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The Ruhr Museum

The Ruhr Museum is located in the former Coal Washing Plant of the Zollverein coal mine, Shaft XII in Essen. It has existed since 1 January 2008 as a dependent foundation within the Zollverein Foundation under the sponsorship of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the “Landschaftverband Rheinland” (Rhineland Regional Association) and the City of Essen. As a regional museum, it presents the entire natural and cultural history of the Ruhr area in its permanent exhibition. It does not see itself as a classic industrial museum, but as a memory and showcase of the Ruhr Metropolis.

 

The Ruhr Museum has extensive collections of natural history, archaeology, history and photography, which are essentially based on the collections of the former Ruhrlandmuseum of the city of Essen. They are constantly being increased and thematically expanded, especially with regional reference. 25.000 selected items can be seen on tours in the Ruhr Museum's display depot at the Zollverein Coking Plant. In addition to the permanent exhibition on the nature, culture and history of the Ruhr area, the Ruhr Museum regularly shows temporary exhibitions, also on topics that do not relate to the Ruhr area.

 

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Ruhr Museum Foundation
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Team

Prof. Heinrich Theodor Grütter
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Sabine Quabeck
Secretary
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Dr. Achim Reisdorf
Scientific staff
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Dr. Hans Martin Weber
Scientific collection management
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Dr. Patrick Jung
Scientific staff
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Dr. Magdalena Drexl
Scientific staff
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Dr. Reinhild Stephan-Maaser
Scientific staff
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Dr. Frank Kerner
Vice Director
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Dr. Axel Heimsoth
Scientific staff
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Ingo Wuttke
Scientific staff
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Johannes Sträter
Scientific collection management
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Andreas Zolper
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Niklas Steinkamp
Trainee
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Stefanie Grebe
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Dr. Thomas Dupke
Scientific collection management
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Thomas Morlang
Scientific collection management
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Birgit Kösling-Korth
Photo lab
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Christoph Sebastian
Photographer / Photo lab
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Giulia Cramm
Trainee
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Annika Hesse
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Michaela Krause-Patuto
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Anke Seifert-Paß
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Philipp Bänfer
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Dr. Julia-Katharina Schmidt-Ewig
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Sandra Sorgenicht
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Udo Arnolds
Leiter
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Susanne Frank
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Detlef Hildebrand
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Thorsten Pliska
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Carola Werner
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Markus Sorek
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Hassan Allitou
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Benjamin Lippert
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Yilmaz Erdugan
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Christoph Röttelbach
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