Local Hero Weeks

Thursday, May 30, 2024: Family Day
The Local Hero Week at Zollverein starts on May 30th with a family day. The world heritage site gets into the party mood indoors and outdoors with a program tailored to children and families - including clowns and balloon modelling. There is also free entry to the Ruhr Museum, the Portal of Industrial Culture and the Participatory Zeche as well as free guided tours of the monument trail. To be seen publicly for the first time on this occasion: the new 360-degree film and an exhibition of the best images from the “Room for the Future” photo competition to mark 25 years of the Industrial Culture Route.

From May 30th: Exhibition for the photo competition “Room for the Future”
How has the region changed since the Industrial Heritage Route was founded? And how do people perceive industrial culture? These were questions that formed the basis of a participatory photo competition that the Ruhr Regional Association (RVR) announced in collaboration with the Ruhr Museum via the FUNKE Media Group. We were looking for individual photos or series of up to eight images from the last 25 years that deal with industrial culture and the people in the Ruhr area. A team of employees from the RVR and the Ruhr Museum selected the best images, which will be shown from May 30 to November 10, 2024 on the 24-meter level of the Ruhr Museum and in the RVR headquarters.

Friday, May 31, 2024: Dance party in the Erich Brost Pavilion
The Route Industrial Culture anniversary is celebrated at lofty heights: on May 31st, the Ruhr Regional Association (RVR) is organizing a dance party in the Erich Brost Pavilion. With panoramic views of the Ruhr area.

Saturday, June 1, 2024: extra shift
This year, ExtraSchicht will take place on June 1st (not the last Saturday in June as usual) as part of Local Hero Week. As an exception, some ExtraSchicht highlights can also be admired in the outdoor area on the days before and after (from May 30th to June 2nd): for example DUNDU, the flower meadow by the Illuminist, a nostalgic carousel and the Pani projections by Leucht -Plant.

HERE it goes to extra shift -Program at Zollverein

Sunday, June 2, 2024: World Heritage Day
The Local Hero Week ends on June 2nd with World Heritage Day, the open day of the German UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which this year has the motto “Discover and experience diversity”. This time, the discussion event in the round thickener of the coal washing facility is dedicated to the future of industrial culture.

HERE it goes to the Local Hero program customs union!

Wednesday, 5th June 2024

Music event “Jamming Lounge”

Thursday, 6th June 2024

Music event “Boys of Town”

Saturday, 8th June 2024

"Summer party"

14:30-15:30 p.m. welcome

15-17 p.m. cultural picnic on the Square of Cultures

17 p.m. dance together on the square

17-19 p.m. decentralized program on small stages

Brewery seminar & picnic

picnic

Tuesday to Sunday, 4th - 9th June 2024

Free entry to the NEW HORIZONS exhibition

Free QR code rally at Zeche Ewald

Reduced rental rates for our e-scooters

Tuesday, 4th June 2024

18 p.m. - 19 p.m. Climbing the headframe shaft VII

18:00 p.m. - 19:30 p.m. after-work Segway tour “Ewald Mine & AktivLinearPark”

Wednesday, 5th June 2024

18 p.m. - 19 p.m. Climbing the headframe shaft VII

19:00 p.m. - 20:30 p.m. Guided tour of the Ewald colliery on foot

Thursday, 6th June 2024

18 p.m. - 19 p.m. Climbing the headframe shaft VII

18:00 p.m. - 19:30 p.m. after-work Segway tour “Ewald Mine & AktivLinearPark”

Friday, 7th June 2024

17:30 p.m. RVR industrial culture photo walk with max. 12 people; organized and carried out by the Niederrhein Photo Academy.

Information and registration HERE!

18 p.m. - 19 p.m. Climbing the headframe shaft VII

19-20:30 p.m. Guided tour of the Ewald colliery on foot

Saturday, 8th June 2024

14 p.m. - 16 p.m. Public tour of the heap in a minibus

Sunday, 9th June 2024

14 p.m. - 17 p.m. Picnic event with supporting program

3 short tours (approx. 30 minutes) about the Ewald colliery

Guided bike tour to the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum / bike summer accompanied by ADFC

3 winding tower climbs (hourly)

Segway course

Program overview and link to book tickets:

https://www.hoheward.rvr.ruhr/angebote-fuehrungen/local-hero-woche/

Registration for the individual events is possible at 02366-181160 or via online booking at www.hoheward.rvr.ruhr.

Besides that June 3rd – 9th: Free exhibition “carwash art” in Marion Callies' studio, Ewald colliery, mine rescue service

Free guided tour of the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
Dates: June 11th, June 12th and June 13th, 2024

Time: 18 p.m. to 21 p.m. (guided tours every hour = 18 p.m., 19 p.m. + 20 p.m.)

People: max. 25 per tour

Meeting point: Visitor Information Center (BIZ) in the pump house

There are only a few places where past and present are so successfully combined as in the listed Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. In an exciting tour you will learn a lot about the transformation of the imposing building from a gas power station to the central festival hall of the Ruhrtriennale. Let yourself be impressed by the successful architecture, after all, the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum is often referred to as a landmark of the new Ruhr metropolis. This exclusive tour is part of the special Local Hero Week offer at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, where visitors have the opportunity to experience the fascinating history and impressive architecture of this historic place up close.

Click here to register for the Free guided tour!

