military history museum

I would travel back to Dresden simply to visit the Military History Museum again. I went there near the end of an afternoon, thinking two hours would be more than enough to visit the place - as two hours is often more than enough in any museum - but boy, was I wrong.This place is HUGE. There are five floors (although the top one is just a viewing point) and they all have different sections. In the almost two hours that I was there, I only got to see one 1.5 floor. Yes, indeed.The building looks grand on the outside, but the inside is very modern with the collection being exhibited in an interesting, often confronting way.Small tip: leave your jacket and heavy belongings in the vestibule. There are guys watching over it and it's pretty warm in the museum. Coming from someone who's always cold, that means something.I highly recommend visiting this place!

Easy to get to by tram. Stunning new extension and we really liked the themed and chronological approaches of the galleries, felt it gave me fresh perspective on subject matter I know well.

Entrance fee is 5 euro, but mondays from 6 to 9 pm is free,defenetly one needs more than 3 hours to get to see the whole display of war artifacts, personal bunkers, swords, uniforms, propaganda and more....a walkthrough history, must see!

Modern museum with high level of services, good parking and very interesting or sometimes even astonishing expositions. Some of them are interactive as well.If you plan to check it more deeply and read at least half of the descriptions, you will spend min. 4 hours here.Museum personal prefers to communicate in German, but they manage English as well.At the top floor, you can find some kind of watch tower or bridge. However, I expected more expositions connected with the bombing run over Dresden during WW2.

this is a combination of a new building amongst the old museum and just admiring the fusion of the two buildings in harmony makes it worthwhile. the exhibitions is great and informative., The coffee shop and book shop is also worth a visit .

I am a Military Historian. My wife, a PhD, is a trained university research librarian and administrator. Both of us love art and we have visited many museums around the world. My wife stated unequivacally that what everyone in Germany calls "The Wehrmacht Military Museum" in Dresden was the best museum of any kind she has ever been in. It is, simply, wonderful. Thoughtful bilingual displays, thorough research, artifacts from the 13th century to the present. A new special attraction is a reproduction of a WWI Western Front trenchline and bunker system modeled upon a recent find uncovered by the French on the Somme, with the artifacts recovered on display. There is a special section on the failed Wehrmacht plot to assassinate Hitler that is very well-done, although for some unknown reason General Erwin Rommel's name is absent, as it is throughout the WWII section of the museum, a significant omission given his successes in France in 1940, in North Africa, and that he was in command of the Normandy defenses in June 1944, although briefly off in Germany for his wife's birthday on D-Day. There is a nice little restaurant on the ground floor, and an outdoor display of German and Russian armored vehicles in a courtyard.

The service at the cafe is abysmal. Unfortunately it is waitress only and even on a quiet day we had to wait more than 25 minutes for simple order to be brought to table. Did not wait longer so cannot comment on what it tasted like.

I am not one who likes many military museums - which are usually collections of ways to kill people. This museum is different. It's a refreshing walk or easy bus ride away from the Elbe river. A striking new architectural addition encourages one to follow the story of war and its many themes. You begin at the top level and work down - war & memory, politics & the use of force, music & the military, war & play, animals & the military, war & suffering, and other themes. the historic part of the museum is a journey through German military history without glorifying it. There was a special separate exhibit of the life in the WWI trenches that was well worth a small extra fee. This is one of few museums that is open on Mondays. We were there on a Sunday with few other people; it might be much busier on Mondays with both tourists and school children. Don't miss it/

A look through the photos here will reveal the special nature of the building's architecture - genuinely unique. And the content is fascinating - the German equivalent of the Imperial War Museum in London. The content is not as extensive as the London museum, but it is complementary. It contains, for example, the restored Brandtaucher submarine (launched 1850, sank 1851). But it is the history of the two world wars which is absorbing; no short description can do it justice - it needs to be seen. And, thankfully, all signs and descriptions are bilingual (German and English).

Interesting museum with quite a startling architectural feature. I a great display military related items (weapons, uniforms, musical instruments, art work, etc.). On the left hand-side of the building are some tanks and AFV’s dating from the 80’s/90’s which are quite ease to miss as the signposting is particularly great.We also ate in the café /restaurant prior to our tour of the museum. Quality was good and reasonably priced though service wasn’t the quickest (but this may have been due to a large family group).

I visited the museum on a rainy sunday. At this time there was the special exibition about WW1 which was super interesting and elaborated with the film based informations of participants of the war. But also the regular part of the museum has a good structure. I "only" stayed 4 hours there, but I could have spent more there.

Daniel Leibiskind did the addition to this neo-classical structure and did a great job. The addition slashes the old space with great power and verve. The display was good if you are a military history fan.

My husband is the military expert in the family. He was quite impressed with the scholarship and presentation throughout this museum.

An very well presented museum addressing the thorny issues of German military history with candour and care,

Very well organised a couple of years ago. Neutral approach through the centuries of military history.