09.06.2024 | 12:00 – 17:00 Bike Summer 2024

Just in time for the route's 25th birthday, the “Bicycle Summer of Industrial Culture” will take place again. And of course the popular festival […]

November 31.05.2024th, 01.06.2024 – November 19th, 00 | 03:00 a.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m Grid Rave at Zeche Zollverein

The Route Industrial Heritage anniversary will be celebrated at lofty heights: On May 31st, the Ruhr Regional Association (RVR) will be organizing […]

30.04.2024 | 20:00 Bat expedition in the Henrichenburg ship lift

At night in the museum – landscape ecologist Heike Kalfhues (NABU Haltern) takes the participants into the exciting world of noctules, long-eared bats and […]

28.04.2024 | 10:00 – 17:00 Museum festival at the Henrichshütte

Full program on April 28.4.2024th, 10 at the Henrichshütte Hattingen. There are numerous activities and offers for the whole family at the museum festival: XNUMX […]

28.04.2024 | 10:00 – 17:00 Museum festival in the Henrichenburg ship lift

Guided tours, boat tours and a program for the whole family: bouncy castles, games, hands-on stations, trips on the museum steamer “Cerberus”, museum tours and much more […]

27.04.2024 | 11:00 – 17:00 Open day in the salt warehouse

After almost a decade of planning and construction work, the renovation work on the salt warehouse and the associated salt factory at the coking plant has been completed.

27.04.2024 – 27.10.2024 New audiovisual exhibition RADIANT

The Center for International Light Art (ZfIL) in Unna is presenting fascinating […]

21.04.2024 | 11:00 – 18:00 Biking on the canal

The 34 kilometer long route leads from the Henrichenburg ship lift along the Dortmund-Ems Canal to the Hansa coking plant in Dortmund-Huckarde. Herbert Niewerth […]

November 20.04.2024th, 21.07.2024 – November 10th, 00 | 18:00 a.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m Feelings of home – industrial photography by Adam Glagla

Adam Glagla was born in Chorzów (King's Hut) in 1966. With the Ruhr area he found a new home that reminded him of his [...]

05.04.2024 | 15:00 – 16:30 Wild herb walk around the blast furnace

Verbena and fire flower: Many different wild herbs thrive on the rubble and slag-containing soils of the industrial wasteland, which are adapted to the specific site conditions [...]

07.04.2024 | 11:00 – 17:00 Steam, compressed air and electricity – Zollern colliery in action

On Sunday, April 07.04th The Zollern mine starts the season with steam and compressed air. At 11:00 a.m., the […]

25.03.2024 – 01.11.2024 New “underground world” opens at Zollverein

The “underground world” at Zollverein invites visitors on a fascinating journey through 140 years of hard coal mining. Tours through […]

16.03.2024 – 03.11.2024 Dragons in the maxi park

Immerse yourself in the mystical world of the Middle Ages in Maximilian Park! The new family exhibition “In the Land of Dragons” takes the […]

31.03.2024 | 10:00 Easter egg hunt in the railway museum

The traditional, popular large Easter egg hunt starts in the Bochum Railway Museum on Easter Sunday. In the historic and weather-protected locomotive shed there are numerous [...]

26.03.2024 | 10:00 – 16:00 Zollern Goes Minecraft

Holiday workshop for Minecraft fans: The gamification workshop “Zellern Goes Minecraft” is a great opportunity to look at a completely different […]

24.03.2024 | 10:00 – 18:00 Muttental festival at the Nachtigall colliery

On Sunday, March 24th, the LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall is hosting the Muttental Festival with a varied program for children and adults. […]

24.03.2024 | 10:00 Season opening at Zollverein

At the opening of the “Outdoor Season” there are a variety of exciting tours, interesting exhibitions, surprising performances and […]

November 22.03.2024th, 24.03.2024 – November 10th, 00 | 18:00 a.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m Spring market in the Maxipark

The open-air season begins with the spring market in Maxipark Hamm. From Friday, March 22nd to Sunday, March 24th, 2024, the […]

23.03.2024 – 23.03.2025 Special exhibition: Families under steam

At the Museum of German Inland Shipping in Duisburg-Ruhrort, a new special exhibition entitled “Families […]

15.03.2024 Opening of “Planet Ocean” in the Gasometer

From March 15, 2024, the new exhibition “Planet Ocean” will present the fascinating beauty of the world's oceans and their diverse life forms. […]

15.03.2024 – 17.03.2024 car – PHOTO/MEDIA ART FAIR at Zollverein

As always in spring, the PHOTO/MEDIA ART FAIR of contemporary art ruhr (CAR) takes place at the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein. The […]

14.03.2024 – 23.03.2025 Opening of the bike station in the landscape park

From March 14, 2024, the bike station in the landscape park will reopen in time for the NRW Easter holidays. PHG Duisburg gGmbH cooperates [...]

