Once owned by the Afghan king, then found from the scrapyard: Aviation curator Andreas Hempfer talks to Charlotte Junkers, the great-granddaughter of the aviation pioneer, about the eventful history of the Junkers F 13, which, now restored, can be seen in the German Museum in Munich.
The German Museum, which has been delighting visitors for 100 years, is the largest science and technology museum in the world. The The German Museum’s object collection includes over 125,000 objects – from the first automobile to the electron microscope.
From issue 04/2026, the German Museum and Bild der Wissenschaft are cooperating in the new “Milestone” section, in which museum employees present amazing pieces from the collection and highlight their historical significance.