When can the exhibition be visited on November 3, 2026?

The exhibition is open on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, from 9 AM to 5 PM.

What is the admission price for the exhibition?

The regular admission for adults is 12 euros. Reduced admission tickets and other tariff groups are also offered by TECHNOSEUM.

What topics does CRIME cover?

The exhibition covers topics including forensics, DNA analyses, composite sketches, encryption, cybercrime, deep fakes, product piracy, and historical criminal cases.

Are there tours and educational offerings?

Yes. TECHNOSEUM offers interactive tours and educational programs for school classes as well as other visitor groups.

Is the exhibition suitable for families?

Yes. Interactive stations such as cracking codes, comparing fingerprints, and the laser tunnel are aimed at both young and older visitors.

Where does the exhibition take place?

CRIME takes place at TECHNOSEUM, Museumsstraße 1, 68165 Mannheim.

CRIME at TECHNOSEUM: Discover the fascinating technology behind crimes and investigations

Name: CRIME – The Technology of Crime
Start: 2026-11-03T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-03T17:00:00+01:00
Location: TECHNOSEUM

CRIME at TECHNOSEUM: When technology makes crimes visible

The special exhibition CRIME – The Technology of Crime transforms the TECHNOSEUM Mannheim into an interactive parcours through criminal history, cultural history, and technical enlightenment. Ten stations across six floors show how closely crime and its investigations are tied to the technological and scientific state of development of their time.

Tracing between history and the present

The exhibition leads from historical encryption methods to digital deceptions. DNA analyses, composite sketches, computer hacks, and deep fakes make visible how methods of crime and forensics are changing. Topics such as the Mannheim postal robbery of 1949, the diesel emissions scandal, and product piracy connect regional history with global questions about evidence, trust, and manipulation.

Interactive stations for curious investigators

CRIME emphasizes exploring work, trying things out, and cultural education. Visitors can crack the Enigma encryption codes at a replica, compare fingerprints, and immortalize themselves with a mug shot. In the laser tunnel, the tour turns into a physical and sensory challenge: Those who dodge the light beams approach the safe with the treasure.

Objects that tell stories

Among the special exhibits are a video spectral comparator for examining signatures, a blown-up ATM, and a counterfeit edition of a Harry Potter book. The objects serve as material testimonies of an exhibition that does not explain the history of technology abstractly, but makes it an aesthetic experience in space.

Art historical and social perspectives

The curated presentation combines installation, media image worlds, and original technical objects into an exhibition language that bridges museum education and social reflection. Light, spatial effects, devices, and interactive media create a concentrated exhibition atmosphere. CRIME raises fundamental questions: How does truth arise? When does an image become evidence? And how does digital technology change our view of guilt and reality?

Education for families and school classes

The TECHNOSEUM supplements the exhibition with interactive tours and educational offerings. For secondary schools, regional criminal cases, forensics, cybercrime, the Enigma, and deep fakes will be covered. The education ties into media education, social studies, computer science, natural sciences, and biology. A rally leads through all stations and connects knowledge with playful discovery.

Conclusion: An artistic experience between trace, evidence, and deception

CRIME – The Technology of Crime awaits visitors as an exciting, educational, and sensually experiential art experience. The exhibition makes technical processes, historical contexts, and social questions immediately tangible. Anyone interested in forensics, the history of technology, digital images, and the logic of tracing should visit this exhibition live at TECHNOSEUM.