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.
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 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/
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 .
An very well presented museum addressing the thorny issues of German military history with candour and care,
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.
Very well organised a couple of years ago. Neutral approach through the centuries of military history.
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!
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.