When does the exhibition take place?

The special exhibition runs from June 25, 2026, to June 27, 2027.

How much does the visit cost?

Admission for adults is 12 euros, reduced 9 euros.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, there are tours through the special exhibition as well as tactile tours and offerings in German Sign Language.

Is the exhibition accessible?

TECHNOSEUM is accessible for everyone, but not fully barrier-free. It is recommended to contact the museum before visiting.

How do I get to TECHNOSEUM?

The museum is accessible via public transport at the stops Luisenpark or TECHNOSEUM-South. By car, Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 2 is recommended.

Is photography allowed?

Please follow the specific instructions of the museum regarding this. Be sure to adhere to visitor regulations on site.

Evidence Search in the Museum: CRIME Connects Technology, Crime, and Cultural History

Name: CRIME – The Technique of Crime
Start: 2026-09-09T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-06-27T17:00:00+02:00
Location: TECHNOSEUM

CRIME at TECHNOSEUM: When Evidence Search, Technology, and Cultural History Meet

The major special exhibition CRIME – The Technique of Crime at TECHNOSEUM Mannheim takes you deep into the history of crime, investigation, and technological clarification. Ten stations across six floors connect criminal with cultural history and demonstrate how closely crimes and their suppression are tied to the technological level of their time.

Evidence Search in Space: Ten Stations, Six Floors

The exhibition is designed as a tour through the entire building. Those who follow it experience not a linear narrative, but a sequence of perspective shifts: fingerprints, composite sketches, spy cameras, crime scene photography, DNA analysis, computer hacks, and deep fakes enter into a dialogue with the history of the museum. This creates an artistic experience of a different kind, where object, light, spatial impact, and insight come closely together.

Technology as a Tool for Perpetrators and Investigators

CRIME shows that crime technology is always also contemporary history. The exhibition questions the means by which offenses are committed, concealed, and uncovered. From the coin as a counterfeit object to digital deceptions, it becomes visible how technological innovations inscribe themselves into everyday culture while simultaneously producing new forms of control. For visitors interested in art and cultural history, this results in an impressive consideration of works straddling forensics, media history, and social analysis.

Experience, Education, and Communication

TECHNOSEUM understands the exhibition as an interactive offering for children, teenagers, and adults. Guided tours, tactile tours, and offerings in German Sign Language complement the presentation. Particularly valuable is the educational approach: the exhibition conveys knowledge not in a dry manner but as an aesthetic experience that sparks curiosity and makes historical contexts vivid. School groups also find an up-to-date approach to technology, ethics, and media literacy here.

TECHNOSEUM as a Living Place of Communication

The museum in Mannheim is a large technology museum with a clear focus on communication, collection, and research. The special exhibition fits seamlessly into this context and expands it with a socially highly relevant perspective. Those interested in exhibition curation, cultural history, and the narrative power of objects will experience a precisely composed museum format with high educational value.

Conclusion

CRIME – The Technique of Crime makes the invisible mechanisms of deception, evidence, and proof visible. The exhibition combines excitement with education, technology with history, and museum experience with social relevance. A visit to TECHNOSEUM is worthwhile for all who wish to experience culture, research, and strong communication in a single tour.