Toward the Bike-Friendly City
The exhibition Gearing Up at the Ladestraße location of the Deutsches Technikmuseum is all about cycling in the city. It’s about how the bicycle grew to become a popular means of transportation for all kinds of people. On show are milestones of more recent bicycling history: from the early mountain bike to the BMX bike and all the way to the modern e-bike and the cargo bike.
In the midst of these developments, it has become more difficult for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians to get along. The exhibition will also show you the conflicts that are taking place in the streets and on the sidewalks. How can the limited space in a city be shared in a way that makes sense? What will it take to resolve these conflicts in a reasonable way? Gearing Up is evocatively illustrated by the Berlin pop artist Jim Avignon. Our experimenting stations make the exhibition an interactive experience for the whole family.
Programming for school classes and families complement the exhibition.