Rhenish industrial museum - Location Oberhausen
Picture: Rhenish industrial museum in Oberhausen
The Rhine Industrial Museum Arena in Oberhausen is housed in the former Altenberg zinc factory, and the museum is one of the industrial heritage highlights in Oberhausen.
The exhibition impressively explains the industrial past of the Ruhr Area, and is an exciting excursion destination for the whole family. Visitors to the Rhine Industrial Museum in Oberhausen can experience up close how a steam-driven forging hammer works, how a lathe is used or how steel is torn apart. An exciting tour leads past 150 years of history and over 1,500 exhibits. In addition, regular special exhibitions, lectures, museum discussions, industrial history excursions and events such as concerts, film evenings, book readings, open days and practical demonstrations make the Rhine Industrial Museum in Oberhausen an interesting venue in the Ruhr Area.
Adress:
Hansastraße 18
46049 Oberhausen
Get more information on the website: RIM Oberhausen
Telephone: +49 (0) 1805-743465 (0,14 €/Min.)
Fax: +49 (0) 2234-9921300
Email: info@kulturinfo-rheinland.de
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm
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