1899

• Opening of the “Royal Bavarian Railway Museum” in Nuremberg

1902

• Addition of a department on postal services (today’s “Museum for Communications”)
• Renamed the “Museum of Transport”

1925

• Opening of the new museum building in Lessingstraße
• The railway department is assigned to the newly founded Deutsche Reichsbahn.

Poster of the former Museum of Transport, after 1925 Enlarge image: Poster of the former Museum of Transport, after 1925

1935

• Redesign of the museum to celebrate the 100th anniversary of German railways and inclusion in Nazi propaganda
• Completion of a replica of the “Adler” (Eagle), the first steam locomotive operated in Germany

1939

• Closure of the museum following the start of the war
• Parts of the museum building are severely damaged during air raids from 1943 to 1945, in particular the roof and inner courtyard

1953

• Partial re-opening of the Museum of Transport that had been damaged during World War II
• The railway department is assigned to the new Bundesbahn Directorate in Nuremberg

1960

• Re-opening of most of the museum to celebrate the 125th anniversary of German railways
• Opening of the large model railway on the first floor and creation of the “Adlersaal” (Eagle Room) in the former “inner courtyard”

1984/85

• Opening of a new permanent exhibition entitled “Eras of Railway History” and the vehicle hall in Sandstraße opposite the main building to celebrate the 150th anniversary of German railways

1996

• The railway department of the Museum of Transport becomes the corporate museum of Deutsche Bahn AG.
• Introduction of the “DB Museum” designation

1997

• Opening of the “Railway World of Discovery”

1999

• 100th anniversary celebration of the museum with an exhibition entitled “Travelling in Germany in 1899” and a large display of vehicles on the premises of the former Forwarding Office South in Nuremberg

2001

• Opening of a subsidiary museum of the DB Museum in Koblenz-Lützel

2003

• Opening of a subsidiary museum of the DB Museum in Halle/Saale

2005

• Completion of a historical tour entitled “History of the Railway in Germany”
• Large fire at Gostenhof Depot, destroying 24 vehicles, including the “Adler”. The Board of Management of DB AG takes the decision to rebuild the “Adler”

2007

• Return of the rebuilt “Adler” locomotive to the DB Museum in Nuremberg
• Re-opening of the “Railway World of Discovery”