Saturday, 15th June 2024

“Fire evening” in the pump house

25 people – eating and drinking in a relaxed atmosphere

Participants will be determined through a competition

Free guided tours with registration via kasse@maximilianpark.de or by calling 023819821032

Monday, 24th June 2024

Art in the Park

18 p.m., meeting point: main ticket office

Today, sculptures made of stone, wood and other materials can be found all over the park, witnesses to numerous art exhibitions, which will be explained by Petra Erdmann as part of an art walk on Monday, June 24th from 18 p.m. The tour will cover exciting backgrounds and stories about the artists and their works of art.

Tuesday, 25th June 2024

Night shift on Maximilian

18 p.m., meeting point: main ticket office

Dressed in miner's clothing, wearing a miner's lamp and speaking the language of the coal mining region, Stepahn Mohr, a former miner and member of the miners' and local history association "Glück Auf", invites you to the Maxipark on Tuesday, June 25th at 18 p.m. On a journey through time through mining, he tells stories and jokes from the miners' lives at the former Maximilian mine. On a walk through the Maxipark, everyone gets a vivid and practical insight into the miners' traditions and customs.

Wednesday, 26th June 2024

Park tour “40 years of Maxipark”

18 p.m., meeting point: main ticket office

As part of a tour through the park, Wiebe Erdmanski-Sasse will explain the historical origins of the park on Wednesday, June 26th at 18 p.m. During the tour "40 Years of Maxipark", guests will learn how an old mining complex was transformed into a landscape park and how the Maxipark is positioned for the future.

Thursday, 27th June 2024

After-work tour through the early summer park

18 p.m., meeting point: main ticket office

On Thursday, June 27th, the end of the day begins in the countryside. Together with landscape architect Petra Rieke-Schrewe, we'll go on a relaxing walk through the park, which is in bloom in early summer, from 18 p.m. Everyone is invited to unwind and enjoy the summer evening in the midst of nature. Interesting facts about roses, perennials, summer flowers and shrubs in summer are on the program.

Friday, 28th June 2024

17:30 p.m. RVR industrial culture photo walk with max. 12 people; organized and carried out by the Niederrhein Photo Academy.

Information and registration HERE!

Saturday, 29th June 2024

Night shift on Maximilian

18 p.m., meeting point: main ticket office

Dressed in miner's clothing, wearing a miner's lamp and speaking the language of the coal mining region, Stephan Mohr, a former miner and member of the "Glück Auf" miners' and local history association, invites you to the Maxipark on Saturday, June 29th at 18 p.m. On a journey through time through mining, he tells stories and jokes from the miners' lives at the former Maximilian mine. On a walk through the Maxipark, everyone gets a vivid and practical insight into the miners' traditions and customs.

Tuesday, 2th July 2024

15:00 p.m. - 16:30 p.m. Coffee party: Lost forms

What is brass made of? Why is the shape lost when casting and what is the difference between a bell and a clamp? During the tour through the yellow foundry you will learn interesting facts about the foundry craft. Drinking coffee together afterwards is an opportunity to start a conversation.

Please register: Registration via the LWL Open Air Museum Hagen: Telephone: 02331 7807-0, E-Mail: freilichtmuseum-hagen@lwl.org

(Note for people with hearing impairments: FM system for sound transmission available.)

Wednesday, 3th July 2024

15:00 p.m. - 16:30 p.m. Coffee party: Now it's Sense!

The scythe was the most important harvesting tool for a long time. Blacksmiths used large drop hammers to shape a finished scythe from a piece of iron - in up to 32 steps! After the tour of the Hasper Sensenhammer “Suberg”, there is an opportunity to chat while drinking coffee together.

Registration via the LWL Open Air Museum Hagen: Telephone: 02331 7807-0, E-Mail: freilichtmuseum-hagen@lwl.org

(Note for people with hearing impairments: FM system for sound transmission available.)

Thursday, 4th July 2024

15:00 p.m. - 16:30 p.m. Coffee party: The eighth metal

What were trash cans, watering cans and bathtubs made of before plastics existed? Zinc! During the tour of the Hoesch zinc rolling mill you will learn interesting facts about this sought-after metal. Drinking coffee together is an opportunity to start a conversation.

Registration via the LWL Open Air Museum Hagen: Telephone: 02331 7807-0, E-Mail: freilichtmuseum-hagen@lwl.org

(Note for people with hearing impairments: FM system for sound transmission available.)

Friday, 5th July 2024

15:00 p.m. - 16:30 p.m. Coffee party: Energy path

Renewable energies in the 19th century? On our “Energy Path” you will explore the forms of energy of industrialization that went far beyond smoking chimneys and steam engines! Drinking coffee together afterwards is an opportunity to start a conversation.

Registration via the LWL Open Air Museum Hagen: Telephone: 02331 7807-0, E-Mail: freilichtmuseum-hagen@lwl.org

(Note for people with hearing impairments: FM system for sound transmission available.)

Saturday, 6th of July 2024

14 p.m. - 17 p.m. Participation offer: Pour tin

How are metal objects cast? Children aged 8 and over can try out what happens next in the brass foundry and take their own tin figure home with them.

15:00 p.m. - 16:30 p.m. Coffee party: More than just tin

What do a VW Beetle, a toaster and a fork have in common? Without fine metal sheets they would not exist in the form we know. Get to know a jewel of Westphalian industrial culture in the newly furnished museum building at the top of the Mäckingerbachtal - with exciting insights into the tradition and present of cold rolling. After the tour, there will be an opportunity to chat while drinking coffee together.

Registration via the LWL Open Air Museum Hagen: Telephone: 02331 7807-0, E-Mail: freilichtmuseum-hagen@lwl.org

(Note for people with hearing impairments: FM system for sound transmission available.)

In the bakery today there is “Charcoal bread“ (dark mares) for sale!

Sunday, 7th July 2024

12 p.m. - 17 p.m. Event: Clear the way!

