The Ostdeutsches Fahrzeugindustriemuseum (East German Vehicle Industry Museum) is located in Benneckenstein, a small town in the Harz region of Germany. This unique museum focuses on the history of the vehicle industry in East Germany, specifically highlighting the cars, trucks, and other vehicles that were produced in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Ostdeutsches Fahrzeug & Industriemuseum
Wernigeröder Str. 10
38877 Benneckenstein (Harz)
April – October
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
Aircraft collection
| 8855/07 | Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21bis |
Ostdeutsches Fahrzeug & Industriemuseum on more than 1700 square metres of exhibition space, around 4000 exhibits await visitors in a former clothing factory. Among the exhibits are numerous cars and two-wheelers, caravans and other camping utensils, relics of the East German oil company Minol, all kinds of military technology as well as toys and various everyday objects.
Photo Edwin Donders