The current Mercedes-Benz Museum building opened in 2006, with its public opening taking place on 19 May that year. It stands beside the former Daimler factory complex in Stuttgart, Germany.
Designed by the Dutch architecture practice UNStudio, the building uses three overlapping circles to create a triangular central atrium. Its interior follows a double-helix layout, allowing visitors to choose between two linked routes: one focused on Mercedes-Benz legends and another organized around thematic collections.
The 2006 date refers to the present museum building, not the earliest Mercedes-Benz museum display. Mercedes-Benz had previously shown its historic vehicles in an older museum facility within the factory complex. That distinction explains why dates such as 1998 can appear in discussions of the museum’s earlier history, while 2006 is the correct answer for the current structure.
The museum contains more than 160 vehicles and covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and its predecessors.