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The optical museum, which is a natural-sciences technical museum, was established in the year 1922 by the urging of Prof. Otto Henker and Dr. Otto Schotts, the heads of the department of medical-optical instruments at the Carl Zeiss plant. A large part of the museum has been on permanent display since 1965. It was expanded around the historic Zeiss workshop to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Carl Zeiss' death.
The museum's workshop documents the technical aspects of microscope production in moving from a hand-made production method onto the faster, more efficient industrialization period in the middle of the last century. The museum provides a good insight into the working and living conditions for the foremen, the artisans, and the trainees. The workshop-affiliated is a sales room, in which Zeiss offered not only his own products for sale, but also the products of other manufacturers for purchase.
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Optical Museum in Jena
Under the sponsorship of the Ernst-Abbe-Foundation, Jena
Carl-Zeiss-Platz 12
07743 Jena, Germany
Phone: +49 3641 44-3165
Fax: +49 3641 44-3224 |
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| Sunday and Monday |
| closed |
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| Tuesday to Friday |
| 10.00 am until 4.30 pm |
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| Saturday |
| 11.00 bis 17.00 Uhr |
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The museum is closed on German public holidays.
Group tours are also possible outside of normal opening times by arrangement. |
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