Fuelling new visions  Inspiring ideas – remarkable achievements
– fascinating discoveries  We want to give our visitors a
tangible sense of how technological progress affects people's
lives. The so-called Museum Box, the heart of our exhibition,
traces a century of developments in aviation and aerospace
technology and as you stroll through it, you will discover how
these developments fit into the wider context of the times.
Period rooms make bygone eras come alive and showcase Claude
Dornier's revolutionary aircraft designs. A wealth of exhibits,
photographs and multimedia displays document the numerous world
records, patents and groundbreaking feats of engineering that
marked his extraordinary career. Background information on the
political, economic and social context of the times provide
insight into the forces that drove people and shaped their lives
in the different eras. And walking through our model of the
solar system, you can feel like a space explorer yourself and
get a sense of what it's like to r