Deutsches Museum was founded by Oskar von Miller in 1903, rafted by Munich architect Gabriel von Seidl.
The History of the Museum’s Construction When the Deutsches Museum was founded by Oskar von Miller in 1903, there were no suitable buildings available to house the exhibitions. The first exhibitions were temporarily presented in vacant rooms at the Old National Museum. Yet at its opening in 1906, the foundation stone for a new museum building was able to be laid in the presence of Emperor Wilhelm II. and King Ludwig III. of Bavaria. The city of Munich made available part of Coal Island in the Isar River for the purpose. The museum building itself was to be a masterpiece of engineering. Hence, the newly introduced, promising building materials concrete and reinforced concrete were used. The Deutsches Museum was the largest reinforced concrete construction site in Germany at the time. The museum tower itself was erected using a compressed concrete process. 123 columns between six and nine meters in length were rammed into ground to support the actual foundation, consisting of a thick reinforced concrete slab. Plans for the new museum building were drafted by Munich architect Gabriel von Seidl.
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