Pedal Power. Postal Services and the Bicycle
27 February to 30 August 2026
The bicycle represents progress and mobility for all – and for over 125 years, it has also stood for the postal service. As earlyas 1896, postal workers began riding the first postal bicycles, revolutionizing delivery. Since then, the bicycle has become an indispensable part of everyday postal service. Our exhibition takes you on a fascinating journey through the history of the bicycle at the postal service and shows how it made postal operations more efficient, inspired generations, and remains a key to sustainable mobility to this day.
Discover historic bicycles, original uniforms, sturdy delivery bags, and exciting documents and photographs from everyday postal life. Learn how postal transport on two wheels was continuously perfected, the significance of women‘s cycling for emancipation, and how the iconic image of the female postal worker on a bicycle came about. Today, modern delivery bikes are actively contributing to an environmentally friendly mobility strategy. Join in! Try out a loaded delivery bike for yourself and experience the everyday work of bicycle delivery workers in an interactive way!
From the beginnings of postal delivery to today‘s mobility issues, the exhibition invites you to rethink your own mobility – inspiring, sustainable, and always relevant. Get on board and be inspired!
