A place of pilgrimage not only for motorsport fans: the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart is a lush playground for photographers – full of shapes, colors and contrasts.

The first motifs can already be seen under the canopy – a look up into the reflective facade is enough. I found the sculpture “Inspiration 192”, about which everything at Porscheplatz revolves, in Morning light is less exciting than later in the afternoon. Because then I discovered that the museum building also reflects this optical fixed point when depicting it.

Eye-catcher: in front of the spectacular museum building the sculpture with the three s.

(Image: Porsche Museum)

What is immediately noticeable when entering the museum is the winking attention to detail: The corona distance markings painted on the floor in front of the museum ticket office are based on a starting grid on the racetrack. At the foot of the escalator, before the impressive staircase leads into the actual museum hall, a glass front provides a view of the museum workshop. Here the mechanics dedicate themselves to both historical and current vehicles.

Distance rule with style: Already on the At the museum, visitors feel almost like being on the racetrack.

In the museum itself, automobile and racing history awaits, from Porsche tractors to super sports cars of the most modern design. Approximately 80 Vehicles can be seen, including racing cars and production vehicles, prototypes and studies. Automobilophiles will want to grapple with the technical details of the exhibits down to the last detail, with the audio guide helping; Photographers will instead focus more on aesthetics.

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