Baden-Württemberg / Stuttgart Region27.11.2017The Story of the Star
To reach the origins of the automobile, you have to go right to the top. The exhibition in the Mercedes-Benz Museum starts on the ninth floor. From here, visitors make their way in wide curves down two circular routes through automotive history – from 1886 up to the present day. The Mercedes-Benz Museum, which opened in 2006, is Stuttgart's most visited museum, with about 700 000 visitors annually. The futuristic architecture was designed by the UNStudio van Berkel & Bos, Amsterdam. The building is modelled on the double helix of a DNA spiral. In its interior, on an area of
16 500 sq.m, 160 vehicles and over 1500 exhibits are on display.
The exhibition is divided into "Legend" and "Collection" rooms. The seven Legend Rooms tell the story of the Mercedes-Benz brand, subdivided into themes and eras. They illustrate the history of the automobile, from its invention up to the present day. The "Legend" rooms are linked by ramps which outline the history of the company within the context of world history. The five Collection Rooms show the diversity of the vehicles produced over the years. The "Gallery of Names", for example, includes the Popemobile, Princess Diana's red SL, the "Grand Mercedes" Type 770 owned by the Emperor Hirohito and the bus used by Germany's national men's football team in 1974. Both the Legend and the Collection tour lead to the exhibition section "Silver Arrows – Races and Records". In a large banked curve legendary record-winning cars are on show: the Phoenix racing car, the "Blitzen-Benz" and Silver Arrows including Lewis Hamilton's 2014 F1 World Championship winner. Audio guides provide additional information in the following languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.
The restaurant in the basement is a big attraction – not only for visitors to the museum. During the bi-annual "Starry Nights" event (February and November), the top floor of the museum is transformed into a temporary star restaurant, where up to 60 diners can enjoy a 5-course meal – with a view of the surrounding vineyards thrown in for free.
Additional information under: www.mercedes-benz-classic.com
Photo: Mercedes-Benz Museum© Daimler AG
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