The art collection also includes works by those identified as degenerate artists by Nazi Germany, such as Otto Dix.

[3] As said above, the centerpiece of the Zeppelin airship display is the full-scale, partial replica of the LZ 129 Hindenburg, which was reproduced true to the original and authentically furnished.

After the impressive overview of the partial model from the outside, the folded-down retractable aluminium stepladder invites visitors to go on board.

Every cabin has a wall-hung wash basin (with running hot and cold water from a tap), a curtained wardrobe niche, a folding table, a stool, and a ladder for climbing into the upper bunk.

A hatch, fitted with a connecting ladder to the main body of the airship, enabled the mechanics to climb in or out of the nacelles when their shifts changed.

Its engine has twelve cylinders with a total stroke volume of 8 litres and a capacity of 147 kW (200 hp).

Numerous experiments, original exhibits, and touchable replicas invite visitors to interact with the displays and try them out on their own.

The present collection was started in 1948, as the old museum had been completely destroyed by bombs during World War II.

Of particular importance are works of art by artists who went into Inner Emigration at the time of the Third Reich and retired to the Lake Constance region like Otto Dix, Max Ackermann, Willi Baumeister, Erich Heckel, Julius Bissier, and others.

For this purpose, Zamora shows the Zeppelin swarm in different art genres: post cards, drawings, paintings by venetian street artists, advertisement in the press, and an animated video which was spread on the internet.

The only real and visible element that actually appeared in the cityscape of Venice was an airship, which was shown stuck between two houses.

In addition, the archives contain the estates of important personages of Zeppelin history such as Hugo Eckener, Hans von Schiller, and Wilhelm Ernst Dörr.

The bulk of the collection is composed of books and journals on the history and technology of regional, national, and international aviation; and on Zeppelin development; as well as biographies of the personages and the stories of the companies involved in these fields.