11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00
Demonstrations of historical sound recordings & musical machines
Meeting point in the exhibition “Traces of Reality”, 3rd floor

11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00
Maths Live
Presentation of special exhibits in the ‘Land of Maths’
4th floor

11:00 to 18:00
100 Years of Broadcasting
Guided tours of the Radio Depot by the Friends’ Association
5th floor

10:00 to 18:00
Research Showcase: The digitisation of the sense of smell
Interactive presentation on the medical, psychological and technical aspects of smell
5th floor

Turmcafé

Catering

Light refreshments are available at the Turmcafé (6th floor) and in the Emanuel Goldberg Hall (5th floor).

Visitor information

  • To minimise queuing times, there are two ticket offices available – please note that only cash payments are accepted at one of these.
  • Due to space constraints, children’s bike trailers or balance bikes cannot be brought inside the building this weekend; please secure them outside.
  • There may be temporary queues at the museum ticket offices – please arrive in good time before your chosen events and allow a little extra time.
  • No booking is required for Magic Andy’s Science Show in the Emanuel Goldberg Hall (5th floor) – please arrive at the venue in good time.
  • For the science show ‘Water, Soap, Air’ at the MACHwerk and for the ‘Cat Q’ escape room, please register at the ticket office (limited capacity).