Astronomisch-Physikalisches Kabinett

In the location's words:

The Astronomical-Physical Cabinet in the Orangery in Kassel's Karlsaue park offers visitors an exciting journey back in time to the scientific and technical past. Everything that interests stargazers is gathered here in one place. From Hesse's largest modern planetarium back to the landgrave's collection of scientific instruments.

The Astronomical-Physical Cabinet houses a collection that is unique in the world. The Astronomical-Physical Cabinet in the Orangery in the Karlsaue invites you on a journey through time through the scientific and technical past. The exhibition includes unique exhibits from the history of science and the art of measurement from the early modern period and is one of the most important collections of its kind in the world. The cabinet houses a unique treasure trove ranging from historical measuring instruments and mechanical celestial globes to the first pocket watches. The museum owes its extensive collection to the landgraves' enthusiasm for technology and science, who pursued astronomy, then a leading science among the natural sciences, with passion and professionalism.