WE celebrate – together and inclusively. We are inaugurating our new railway and showing what a museum looks like for everyone, with a music and supporting program.

11 a.m. - 16 p.m. Demonstration: Fire, shapes and metal

Molds made from sand are filled with liquid metal. Casting demonstrations every hour on the hour. In collaboration with the metal casters from Iserlohn.

13-17 p.m. Participation offer: forging nails

With instructions, nails can be forged from red-hot iron, which can of course be taken with you.

Please wear sturdy shoes.

Tuesday to Sunday, 8-14 July 2024

14pm free guided tour about the industrial monument Hansa Coking Plant

With an experienced guide, interested parties can learn everything about coke production. Stations on the way from coal to coke are visited and allow visitors to experience the hard work of the cokers. There will be talk of attractive architecture, heavy machinery and also the efficient use of by-products such as gas and chemical substances.

Wednesday, 10th July 2024

11am-14pm free children's tour “Honey bee, bumblebee & Co.” with a beekeeper and the production of wild seed balls

The little nature lovers learn about the busy life of bees, how honey is made and where bumblebees live. They learn how important and worth protecting the natural cycle of climate, plants, animals and people is. They use the seeds of wild flowers to make small balls that they can take home with them.

Friday, 12th July 2024

11am-13pm free children's tour “Herbs, coke and creepy crawlies” with a biologist

There is a lot of activity between the technical equipment, gravel and tracks, cracks in the walls, water and plants. People are eating, fighting, courting partners and producing offspring. All kinds of exotic animals have also found their way onto the monument. An expert will also explain why this is the case.

16:00 p.m. photo walk industrial culture the RVR with max. 12 people; organized and carried out by the Niederrhein Photo Academy.

Information and registration HERE!

Gastronomy at the coking plant: Bistro “Butterraum”

Opening hours: Open every Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 18pm

Address: Kokerei Hansa, Emscherallee 11, 44369 Dortmund

www.industriedenkmal-stiftung.de

Landscape park:

Friday to Sunday, 19-21. July 2024

The Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park and the German Inland Navigation Museum are joint local heroes. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there will be a guided tour at 11 a.m. in the German Inland Navigation Museum and at 14 p.m. in the Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park. During the tours you will learn how coal and ore used to be transported by inland waterway and processed into pig iron in blast furnaces. The tours are free and last one hour. Groups for the tours are limited to 15 people.

Registration for a guided tour of the landscape park:

Topic: Logistics and the steel industry: How did ore and coal get from the mines to the blast furnaces?

Dates: Friday to Sunday, 19-21 July 2024, at 14 p.m. Groups for the tours are limited to 15 people. Registration is possible by email to kathrin.schumann@landschaftspark.de.

Summer Market 2024

Enjoy a premium artisan market in a unique ambience!

From Friday, July 19th to Sunday, July 21st, 2024, the summer market in the Duisburg-Nord landscape park invites you to browse, stroll and marvel at the most beautiful handicrafts. More than 70 artisans present their handicrafts in the unique atmosphere of the steelworks. Admission is free.

The opening hours of the summer market are:

Friday, 19.07.2024: 14-20

Saturday, 20.07.2024: 12-20

Sunday, 21.07.2024: 11-18

All information about the summer market: https://www.landschaftspark.de/sommermarkt/besucherinformationen/

Museum of German Inland Navigation:

Friday to Sunday, 19-21. July 2024

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there will be a guided tour at 11 a.m. in the German Inland Shipping Museum and at 14 p.m. in the Duisburg Nord Landscape Park. During the tours you will learn how coal and ore used to be transported by inland waterway and processed into pig iron in blast furnaces. The tours are free and last one hour. Groups for the tours are limited to 15 people.

Registration for a guided tour of the German Inland Navigation Museum:

The tours are free and last one hour. The groups for the tours are limited to 15 people.

You can reserve places for the guided tours in the museum in advance by phone (0203 / 283 94140) or email (service@binnenschifffahrtsmuseum.de) or reserve on site at the museum box office on the day of the tour.

Sunday, 21th July 2024

12 15-clock Birthday picnic on the Industrial Heritage Route: With free birthday cupcakes, drinks and giveaways from the route (while stocks last).

Musical accompaniment for the picnic is provided by the band “Sonny Boys” from Duisburg Ruhrort.

Inner harbor Duisburg

Thursday to Sunday, 25-28 July 2024

Photo exhibition in the Ludwigturm in Duisburg Inner Harbour

Opening hours: 16:00 - 20:00

18:30 Guided tour through Duisburg’s inner harbour

Start: Ludwig Tower

Information and registration

Friday, 26th July 2024

Photo walk of the RVR's industrial culture with a maximum of 12 people; organized and carried out by the Niederrhein Photo Academy.

Information and registration

Saturday, 27th of July 2024

16 19-clock

Birthday picnic on the Industrial Heritage Route: With free birthday cupcakes, drinks and giveaways from the route (while stocks last).

Also: music and ice cream truck with coffee

Tue, 30.07. – Sun, 04.08.

Exhibition Local Heroes in the basement of the machine hall

“Conurbation”

A representative exhibition for young artists from the Ruhr area.

Interdisciplinary media artists ask themselves to what extent the post-industrial environment of the Ruhr area shapes their own creativity.

Contact person: Katharina Schäffer (student volunteer)

Cost: regular admission

Wed, 31.07 11:00 – 12:30

Mine Detectives

On the trail of wild plants

Nature program for families with children from 6 years on wild herbs and flowering plants on the mine site

Places subject to availability. Registration or reservation is not possible. Meeting point for the tour can be found in the foyer.

