New Porsche Museum Opening Date???

[kevin993]

Does anybody know an exact date for the opening of the new Porsche museum in Stuttgart? All I can find are references to opening in December 2008 after lengthy delays.

[Quicksilver]

Quote printed in the July article in Panorama:
"Wind and weather allowing, the museum should be completed by the end of the year."

It doesn't seem that they have tried to firm up a date yet.

[rrcrawford70s]

I was there last week. I took the Factory Tour and walked the museum. They have a LONG way to go.

They are still projecting a December 2008 opening.





The Mercedes Benz Museum is something. Great history of Mercedes Benz, dealership, restaurant, boutique

[The Curator]

Watch it carefully in the next months and you may notice a sudden change in the date or time frame... Europeans ars not known for making museum deadlines. Don't buy any airline tickets quite yet.

[kevin993]

Oh well.. It was worth a question, but I'll continue to watch for news.

Thanks a ton for the photos. The collection of racing cars at the MB museum is insane.

[kevin993]

Non-update update. I e-mailed Sigrid Mauz who organizes factory tours and she confirmed that there is no set date yet. Will keep watching...

[dedes]

I have been following it for some time now. I know they say end of the 2008 (December), but they really have a long way to go. So we wait and see
I have a few Facebook friends that are keeping a eye on it for me.

I have a Facebook group devoted to the progress. You are welcome to join!

PORSCHE MUSEUM - Porscheplatz in Zuffenhausen
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15928100946

[Wayne 962]

I hear they have started to move the archives section, so maybe the inside is done?

-Wayne

[dedes]

Construction start

BROCHURE OF MUSEUM - awesome, check it out!
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http://www.porsche.com/filestore.aspx/default.pdf?pool=uk&type=download&id=aboutporsche-porschemuseum-architeture-pdf&lang=none&filetype=default

Stuttgart. The end is in sight for work on the building site for the new museum for Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. At present, over 40 different companies with up to 250 tradesmen and specialists are at work at the Porscheplatz. “Work is going well according to plan. Wind and weather allowing, the museum should be completed by the end of the year,” says Anton Hunger, Publicity and Press Manager for Porsche AG with responsibility for the new museum.

The steel construction, which houses 5,600 square meters of exhibition space, was successfully lowered into position on three steel-reinforced concrete plates in autumn 2007. Immediately after this operation, work began on the actual exhibition areas. This work included steel-reinforced ceilings between the floors and generously proportioned ramps and stairways.

The building’s service systems were installed following an ingenious logistics plan and at the same time the exhibition ceilings and wall and floor coverings were produced. While work was still going on with fitting the final cabling and piping ducts for the heating, ventilation and sanitary services in the western end of the building, dry construction and floor covering work was being carried out in the eastern end. “The fact that so much interrelated work is going on at the same time places great demands on the companies involved as regards precise coordination and deadline adherence,” says Armin Wagner, Construction Project Manager. Work on the sheet metal and glass metal façades is also moving swiftly ahead at the new Porsche Museum. Though still concealed behind tall scaffolding, the bold architecture is gradually taking solid shape.

As soon as they enter the foyer in the future, visitors to the new museum will gain an initial impression of the fascination that the Porsche brand holds. Besides an information point, restaurant, coffee bar and a museum shop, there will also be the opportunity to have a look at the museum’s workshop for historic Porsche vehicles. Not only will customers’ vehicles be receiving expert attention here, there will also be more than 300 museum vehicles undergoing preparatory work prior to their world-wide appearances as a ‘Rolling Museum’. Because all the exhibits will spend some periods on the road, the appearance of the exhibition at the Porscheplatz, which features some 80 vehicles, will be constantly changing. Porsche fans can therefore discover different rarities each time they make a visit.

Just as the exhibition area itself is based on three supports, the content of the new museum is also based on three underlying principles: the chronologically arranged product history of Porsche creates the structure which guides visitors along their way. In tandem with this, thematic focal points will be created by bringing together exhibits from different periods. These will direct attention to the most important vehicles, the most significant racing classifications and technical innovations developed by Porsche. The link between historical development and the individual thematic arrangements will be created by a variety of small exhibits, which will portray the third principle, i.e. the unmistakable qualities of the brand, the ‘Porsche Idea’. “The open architecture and exhibition concept create great freedom for visitors, in terms of both space and content: While walking around the museum, the visitor can either follow the course of a product’s history or can focus deliberately on particular thematic arrangements,” explains Christina Becker, Overall Project Manager.

