2004 July 30: The Board of Management of Porsche AG announces the decision to build the new Porsche Museum
2004 October: The final competition for the new Museum is held among ten renowned architects’ offices from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In all, 170 European architects’ offices had applied for the project.
2005 January 31: The jury awards the first prize to the Viennese architects’ office Delugan Meissel
2008 November 3: The first twelve exhibition cars are moved to the second upper level of the new Museum. Painting the ceiling and walls goes with the cars under covers, but already fitted on their places for the lighting specialists to be able to set the correct lighting for the cars.
2008 November 5: The Porsche brand name highlighting the Porsche Museum is fitted in position on the glass facade
2009 January 31: The Museum is opened for visitors