This museum is basically the collection of the Dresden royals, specializing in scientific and mathematical instruments. If you're not scientifically oriented, then this might be a boring museum for you. But to be honest, we spent here several hours, just looking at objects, and learning about how they worked. There were videos that accompanied most of the displays, explaining how things worked.
The pictures above were the first things we saw: old objects and instruments about astronomy, which showed how advanced the state of science was back in the days. It's a marvel that these instruments are still around now. And yes, they are accurate. I learned how to measure distances, how seasons were calculated, and other things.
This huge device is actually a celestial clock, and it is simply marvelous. It has several faces, displaying the movements of the known planets at that time. There was a face that was moving quite fast, displaying the movement of Mercury, and there were also faces that were moving relatively slow, displaying the movement of the outer planets. There was a video explaining how everything worked, and it was simply fascinating.
Upstairs is where the giant mirrors were, which was simply amazing. I also liked the vacuum machines, which from a physics point of view, was just fascinating. It reminded me of the time I was in high school, and physics was actually my most favorite subject after music.
Other things the museum contained were little objects, clocks, and other things that moved. It displays the engineering advancement of the Dresden court back then. It is definitely remarkable.
One can easily spend a couple of hours here. I found every item fascinating, and as a science geek, one would definitely appreciate the contents of this museum.