Cost: regular admission

Thu, 01.08 10:30 – 16:XNUMX

Summer holiday action day – Zollernpower

There's smoke and steam at the mine - what you should know about steam engines and steam locomotives.

Course with five stations (approx. 90 min.)

What exactly is a steam engine, how does it work and why was it so important for the Zollern mine? These and many other questions will be explored during the holiday activity day. Using a true-to-original steam engine model, participants will learn the functional principle of hot steam as an energy source and find out where steam power was used in the mine.

In Addition:

10.30 a.m. and 12 noon: Miner’s Path (family tour)

13 p.m.: Tour of the “Montanium”

15 p.m.: Castle of Work (family tour).

Cost: Craft activity 3 euros

Thu, 01.08. 12 noon Photowalk with Katharina Schäffer

Pack your smartphone or camera and go looking for perspectives at the Zollern mine.

Afterwards, your best photos will be presented on Zeche Zollern’s social media.

Registrations until 31.07. Katharina.Schaeffer@lwl.org

Sat, 03.08. 10am – 13pm

Birthday picnic of the Route Industrial Heritage

Celebrate 25 years of the Industrial Heritage Route with us! With free birthday cupcakes, drinks and giveaways from the route (while stocks last). You can bring your own food and drinks.

Visitors can enjoy a picnic in the courtyard of the Zollern mine and view the exhibition of young artists from the Ruhr area free of charge.

Free entry!

12 noon photo walk with Katharina Schäffer

Pack your smartphone or camera and go looking for perspectives at the Zollern mine.

Afterwards, your best photos will be presented on Zeche Zollern’s social media.

Registrations until 31.07. Katharina.Schaeffer@lwl.org

Sat, 03.08. 15:00

Natural history slag heap excursion “Zollern of course”

We set off from the Zollern Industrial Museum on an excursion to the nearby Zollern slag heap, which ceased operations in 1958. Along the way, we discover the animal and plant species of the various habitats “second hand” and learn interesting facts about the changes in the mining landscape. Sturdy shoes are recommended.

(for adults and children from 10 years)

Places subject to availability. Registration or reservation is not possible. Meeting point for the tour can be found in the foyer.

Cost: regular admission

Sun, 04.08. from 11:30 am

Sunday tours: Montanium, Machine Hall, Castle of Work

11.30 a.m. and 13 p.m.: Montanium. Guided tour of the underground world, admission plus 2 euros

14 p.m.: Guided tour of the machine hall, admission only

15 p.m.: Castle of Work. Guided tour of the day facilities, admission only

Places subject to availability. Registration or reservation is not possible.

Cost: entrance only

In addition, regular guided tours take place from Friday to Sunday.

Tuesday, 6th August 2024

12 pm Museum tour “Ship on, ship off”

Get to know the Henrichenburg ship lift and its history on our museum tour.

Duration: 45 minutes. Cost: entry only, no registration required

14 pm Family tour “Where the ships ride elevators”

The whole family crew on board: children go on an adventurous adventure trip in the boat lift with their parents, aunts, uncles or grandparents. Together they will explore the mysterious force with which ships can be lifted 14 meters high. A cross-generational and eventful tour where you can touch and try something out.

Duration: 45 minutes. Cost: entry only, no registration required

19 pm The Emperor is coming! The opening of the Dortmund-Ems Canal on August 11, 1899

On the occasion of the opening of the Dortmund-Ems Canal, Emperor Wilhelm II visited the Henrichenburg boat lift and the city of Dortmund on August 11, 1899. The lecture by long-time museum employee Oliver Töpfer reports on the events of that day based on reports in the newspapers of the time.

Eintritt frei

Wednesday, 7th August 2024

14-17 p.m. Picnic at the water playground – Birthday picnic of the Industrial Heritage Route: With free birthday cupcakes, drinks and giveaways from the route (while stocks last).

16 p.m. photo walk “Henrichenburg ship lift – up and down”

An exciting tour of the lower and upper waters of the Henrichenburg ship lift awaits the participants, who accompany this tour with the camera in reportage style. Of course, the functionality of a ship lift will also be demonstrated and documented photographically. There is also a visit to the barge Ostara. And last but not least, the most spectacular structure of the Dortmund-Ems Canal at the time and the first multi-float ship lift in the world will be photographically staged. This photo walk includes tips and tricks on the subject of architecture, landscape and reportage photography. Photographer Dirk Böttger explains what is important when staging industrial culture and which shooting tips and tricks lead to exciting images.

The meeting point is at the museum entrance at 16 p.m.

Duration: approx. 3 hours. Cost: €25 including museum entry

Information and registration HERE!

Thursday, 8th August 2024

12 p.m. Museum tour “Ship on, ship off”

Get to know the Henrichenburg ship lift and its history on our museum tour.

Duration: 45 minutes. Cost: entry only, no registration required

14 p.m. family tour “Where the ships ride elevators”

The whole family crew on board: children go on an adventurous adventure trip in the boat lift with their parents, aunts, uncles or grandparents. Together they will explore the mysterious force with which ships can be lifted 14 meters high. A cross-generational and eventful tour where you can touch and try something out.

Duration: 45 minutes. Cost: entry only, no registration required

Saturday, August 10, 2024, 12 p.m. - 20 p.m. &

Sunday, August 11, 2024, 10 a.m. to 18 p.m

Steampunk Jubilee

On August 11, 1899, Kaiser Wilhelm II inaugurated the Henrichenburg ship lift in front of a cheering crowd. 125 years later, we are celebrating the anniversary of the most beautiful building on the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the Steampunk Jubilee.

