Mercedes-Benz Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary from the 130th birthday of the automobile

TEXTJanuary 27, 2016 · 3 min

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Art & Stars & Cars in the Mercedes-Bent Museum - Benz Patent Motor Car from 1886

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Benz Patent-Motorwagen (1886) - On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his "vehicle for gas engine operation".

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Carl Benz on his first patented Type I motor car from 1886, photographed in Munich in 1925.

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Little daylight and lots of artificial light at the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart

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Mercedes Silver Arrows, in front the fully shuttered Mercedes W196 from 1953

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Touring cars as they were used in the DTM

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Early automobiles in the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart

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The Silver Arrows from a different perspective

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Mirrors and lighting effects around early motor cars in the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart

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fast and yet easier than the competition, at least for the driver - Mercedes Simplex

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With fast, powerful and expensive sports cars, Mercedes ensures fame on the racetracks

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The C111-II was equipped with a Wankel engine with 350 hp - Mercedes Benz C111

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the most famous gullwing, but neither the first nor the fastest - Mercedes Benz 300 SL

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The C111-II was already the second edition after the plastic sports car C111 from 1969 - Mercedes Benz C111

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Looks like a 300 SL, but the eight-cylinder racing car engine rages under the hood - Mercedes Benz 300 SLR

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40 hp and yet comparatively easy to drive, hence the name - Mercedes Simplex

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the successor to the racing car that Jellinek ordered - Mercedes Simplex

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Luxury sports car 300 SL and super sports car SLR, behind it the 300 S in the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart

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For the rich and beautiful the red 500 K in the background, for the sporty the white SSK in the foreground - Mercedes-Benz Museum

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Art & Stars & Cars im Mercedes-Bent Museum - Benz Patent-Motorwagen von 1886

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Benz Patent-Motorwagen (1886) - Am 29. Januar 1886 meldete Carl Benz sein "Fahrzeug für Gasmotorenbetrieb" zum Patent an.

Carl Benz auf seinem ersten Patent-Motorwagen vom Typ I aus dem Jahr 1886, aufgenommen in München im Jahr 1925.

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The countdown to the anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Museum begins on January 29, 2016, the 130th birthday of the automobile: on this day, the Mercedes-Benz Museum will launch its program with themed tours and a special presentation on ten years of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Just in time for the birthday, on May 19, 2016, the special exhibition on the E-Class "Meisterstück-E" will open. The big anniversary celebration for fans and families will then take place on June 4 and 5, 2016. The Mercedes-Benz Museum has been telling the story of the automobile from its beginnings to the future since 2006. More than 7.1 million visitors have visited the museum in the past ten years.

Benz Patent-Motorwagen (1886) - On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his "vehicle for gas engine operation".

130 years of the automobile

Which date would be more appropriate for the start of the Mercedes-Benz Museum's major anniversary program? After all, January 29, 2016 marks the 130th anniversary of the patent application for the "vehicle with gas engine drive" by Carl Benz in 1886 - this date is considered the birth of the automobile. Later in the same year, Gottlieb Daimler - independently of Benz - realized his motor carriage. Thus began in 1886 the success story of Mercedes-Benz, which has lasted 130 years to this day.

Carl Benz on his first patented Type I motor car from 1886, photographed in Munich in 1925.

120 years later, on May 19, 2006, the new Mercedes-Benz Museum is opened at the gates of the Untertürkheim plant after a construction period of a good two and a half years. Its architecture, exhibition concept and events set new standards from the very beginning.

The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart

The year 2016 is all about the anniversary

At the start of the anniversary program on 29 January 2016, there will be special guided tours every hour on various topics such as automobiles, Silver Arrows, commercial vehicles, Bertha Benz, the museum's architecture and women and cars. The special presentation on ten years of the Mercedes-Benz Museum can also be seen on the Classic Island.

Luxury sports car 300 SL and super sports car SLR, behind it the 300 S in the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart

A special highlight in the coming months will be the opening of the special exhibition on the E-Class on May 19 and the anniversary weekend on June 4 and 5, 2016. Fans and families can look forward to a big celebration under the motto "Future needs origin". The Mercedes-Benz Museum will be celebrating the anniversary throughout the year with a varied anniversary program.

The Mercedes-Benz legend comes to life

The Mercedes-Benz Museum is an established venue for visitors from all over the world. More than seven million people from over 160 nations have visited the exhibition to date, with 160 vehicles and a total of over 1,5000 exhibits on 16,500 square meters of exhibition space. The Mercedes-Benz Museum brings the Mercedes-Benz legend to life - and with it the history of individual mobility, from the invention of the automobile by Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler in 1886 to the present day.

Early automobiles in the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart

The building also attracts attention. The multi-award-winning architecture by Dutch architects UN Studio and the exhibition concept developed by Stuttgart museum designer HG Merz complement each other down to the last detail: the paths wind their way across nine levels in the form of a double helix along a timeline from the invention of the automobile to the present day. The Mercedes-Benz Museum is constantly reinventing itself with a wide variety of events. The range of attractive events is broad. Together with the permanent exhibition and changing special exhibitions, this plays a decisive role in ensuring that guests from all over the world enjoy visiting the Mercedes-Benz Museum - time and time again.

The C111-II was equipped with a Wankel engine with 350 hp - Mercedes Benz C111

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm. Admission for adults is 8 euros, all visitors between the ages of 15-17 pay 2 euros and children under 15 can visit the museum free of charge. Tickets can be booked online here. All other important information can be found here.

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