Annual highlights 2026

Events at DB Museum Nuremberg

A selection of images of the 2024 annual program

Press release
Fildertunnel DB AG Kilgus Arnim D850 N 4234

Copyright: DB AG/ Arnim Kilgus

Starting in July, the DB Museum will be showing the exhibition “Tunnel.” It provides insights into the history and significance of railway tunnel construction. The picture shows the Filder Tunnel in Stuttgart.

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DB276694 DB AG Foto Volker Emersleben

Copyright: DB AG/ Volker Emersleben

Nowadays, railway tunnels are not only built through mountains, but also under cities. The picture shows the Tiergarten Tunnel in Berlin, which opened in 2006.

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DB244296

Copyright: DB AG/ Arnim Kilgus

Modern tunnel construction uses drilling machines or the so-called shotcrete construction method, which can be seen here in the Brandkopf tunnel. The tunnel is part of the new Ebensfeld-Erfurt railway line.

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Tunnel Guxhage DB AG Wolfgang Klee DB241875

Copyright: DB AG/ Wolfgang Klee

Some railway tunnels in Germany are over 150 years old. Nevertheless, they can still be used, such as the Guxhagen Tunnel, which opened in 1848. The picture shows an ICE 4 train traveling through the tunnel.

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7 Bunker Uwe Niklas

Copyright: DB Museum/ Uwe Niklas

During the bunker weekend on July 11–12, 2026, interested visitors will be able to take a look inside the bunker beneath the DB Museum.

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8 Bunker Uwe Niklas

Copyright: DB Museum/ Uwe Niklas

Almost like a movie set: the operations center in the bunker beneath the DB Museum.

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9 Fundsachenversteigerung Uwe Niklas

Copyright: DB Museum/ Uwe Niklas

Around 100 surprise boxes and 150 items will be raffled off at the traditional lost property auction at the DB Museum. In 2026, the auction will take place on Saturday, September 5.

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10 Tag der offenen Loks Uwe Niklas

Copyright: DB Museum/ Uwe Niklas

On Open Locomotive Day (May 10, 2026), museum visitors can step into the role of locomotive engineers.

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