The new Porsche Museum combines the functions of exhibition and event space. With its generously proportioned conference areas and high-class catering facilities, it can also be used for conferences. This characteristic flexibility is entirely independent of normal opening hours.

New Museum
http://www.porsche.com/international/aboutporsche/porschemuseum/

As a matter of course, the old museum will remain open to the public until the new Porsche Museum opens in 2008.
Old Museum:
http://www.porsche.com/international/aboutporsche/porschemuseum/oldmuseum/


Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Porscheplatz 1
D - 70435 Stuttgart
Tel: (0711) 911 - 25685
Fax: (0711) 911 - 27300

Opening hours:

Mo - Fr 9am - 4pm
Sa, So, bank holiday 9am - 5pm

Opening hours during Christmas holidays:
Fr, 22/12/06: 9am - 4pm
We, 27/12/06 - Fr, 29/12/06: 9am - 4pm
From 02/01/2007: regular opening hours

The visit of the Porsche Museum is free of charge.

[MartinSalas]

All,

Is there a place to park around the factory/museum. The confirmation I received states that there are no parking facilities in the factory. I need to find where to park the rental.

Thanks.

Martin

[Southbay356]

any update on the opening date ?

Also is there a list of cars that are in the old museum ?

Thanks for the info

Dave

[David Borden]

Originally Posted by MartinSalas

All,

Is there a place to park around the factory/museum. The confirmation I received states that there are no parking facilities in the factory. I need to find where to park the rental.

Thanks.

Martin

Martin,

I was there about a month ago, and we just drove right up and parked about 20 ft from the front door. There are a few spaces there. Otherwise, there is street parking all around the place. Im sure you'll find something.

They rotate the cars in the museum, but I'll try and post a link to pics here shortly for what they had last month. Its smallish, but very very cool !

David

[porcupine911]

i'll be at the factory on 13 october... unfortunately it's not to take delivery of a gt2, but i will update you all on construction progress.

[Jim Garfield]

That is one of the most dated and irrelevant looking buildings I've seen in a long time, ridiculously 60's. It reminds me of the Pirelli Headquarters in New Haven CT that was built in 1969.

The Pirelli building is being torn down to make a parking lot for an IKEA. Porsche might want to make a similar decision.

[fbarrett]

Jim:

The new Porsche Museum more resembles Liebeskind's work, as in Denver Art Museum addition.

Frank

[porcupine911]

Originally Posted by Jim Garfield

wow cool building.

[porcupine911]

the new museum is very much still under construction, both inside and out. the latest word from my porsche tour guide was building completion in december and museum opening in january or february.

[kevin993]

No official date yet, but they're getting closer. Starting to move cars into the space to permit them to arrange lighting.

Per Porsche PR:

The first exhibits go on display in the new Porsche museum
80 vehicles have been comprehensively restored

Stuttgart. The construction of the new museum at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, continues to make good progress. Interior work on the second floor is largely finished, meaning that the first twelve exhibition vehicles can be installed today. By the end of this week, the relocation of all 80 exhibits to the new museum will have been completed.

The vehicles have been stored in an off-premises warehouse in Zwingenberg am Neckar until they are transported to the museum. The first exhibits that go on display in the museum today include, among others, a 356 Cabriolet, an original '11' model and the first prototype of the 924. "In the last few weeks, we have comprehensively restored all the vehicles and polished them up for their use in the museum," explains Klaus Bischof, head of the 'Rolling Museum'. In addition to the exhibition vehicles, the small exhibits and show cabinets have also already been set up. This means that work can be started on the lighting of the exhibition as the next step.

As virtually all museum vehicles are also used on the road and are thus continuously being replaced by other vehicles, the exhibition will constantly change its appearance. As a result, visitors will in future be able to discover different Porsche rarities in the new museum on a regular basis.



http://www.porsche.com/international/aboutporsche/pressreleases/?pool=international-de&id=2008-11-03-02

http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3300.asp?id=13973