The audience can expect unusual walking acts, live music and dance workshops, a costume competition and a colorful market on the extensive area around the lift and at the museum ships on the upper water. The historic steamer CERBERUS will also be in use. As a special highlight, the emperor and his wife do themselves the honor.

TICKETS IN ADVANCE SALE

Day ticket €11, for steampunk costumes €8

Two-day ticket €17, for steampunk costumes €14

Children and young people up to 18 years: free entry

Tickets at the museum box office and in the online shop under “Tickets at the museum box office and here in the online ticket shop for the Steampunk Jubilee.

Sunday 11. August 2024

11 a.m. Cycling along the canal

The bike tour with Herbert Niewerth leads from the ship lift along the Rhine-Herne Canal to the local history museum Unser Fritz in Herne. On the 38 km long route, participants will learn a lot of interesting facts about the busy “B1 of waterways”. When they arrive in Herne, the cyclists first fortify themselves with a small picnic (please bring your own). The group then visits the local history museum, which focuses particularly on the everyday history of the people in the region. Then we walk along the canal back to the boat lift.

Duration: 7 hours. Cost: 12 €. Register for the bike tour via the secretariat, Tel. 02363-97070.

Monday to Sunday, 12-18. August 2024

extended opening hours until 22 p.m

From 18 p.m., a discounted “Industrial Culture Evening Ticket” for a standard price of 5 euros per person is available online and at the Gasometer box office

19 p.m. free special tour on the topic of industrial culture, max. 50 people

Friday, 16th August 2024

17:30 p.m. photo walk industrial culture the RVR with max. 12 people; organized and carried out by the Niederrhein Photo Academy.

Information and registration HERE!

Tuesday, 20th August 2024

07:30-08:30 a.m. Morning yoga on the Nordsternturm with fitness trainer, yoga equipment is provided, participation is free, number of participants limited

Registration at the Welcome Center in the Nordsternturm, Nordsternplatz 1, 45899 Gelsenkirchen

Tel: 0209 / 35979240

Wednesday, 21th August 2024

07:30-08:30 a.m. Morning yoga on the Nordsternturm with a fitness trainer, yoga equipment is provided, participation is free, number of participants limited.

Registration at the Welcome Center in the Nordsternturm, Nordsternplatz 1, 45899 Gelsenkirchen

Tel: 0209 / 35979240

Thursday, 22th August 2024

07:30-08:30 a.m. Morning yoga on the Nordsternturm with fitness trainer, yoga equipment is provided, participation is free, number of participants limited,

Registration at the Welcome Center in the Nordsternturm, Nordsternplatz 1, 45899 Gelsenkirchen

Tel: 0209 / 35979240

18:00 p.m. - 21:00 p.m. Sundowner on the Nordsternturm: Champagne reception, including drinks, cocktail, finger food, selection of antipasti.

Participation is subject to a fee and the number of participants is limited.
Cost: €34,90 including VAT, registration required.

Registration at the Welcome Center in the Nordsternturm, Nordsternplatz 1, 45899 Gelsenkirchen

Tel: 0209 / 35979240

Saturday, 24th August 2024

11.00-12.00 and 14.00-15.00 Themed tour: Michael Turski, the last conveyor operator of the Nordstern mine, live at his workplace on level 11 in the Nordstern tower

Price per person: €5,00, €3,50 reduced; registration required

Registration at the Welcome Center in the Nordsternturm, Nordsternplatz 1, 45899 Gelsenkirchen

Tel: 0209 / 35979240

Sunday 25. August 2024

12 and 14.30 guided tour “History of the Nordstern mine”, meeting point: Heiners entrance, registration not required, free of charge

14 p.m. Guided tour of the future IGA grounds, meeting point at the Heiners entrance, registration not required, free of charge

from 11 a.m. Citizens' brunch of the Inner Wheel Club Gelsenkirchen with a colorful supporting program

Eating for a good cause. Patron: Mayor Karin Welge.

On August 25th, the Inner Wheel Club Gelsenkirchen invites you to the 10th Citizens' Brunch in the Nordsternpark under the patronage of Mayor Karin Welge.

This year, the Citizens' Brunch will be held for the first time in Nordsternpark, one of the major anchor points of the route, as part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Route of Industrial Heritage. Thanks to the support of the Gelsenkirchen City Marketing Company, up to 100 beer tent sets are available for the event on Nordsternplatz. Interested citizens, clubs or companies can book a table for up to 50 people for 10 euros each. There is a bouncy castle for the little ones and, to mark the 10th anniversary, guests will be entertained musically by the Speedos.

The Speedos – The mobile band (https://thespeedos.de/)

As in previous years, this year's breakfast will be for a good cause. With the proceeds from the rented tables and the sponsors' contributions, the organizers would like to support the great work of the Girls' Center eV Gelsenkirchen. The Girls' Center has made it its mission to advise and support girls and young women in crisis situations.