01.03.2024 New multimedia guide app for the boat lift

Experience the LWL Museum Ship Lift Henrichenburg in a new light with the new inclusive media guide! From now on you have the […]

23.02.2024 | 18:00 – 23:00 Night shift at the Henrichshütte

Experience a special Friday evening on February 23.02.24rd, 23 in the LWL Museum Henrichshütte! If you want, you can go to the […]

25.02.2024 | 10:00 – 16:00 Family Sunday at the Zollern colliery

Next Sunday between 10 a.m. and 18 p.m. there will be another family Sunday at Zeche Zollern. Over the whole day […]

02.02.2024 The headframe of the German Mining Museum is being renovated

Renovation work has begun on the headframe of the German Mining Museum in Bochum. Therefore, the viewing platforms will be closed from February 8th and […]

13.12.2023 Winter break on the route

Some locations on the Industrial Culture Route are going into the Christmas holidays, “hibernating” for a while or are preparing for the jubilee year of […]

November 03.11.2023th, 12.11.2023 – November 11th, 00 | 18:00 a.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m Revierkunst 2023 in the LWL Museum Henrichshütte Hattingen

From November 3rd to 12th, 2023, the gates of the Henrichshütte Hattingen will open for the art event “Revierkunst”. Then contemporary […]

November 04.11.2023th, 05.11.2023 – November 11th, 00 | 18:00 a.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m KunstHandWerk – market for beautiful things

Under the motto “Art Hand Work – Market for Beautiful Things” the LWL Museum Zeche Zollern invites you to […]

November 29.10.2023th, 29.10.2023 – November 14th, 30 | 16:00 a.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m Guided tour: Autumn walk through the Eisenheim settlement

How about an autumnal Sunday walk and a guided tour through the oldest workers' settlement in the Ruhr area? As usual, the […]

15.03.2024 “Planet Ocean” – New exhibition in the Gasometer Oberhausen

From March 15, 2024, the new exhibition “Planet Ocean” will present the fascinating beauty of the world's oceans and their diverse life forms. […]

27.10.2023 – 29.10.2023 car – the innovative art fair at Zollverein

As always in autumn, the innovative art fair contemporary art ruhr (CAR) takes place at the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein. The visitors […]

08.10.2023 | 11:00 – 17:00 St. Antony Hut Festival 2023

Full steam ahead at the Hüttendirektor: On Sunday, October 8th, the LVR Industrial Museum in St. Antony will open the oldest ironworks in the […]

29.09.2023 | 19:00 Photo lecture: Insects on the industrial wasteland

Insects are fascinating. Their habitats are as diverse as their appearance and abilities. But the population has been declining for many […]

23.09.2023 | 16:00 – 23:00 Dortmund Museum Night: The long night with a lot of industrial culture

On September 23rd, the city of Dortmund will celebrate the night of nights with the DEW21 Museum Night 2023: Numerous venues and museums offer [...]

22.09.2023 | 18:00 32nd Big Mine Festival

At the 32nd Great Zechenfest in Essen, people from Essen and the entire region come together to celebrate together: Three [...]

17.09.2023 | 11:00 – 18:00 World Children's Day in the Maxipark

On Sunday, September 17th, a big party for the whole family will take place in the Maxipark on the occasion of World Children's Day. The […]

17.09.2023 | 11:00 Walk through the Deilbachtal

On Sunday, September 17.9.2023th, 11, at XNUMX a.m., the Ruhr Museum invites you to take a walk through the early industrial cultural and natural landscape […]

10.09.2023 Open Monument Day

On September 10th, the Open Monument Day 2023 will take place again. The motto of the action day is "Talent Monument". Over 5.000 […]

05.08.2023 – 13.08.2023 CHROME BLACK on the Hansa coking plant

RENEGADE collective in the washroom - hip hop history and industrial culture The full-length hip hop performance CHROMSCHWARZ brings acting, dance, rap, […]

22.06.2023 – 16.06.2024 Ideal world...? Children's life on the Ruhr and Emscher 1900 - 1960

What was the world like for children in the Ruhr area in the past? In the photo exhibition "Health World...? Children's life on the Ruhr and Emscher [...]

