Ruhr Museum

After ascending the impressive escalator, they follow the former path of coal and descend ever deeper from the present day into the history of the Ruhr Area. The path leads through a brightly lit orange staircase and windowless bunkers, past huge industrial machinery, raw concrete walls and conveyor belts. In between, 6,000 exhibits, in often fascinating detail, show how the once-agricultural region morphed into the largest coal and steel production area in Europe and then became the Ruhr Metropolis. Access to the Panorama roof with views across the UNESCO-listed site and the local region as well as a visit to the Portal of Industrial Heritage are included in the admission fee to the permanent exhibition.

The Ruhr Museum holds extensive collections on industrial and social history, archaeology, geology, and photography. 25.000 objects are shown at the impressive “Schaudepot”, a museum storage facility in the former salt factory on the UNESCO Zollverein World Heritage Site. Besides the “Schaudepot” and its permanent exhibition, the Ruhr Museum regularly presents temporary exhibitions and offers a varied programme of workshops, guided tours, excursions, lectures, film evenings, apps, rallies and the “Museum Bag” for families.

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