Museum of Military History

History museum · Dresden

Museum of Military History

History museum · Dresden

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Olbrichtpl. 2, 01099 Dresden, Germany

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Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null
Museum of Military History by null

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Museum exploring violence with vast collection spanning centuries  

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Olbrichtpl. 2, 01099 Dresden, Germany Get directions

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Olbrichtpl. 2, 01099 Dresden, Germany Get directions

+49 351 8232777
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@mhmdresden
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@mhmdresden

Features

restroom
crowd family friendly
wheelchair accessible parking lot
wheelchair accessible entrance
wheelchair accessible restroom

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Nov 3, 2025

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Jan Jolič Lieven

Google
A good museum of the German army. Organized, but there is a little too little emphasis on the period of both world wars and too few large and important exhibits. There is a parking lot right next to it and also city transport. You need about 2-3 hours for the entire tour. I recommend it.

Peggy Ng

Google
Really great place to visit lots to see and explore. Theres 5 floors in total and we took hours just to clear one floor. Had to rush off to our next destination so that was a pity. Really clean and quiet museum with quite alot of people. But we still get alot of space to explore on our own. Loved the experience including the outdoor exhibits of old tankers and military vehicles. Highly recommend dropping by when you have time

Cole Combs

Google
Very comprehensive museum. We got there late in the day and ran short on time. Plan for at least 3-4 hours if you like to be thorough.

Ar Ek

Google
Definitely worth visiting. Tickets are dirt cheap, the exhibition is amazing, you can learn a lot from it.

MrAero164

Google
A good experience, definitely worth the price. There seems to be a problem with the lighting and some areas are not properly lit so you have to really try to read the descriptions and that was a little annoying. Also you may need more than 3 hours to see the whole thing.

Daniël Broek

Google
Impressive collection but very dark and poor lighting! Couldn’t read many of the descriptions because it was too dark behind the glass. Literally thought it was some kind of power outage until I read other reviews mentioning the same. Restaurant was also closed and you need to check in your bag, so no drinks or food for a museum you can easily spend 3+ hours in. All in all not the most welcoming museum, but still worthwhile and very cheap.

Andy Harrison

Google
Interesting museum in an amazing building. Plenty to see and spans 700+ years of history. Shame many of the lights didn't work in the exhibits as it was hard to see the text and depth of colour in many of the exhibits. Very much a "see and read" style in a minimalist architectural setting. Very modern and worth a visit.

Ana Srejić

Google
Very quality exhibition. In my opinion, in order to be focuse all the time you should separate this visit into two day tour. Tickets are very cheap that's another reason why it can be better to come two times to explore the whole place. Both the permanent and changeable exhibitions are equally good and worth seeing.

Jim P.

Yelp
Very large museum, actually 2 museums in one the way it is laid out. Gives good perspective on military history and war. We spent 3 hours here. There is free street parking close.
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Peter G.

Yelp
OUTSTANDING! I spent 9 hrs straight on a Monday. The collection is vastly overwhelming and well displayed. My only complaint is that the text size on the item descriptions are very small and in some cases dimly lighted. If you are a history fan then make the effort to drop by. Like much of Dresden, the museum is just off a tram stop. There is a gift shop which stocks books and a few other items and a restaurant which I didn't have time to try. A MUST SEE in Germany. Some of my many highlights: a Soyuz 29 space capsule, display of the Dora 80 mm gun powder/shell load, the many lithographs commemorating the campaigns of Napoleon.