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Guided Tour Ruhr 29 Ruhr Museum
Nature, culture and history of the Ruhr area
An orange-glowing staircase and 6,000 exhibits in a spectacular industrial setting: The Ruhr Museum's permanent exhibition at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site shows the fascinating natural and cultural history of one of the world's largest industrial regions.
The Regional Museum of the Ruhr Area shows in its permanent exhibition the entire natural and cultural history of the region from the formation of coal over 300 million years ago to today's structural change to the Ruhr metropolis. Visitors follow the former path of the coal and descend deeper and deeper from the present into the history of the Ruhr region. Over three levels, they pass through windowless bunkers, huge industrial machines, raw concrete walls and conveyor belts. In between, 6,000 exhibits show in often fascinating detail how a formerly agricultural region developed into Europe's largest coal and steel production area and then became the Metropole Ruhr.
Operator: Ruhr Museum
Meeting-point: Ruhr.Visitorcenter Essen, Shaft XII, coal washing device
Length: about 90 minutes
Dates: none
Max. number of participants: 20 people
Price: English tours 90€ plus entrance fee; all the year round on request
Special note: No big bags are allowed inside the Ruhr Museum.
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