For more information, visit https://www.buergerbrunch-gelsenkirchen.de

If you would like to book a table right away, you can do so here https://www.buergerbrunch-gelsenkirchen.de/tisch-buchen/

Monday to Friday, 19th - 23th August 2024

17 p.m. Guided tour of the Zechenpark by Kirsten Holsteg on the topic of biodiversity, industrial nature. Meeting point at the foot of the winding tower on Quartiersplatz

limited places, register at: tourismus@kamp-lintfort.de

Participation fee EUR 5,00 per person

Tuesday, 20th August 2024

“Coal Round” cycle tour starts at 17 p.m. from the City and Mining Information Center (Friedrich-Heinrich-Allee 81, 47475 Kamp-Lintfort)

limited places, register at: tourismus@kamp-lintfort.de

Participation fee EUR 5,00 per person

Wednesday, 21th August 2024

11 a.m. - 13 p.m. Yoga session on the winding tower with a relaxation therapist

free, donation desired, limited places, registration at: tourismus@kamp-lintfort.de

17-18 p.m. Meditation in the Schirrhof

free, donation desired, limited places, registration at tourismus@kamp-lintfort.de

19-21 p.m. Jazz at Schirrhof: Jazz concert with the Kulturprojekte Niederrhein eV association

Admission free, donations welcome, no registration required

Friedrich-Heinrich-Allee 79b, 47475 Kamp-Lintfort

Saturday, 24th August 2024

15 p.m. Open tour of the mine park with a tour of the winding tower

Meeting point information center city and mining (EUR 5 pp)

Sunday 25. August 2024

11 a.m. - 17 p.m. Open tours at three locations: winding tower, training tunnel, miner's house, no registration necessary, guided tours take place on an ongoing basis, admission EUR 4,00 per person

15 p.m. - 18 p.m. Picnic in the park: sports and leisure activities, offers for smaller children and families (face painting, crafts and much more), teaching tunnels and winding tower open 11 a.m. - 17 p.m. (entrance EUR 4,00 pp), gastronomy

Saturday, 31th August 2024

14-16 pm Short tours of the villa and garden and workshop for children

Registration is not required; participation in the workshop and guided tours is free of charge.

16-19pm: Picnic in the Hohenhof garden

Registration is not required, participation is free. Birthday picnic on the Industrial Heritage Route: With free birthday cupcakes, drinks and giveaways from the route (while stocks last). It is recommended that you bring your own blankets and provisions for the picnic. Small treats will also be offered on site. Limited seating is available. The picnic will be cancelled in bad weather.

The Potted plants presents lovingly packed picnic baskets ready - full of home-baked cakes, freshly prepared sandwiches and snacks. The basket for two people costs €34,90 and is also available in a vegetarian version.

Information on ordering a picnic basket is available HERE.

Sunday 1. September 2024

11:00-12:30 Yoga class

The course will take place in the garden if the weather is good, and in the Hohenhof if the weather is bad. If possible, please bring your own mat.

Participation is free. We ask for your understanding that the number of participants is limited. Therefore, registration for the yoga course is required and can be done by email: anja.kuhlmann@stadt-hagen.de or by phone: 02331 207 2740.

15-16:30 p.m. Guided tour of the villa and garden

Participation is free. We ask for your understanding that the number of participants is limited. Therefore, registration for the tour is required and can be done by email: anja.kuhlmann@stadt-hagen.de or by phone: 02331 207 2740.

Tuesday to Saturday, March 3-7. September 2024

11:30 a.m. “Iron and Steel” tour

The Ruhr area is known for its industrial history, but what exactly was done at the smelter? How was iron made here? Who used to work here? There are answers on the tour around the blast furnace. Finally, we drive to the blast furnace and look over the former factory site.

Cost: 2 euros plus entrance fee

Wednesday, 4th September 2024

11 a.m. to 16 p.m. Show foundry

Forming, melting, casting, cleaning – the central work steps of casting have been available to experience in the LWL Museum Henrichshütte Hattingen since September 1997. In the Hattinger Museum of the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL), the show foundry teaches museum guests the principle of molding and the fascination of casting. Experiments are carried out with aluminum in an electric melting furnace and with bronze and iron in a coke oven. Models made of wood and molds made of sand are created by hand. “At the hut” is being poured again, although no longer in tons, but only in kilograms.

The show foundry is open from 11.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m. The first casting is around 13.00 p.m. and between 13.30:14.45 p.m. and XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. you can experience all the steps from the molding of the model to the casting.

Cost: Museum entry

19 p.m. cinema “Strajk – The Heroine of Danzig”

The hut cinema always takes place in the event hall (“Gebläsehalle”) of the museum. Films of all kinds are shown, including those that shed more light on the current exhibition topic or documentaries.

Entry to the hut cinema is free, as are drinks. The Henrichshütte support association, which organizes the hut cinema, would be very happy about a small donation!

Sunday 8. September 2024

Hut Run – Open Monument Day

On the day of the open monument, all running enthusiasts can “run” the monument in a completely new way: the runs start under the blast furnace of the LWL Museum Henrichshütte and then lead through the beautiful industrial backdrop and the Henrichspark.

There are different distances for small to large running fans.

The start and finish of the now 19th Hattinger Run is under blast furnace 3.

Participation in the Bambini run (900 meters, up to nine years old) and the AVU youth run (1300 meters, 10-13 years old) are free. Older people can walk or run a five or ten kilometer route for an entry fee of ten euros. There will also be the Sparkasse Relay Run (relays of three) and the Provincial Relay Walk (teams of two).

Our local hero from September 02nd to 08th: The Recklinghausen substation!

On all days of the Local Hero Week there is a small event at the Museum Zeitreise Strom:

Anyone who registers on Monday, September 2.9nd using the registration form on our homepage can take part in a free museum tour on Sunday, September 22.9nd at 11.00 a.m. This offer is valid for the first 25 people who register. Click here for registration.

On Tuesday, September 3.9rd, the first 25 museum visitors will receive a free drink in our cafeteria.

On Wednesday, September 4.9th, we hope for warm weather, because that day we will give the first 25 guests of the house an ice cream.

On Thursday, September 5.9th, there will be a special museum rally of the substation building.

On Friday, September 6.9, the first 25 guests can take a postcard from the museum shop.

