Younger visitors can look forward to KIBALA, a railway paradise created specially for children to experiment and play with. The museum's external exhibition space covers some 15,000 m² and includes a vintage train platform, interactive signal box and a display depot containing train-related treasures from the museum's various collections. They include the oldest surviving passenger coach in Germany, a replica of the country's first steam locomotive, the Adler, and a model of the ICE 4, the next generation of high-speed train. Some 40 rail legends are on show in two halls. The original vehicles at the museum are another major draw for visitors. Scores of objects, from original locomotives to old advertising signs, are given their own interactive settings and vividly bring this tale to life.
All of them are woven together to tell a much larger story. Covering a total space of 6,800 m², it takes a different approach to most railway museums in that the history of train technology is just one aspect among many others. The heart of the Nuremberg exhibition is a panoramic sweep of rail history in Germany from its humble beginnings around 1800 up to the present day, and even taking a look at what the future may have in store. Property of the Deutsche Bahn Foundation, the Nuremberg building may be old, but it is nothing if not modern, as its collections and exhibitions have been completely overhauled in recent years.
Its main building is located in Nuremberg, and it also has two other branches - one in Koblenz and the other in Halle an der Saale. Having opened its doors in 1882, the DB Museum is now the world's oldest museum devoted to the railways.
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