Although it's only been a little more than two years since the Mercedes-Benz Museum opened its doors to the public, the venue marked a historic milestone on Friday, welcoming its 2,000,000th visitor.  Michael Block, managing director of Mercedes-Benz Museum GmbH, was on hand to welcome the lucky customer – an individual by the name of Christoph Ludwig – who had to traveled to the museum from Munich along with his two children, Timo and Jakob.  In addition to the worldwide fame and notoriety Christoph will now receive as a result of having his photo and story published on eMercedesBenz, Christoph was also presented with a book on the Mercedes-Benz Museum and subsequently invited to dine on a three-course meal in the museum restaurant.

Commenting on the milestone visitor, Michael Bock had this to say:  "The fact that, little more than two years after the Mercedes-Benz Museum opened its doors, we have now welcomed our 2,000,000th visitor exceeds our already high expectations.  This figure again demonstrates the attractiveness of the exhibition and confirms that, with the Mercedes-Benz Museum, we have succeeded in creating a globally unique communication platform for our brand, which continues to hold a strong fascination for our visitors."

To learn more about the Mercedes-Benz Museum as well as how you can get there, should you wish to visit it in person, you can find additional info in the official press release below.

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE


2,000,000th visitor to Mercedes-Benz Museum

Just little more than two years after opening its doors, the Mercedes-Benz Museum today received its 2,000,000th visitor. Michael Bock, managing director of Mercedes-Benz Museum GmbH, was on hand to extend a warm welcome to the happy milestone visitor, Christoph Ludwig, who had traveled from Munich together with his children Timo and Jakob. The surprised customer was presented with a book on the Mercedes-Benz Museum and was subsequently invited to a three-course meal in the museum restaurant.

"The fact that, little more than two years after the Mercedes-Benz Museum opened its doors, we have now welcomed our 2,000,000th visitor exceeds our already high expectations," said Michael Bock. "This figure again demonstrates the attractiveness of the exhibition and confirms that, with the Mercedes-Benz Museum, we have succeeded in creating a globally unique communication platform for our brand, which continues to hold a strong fascination for our visitors."

The Mercedes-Benz Museum opened on May 19, 2006. Alongside the Mercedes-Benz Brand Center Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz Museum is an integral part of Mercedes-Benz World, which represents a unique combination of the past, present and future of the brand with the star, making for an unforgettable experience for the visitor. In addition to the permanent exhibition and a versatile range of themed guided tours, Mercedes-Benz World has since 2008 presented an increasing number of special exhibitions on changing subjects. The Mercedes-Benz World also offers extensive event areas, which can be rented or used for media productions. They are also used for numerous public events that are organized each year by Mercedes-Benz World.

The Mercedes-Benz Museum can be reached quickly and conveniently by public transport. Apart from taking bus no. 51, which runs between Bad Cannstatt railway station and the Mercedes-Benz World bus stop, it is also possible to travel to the "Neckarpark (Mercedes-Benz)" suburban railway (S-Bahn) station. Visitors travelling to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in a private vehicle have access to the Mercedes-Benz Museum multi-storey car park as well as to Parkhaus P4. The address of the Mercedes-Benz Museum is: Mercedesstrasse 100, 70372 Stuttgart. The customer center hotline is available on 07 11 / 17 - 30 000.

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