The PS Speicher is a transport museum in

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, Germany. It features the world's largest collection of German motorcycles, as well as vintage cars, and shows the development of individual transport.

History

In 1898, a

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was built in Einbeck from brick stone material. In the second half of the 20th century, it was taken out of usage as more modern granaries were constructed in the region. For several years, it was then used for different purposes. In 2012, a major restoration was initiated. It is now a cultural heritage building. PS Speicher opened by mid 2014 after being declared open by

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in an opening ceremony.

Exhibitions

PS Speicher comprises six floors, each of which covers a certain time period. While the highest floor depicts the beginning of individual motorisation with the first motorcycles and cars, the lowest floor addresses current research and possible developments of individual transport technology. All stages in between these two are covered in the remaining four floors. Vehicles are presented in full size

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s within scenes of historic events. In addition, an exhibition of historic

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cars refers to

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time. The exhibition as well as audio tours are bilingual, German and English. The theme park has an overall size of . It includes the exhibition building with children's playground, ticket pavilion, a six

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driving simulator with Porsche chassis that is unique in Germany, a restaurant and the museum shop which sells a wide range of reproduction posters, models, gifts and souvenirs.

Collections

Hildebrand Wolfmueller PS-Speicher Einbeck

It displays a range of more than 300 German classic motorcycles and antique cars. Exhibits range from one of the earliest motorcycles to the fastest motorcycles that were built to stock. Not all of the museums vehicles are on display at a time. Notable exhibits include a

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motorcycle, first generation scooters and

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cars.

External links

Official website
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