| Technik Museum Sinsheim | |
| Map Type: | Baden-Württemberg#Germany |
| Map Dot Label: | Technik Museum Sinsheim |
| Coordinates: | 49.2386°N 8.8967°W |
| Former Name: | Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim |
| Location: | Sinsheim, Germany |
| Collection Size: | 3,000 |
| Visitors: | More than 1 million per year |
The Technik Museum Sinsheim is a technology museum in Sinsheim, Germany.[1] Opened in 1981, it is run by a registered association called "Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim e. V." which also runs the nearby Technik Museum Speyer.
, the museum had more than 3,000 exhibits and an exhibition area of more than 50000m2, indoors and outdoors. In addition to exhibitions, the museum also has a NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) IMAX 3D theatre. It receives more than 1 million visitors per year and is the largest privately owned museum in Europe.[2]
In 2003, Air France donated one of its retiring Concorde aircraft (F-BVFB) to the museum.[3] With a Tupolev Tu-144[4] already on display since 2001, it is the only place where both supersonic passenger aircraft are shown. Both aircraft's preserved interiors can be accessed by the public.
The museum's alliance acquired Buran prototype OK-GLI[5] in 2004 which opened as a walk-in exhibition at the Technikmuseum Speyer on 3 October 2008.
Sinsheim Museum also has the largest permanent Formula One collection in Europe along with Ferraris, motorcycles, land speed record holders and classic cars along with a large collection of military tanks, aircraft, and miscellaneous equipment.
The Sinsheim Auto und Technik Museum is open 365 days per year.[2]
The museum is easily reached by car and has a large car park. It also has a dedicated railway station as part of the local rail network.