06.07.2023 – 09.07.2023 The 2023 finals in front of an industrial culture backdrop

From July 6th to 9th, at the fourth edition of the multi-sports event "The Finals 2023 Rhein-Ruhr", 159 German championship titles will be […]

09.07.2023 | 10:00 – 17:00 Children's Day at the Bochum Railway Museum

On July 09th, 2023, the Railway Museum will be upside down again and the little guests will be the biggest. The railway museum in Bochum […]

18.06.2023 | 10:00 – 18:00 Family festival NRW around the Centennial Hall in Bochum

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia invites you to the first family and children’s festival on June 18, 2023 in […]

24.06.2023 ExtraShift – The Night of Industrial Culture

44 venues, 22 cities, one night in the Ruhr Metropolis: ExtraShift on June 24 has a full program to offer

08.05.2023 – 04.02.2023 MYTH AND MODERNITY: FOOTBALL IN THE RUHR AREA

A photography exhibition by the German Football Museum and the Ruhr Museum from May 8, 2023 to February 4, 2024

21.05.2023 – 10.09.2023 Exhibition "Industrial Giants" in the Museum Zeitreise Strom

Germany's largest special museum on the topic of electricity presents pictures by the Bochum painter Helmut Paulin in the exhibition "Industrial giants in the Ruhr".

08.05.2023 Museum ships back in Duisburg Ruhrort

The museum ships "Oscar Huber" and "Fendel 147" are back at the Inland Shipping Museum  

01.05.2023 Light installation switched on again in the landscape park Duisburg-Nord

Just in time for the start of spring, the popular light installation can be seen regularly again after dark

INDUSTRIAL FILM RUHR ON TOUR at DASA

INDUSTRIEFILM RUHR on Tour 23 FILM TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE RUHR On Thursday, May 3rd, 2023, the “INDUSTRIEFILM RUHR” will […]

Experience urban wilderness

Discover flora and fauna in the midst of industrial culture Along the route of industrial culture there is a special natural diversity: on overgrown industrial sites you can [...]

Start of the season in the landscape park with a street food festival

The popular Street Food Festival marks the start of the new season in the Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord

Easter trip to the Hansa coking plant

Gigantic technology and flourishing nature

steam, compressed air and electricity

Adventure day at the Zollern colliery on 16.04.

Exhibition "Sixteen Objects" at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein

Until May 29, 2023: Exhibits from the Yad Vashem collection of objects in Germany for the first time

Biking on the canal

Monday, April 10.4.2023th, 11, 00:18 a.m. – 00:XNUMX p.m.: Bike tour from the LWL-Museum ship lift Henrichenburg to the “Altenfahrt” in Olfen

Visitor Center (BIZ) at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum opens again

From April 08.04.2023th, XNUMX, the visitor information center in the pump house will open its doors again.

Open Hill Day on April 07th

Open Hill Day on April 7th with free entry and real-time transmedia installation

RVR Visitor Center Hoheward starts the summer season

Extension of opening times and offers for the start of the 2023 season

INDUSTRIAL FILM RUHR ON TOUR 23

INDUSTRIEFILM RUHR on tour 23 FILM TREASURES FROM ARCHIVES OF THE RUHR AREA On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the “INDUSTRIEFILM RUHR” will be shown […]

STAHL·ZEIT·REISEN – IN THE RUHR AREA AND IN SOUTH WESTPHALIA

Stahl·Zeit·Reisen is a cooperation between WasserEisenLand - Industrial Culture in South Westphalia and the Route Industrial Culture of the Ruhr Area. The project shows how […]

150 years Hügel - With many highlights through the year 2023

The Krupp Foundation is celebrating the anniversary year of Villa Hügel with an extensive program and many premieres. On February 10, a […]

Ruhr Museum – special exhibition “Hands off the Ruhr area! The occupation of the Ruhr 1923–1925”

With over 200 exhibits, the gallery exhibition from January 12 to August 27, 2023 shows the experiences of the population and occupiers […]