On Saturday, September 7.9th, on the occasion of the event “Coal was yesterday”, there will be 25 free packages of “Eternal Burden” and

On Sunday, September 8.9th, visitors can take part in the anniversary picnic to mark the route's 25th anniversary.

Local Hero program of the Museum Zeitreise Strom:

Saturday, 7th September 2024

Coal is a thing of the past – culture and sustainable development in the Ruhr area and the Rhenish district

Cooperation events with the Heinrich Böll Foundation NRW, the ZeitreiseStrom Museum and the LVR Industrial Museum.

The structural change regions of the Ruhr area and Rheinisches Revier should be designed and developed sustainably in the future. So far, the focus has been primarily on modern technologies, innovative companies and research, leisure and adventure landscapes from which value creation and jobs are to be created. In contrast, social and everyday issues and the role of culture in structural change are less discussed.

We ask: What contribution can culture make in regions of structural change? Can people in the Ruhr area and Rhenish district learn from each other?

Get in touch with experts:

With Prof. Stefan Berger, Institute for Social Movements, Ruhr-Uni-Bochum; Hanswalter Dobbelmann, ZeitreiseStrom and Kirsten Adamczak, Emschergenossenschaft

11 pm
Welcome and Introduction
Iris Witt, Managing Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation NRW; Stefanie Pilz, Head of Museum Development, Museum Zeitreise Strom; Regina Weber, Scientific Officer, LVR Industrial Museum
11.30 pm
Tour “On the banks of the Emscher”
with Hanswalter Dobbelmann, museum director, Time Travel Electricity
13 pm
Lunch break
13.30 pm
Panel discussion followed by audience discussion
with Prof. Stefan Berger, Director of the Institute for Social Movements, Ruhr-Uni-Bochum; Hanswalter Dobbelmann, Museum Director, Zeitreise Strom and Kirsten Adamczak, Developer of Funding Projects, Emschergenossenschaft Lippeverband
15 pm
End of the event

Sunday 8. September 2024

Open Monument Day®

Monuments are witnesses to the past stories of their residents and builders. Under the motto “Truth Signs. “Contemporary Witnesses of History”, the Day of the Open Monument® invites you to search for traces and to determine the history and stories of the monument. Landmarks are not just famous sights and landmarks that represent an important historical event or shape the cityscape. Every monument, even if it appears more modest, can become an important symbol, a sign of a place. On this day, too, our focus is on the listed substation.

from 13 a.m.: Birthday picnic the Industrial Heritage Route: With free birthday cupcakes, drinks and giveaways from the route (while stocks last).

Special tour of the industrial landscape

Built in 1928, the Recklinghausen substation stands in the middle of a landscape that has been completely changed by industrialization. The aim of our tour is to explore these. We start in the museum, then go to the Emscher and the Recklinghausen city harbor and finally look at the sewage treatment plant on the Emscher. After about 90 minutes we return to the substation.

Tuesday, 10th September 2024

12:15

DID YOU KNOW: THE HISTORY OF THE GERMAN MINING MUSEUM

SOON 100: THE GERMAN MINING MUSEUM BOCHUM THROUGH THE TIMES

Dörthe Schmidt, MA, exhibition and mediation

Every cell phone, every vehicle, every data processing system - almost every object is based on raw materials that are obtained through mining. Mining is the original production of our modern world - and all of this is on display in the German Mining Museum Bochum. The museum originally emerged from a manageable “teaching and display collection” for miners in the Ruhr area. The house is now considered one of the largest mining museums in the world with a collection that not only contains over a quarter of a million objects, but is also dedicated to all forms of raw material extraction. With its outstanding research areas, the house is part of the Leibniz Association. This “did you know” lecture is dedicated to the history of the museum, which was founded in 1930.

included in museum admission | Registration required* | Number of participants limited

Wednesday, 11th September 2024

between 11:00 a.m. and 15:00 p.m. MEET THE MINER

At various stations you can meet former miners in the demonstration mine who will tell you exciting stories from underground up close and authentically. Asking questions is expressly welcome!

Included in museum admission | no registration needed

Access to the exhibition mine is via the footpath and is not barrier-free (around 120 steps each way)!

Thursday, 12th September 2024

15:00 p.m. FILM SCREENING: WE WERE GUYS (approx. 104 min)

The documentary from 2024 by Christian Johannes Koch and Jonas Matauschek tells the stories of several (mining) men and one (mining) woman who are looking for a new role in their lives after the end of hard coal mining in Germany in 2018. The filmmakers accompany the individual protagonists as they deal with saying goodbye to the familiar world of work and the search for a new self-image.

included in museum admission | Registration required*

Friday, 13th September 2024

12:15 p.m. FLASH WEATHER AND COAL DUST – MINE ACCIDENT IN THE GERMAN COAL MINING

Dr. Michael Farrenkopf, Montan History Documentation Center (montan.dok)

Mine accidents were devastating events in mining history - and they remain so worldwide today. In the German hard coal mining industry, which has now ended, its occurrence and catastrophic dimensions initially grew steadily in parallel with the industrial boom. It was only around 1900 that it was possible to slowly limit the risk through system-technical and operational measures. Mining accidents could also be social events or even turning points for the security regime. This can be illustrated by the firedamp and coal dust explosion that cost the lives of at least 08 miners at the Lothringen colliery in Bochum-Gerthe on August 1912, 112. Even Emperor Wilhelm II went to the scene of the accident at the time to not only demonstrate compassion - as an oil painting by the artist Theodor Rocholl in the German Mining Museum Bochum, Leibniz Research Museum for Georesources, in the tour “Hard Coal. Motor of industrialization” clarifies.

included in museum admission | Registration required*

Saturday to Sunday, 14-15 September 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 16:00 p.m.

BIG PARTICIPATION EVENT WITH BUNTE STEINE BOCHUM EV

included in museum entrance |

Registration not required | Number of participants limited

You want to get your favorite Lego object from our exhibition

Then come to us, no matter how big or small. With the support of

Bunte Steine Bochum eV (https://www.bunte-steine-bochum.de) and every

Lots of Lego bricks you can create your own mining worlds.

*Bookings and advice for Local Hero offers and events can be found here:
+ 49 234 5877-220 or service@bergbaumuseum.de (Tues. to Fri. from 09:00 to 15:00)

16.09. until 22.09. DASA Dortmund

The DASA Working World Exhibition is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a newly opened exhibition on the topic of “Services”. An exhibition about working with people”.

The new area of the permanent exhibition invites you into hidden (inner) worlds. People in service professions work with invisible skills that are often dismissed as "soft skills": with language, respect and feelings. Using the example of jobs in service, social work or the police, the DASA Working World exhibition is now opening the first contemporary exhibition on the topic in the German-speaking world. Visitors can slip into other roles, discover their own emotions and enter into dialogue with the many interactive stations.

Tuesday, 17th September 2024

Check out the DASA Instagram channel: Today there is a reel on the topic of birthdays: What feelings does it trigger? The new exhibition "Service" at the DASA takes you into the world of emotions.

Instagram profile of DASA Dortmund: @dasa_dortmund

Thursday, September 19, 2024:

Check out the DASA Instagram channel: There is a reel here today about the professional extinguishing of the birthday cake (in cooperation with the Dortmund fire department)

Instagram profile of DASA Dortmund: @dasa_dortmund

Friday, 20th September 2024

15-16 pm: Exclusive guided tour through the new exhibition “Service” with many interactions

Participation is free of charge. Registration required with the DASA visitor service: by email at Visitor service dasa@baua.bund.de, by phone at 0231 9071-2645

Saturday, 21th September 2024

16-23 p.m.: Dortmund DEW21 Museum Night (fees apply, see below)

A rollercoaster of emotions – not just for birthdays. Discover the new exhibition “Services” live and in color in short guided tours (no registration required).

Tickets for the Museum Night: Early Bird until 08.09.24 for 5 €, regular tickets 14,50 €, children and young people 3€ – available HERE

Sunday 22. September 2024

11am-17pm: Creative workshop: Making birthday muffins

Regular admission to DASA, without registration.

Wednesday, 18th September 2024

15 p.m. / 16:30 p.m. Public tours of “Never Seen Rooms”

Tickets over https://www.villahuegel.de/fuehrung/oeffentliche-fuehrung/ – Tickets will be activated from September 16th

Saturday, 21th September 2024

11 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. / 14 p.m. Public tours of “Never Seen Rooms”

Tickets over https://www.villahuegel.de/fuehrung/oeffentliche-fuehrung/ – Tickets will be activated from September 16th

19:30 p.m. cinema event

Tickets over www.krupp-stiftung.de/ events – Tickets will be activated from September 16th

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

10:15-16:30 Rail bus rides to Dahlhausen station and back

(From 10.15 am approximately every hour according to the posted timetable)

Cost: free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

16.00 pm Guided tour of the Railway Museum

Duration : 1,0 -1,5 hours.

Cost: free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

Wednesday, 25th September 2024

16.00 Guided tour of the Railway Museum Excursion

Duration : 1,0 -1,5 hours.

Cost: free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

Thursday, 26th September 2024

16.00 pm Guided tour of the Railway Museum

Duration : 1,0 -1,5 hours.

Costs : free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

Friday, 27th September 2024

16.00 pm Guided tour of the Railway Museum

Duration : 1,0 -1,5 hours.

Costs : free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

Saturday, 28th September 2024

11:30 I 13:00 Short introduction to the history of the railway depot

14:30 I 16:00 Bochum-Dahlhausen

Costs : free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

14:00 p.m. Photowalk Industrial Culture of the RVR

Fascination with railways: Industrial history is brought to life in the Bochum Railway Museum
More than 50 historic locomotives and numerous carriages are on display
The large area is spread out and is just waiting for the participants
to be featured in this photo walk. max. 12 people; organization: Fotoakademie Niederrhein.
(fully booked).

15:00 From railway depot to museum – panel discussion with long-time museum director Harald Vogelsang The Railway Museum is one of the pioneers of industrial culture in
Ruhr area. While Dortmund was fighting to preserve the machine hall of the Zollern mine, the first volunteers in Bochum were trying
To save steam locomotives from being scrapped. Almost ten years later, the railway museum opened on a small part of the current site. Today it is one of the largest museums of its kind in Germany. What made people preserve old locomotives in their free time around 60 years ago? And why is the Zollern mine so popular today?
actually not a branch of the railway museum?
Harald Vogelsang, a long-time employee since the museum's founding and museum director, provides answers to these and many other questions about the museum's history. Nikolai Ingenerf, honorary director of the Bochum Railway Museum Foundation, speaks with him. Cost: free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

Sunday 29. September 2024

11:30 I 13:00 Short introduction to the history of the railway depot

14:30 I 16:00 Bochum-Dahlhausen

Costs : free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

10:15-16:30 Rail bus rides to Dahlhausen station and back

(From 10.15 am approximately every hour according to the posted timetable) Costs : free (museum entrance only) I no registration needed

Monday, 30th September 2024

11 a.m. lecture “Tower history (s)” and panoramic wreath tour,

14 p.m. Lecture and tour of the house by the water