A warm welcome! On this page you will find all the information you need for your visit to the Ruhr Museum on the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site in Essen.
Ruhr Museum
Monday to Sunday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Christmas Eve (24.12.), Christmas Day (25.12.) and New Year's Eve (31.12.) closed
Mineralien-Museum
Tuesday to Sunday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Christmas Eve (24.12.), Christmas Day (25.12.) and New Year's Eve (31.12.) closed
Ruhr Museum permanent exhibition with Portal of Industrial Heritage and Panorama Roof
Adults: 10 €
Reduced: 7 €
Ruhr Museum special exhibition, 12-meter level
Adults: 10 €
Reduced: 7 €
Ruhr Museum gallery exhibition, 21-meter level
Adults: 5 €
Reduced: 4 €
Ruhr Museum complete with Portal of Industrial Heritage and Panorama Roof
Adults: 15 €
Reduced: 11 €
Children and young people under the age of 18 as well as pupils and students under the age of 25 are admitted free of charge.
Only in the context of a guided tour Adults: 11 € Reduced: 9 € Children, youths and students: 5 €
Tickets are only available in the online ticket store:
Prices
Admission free
The reduced entrance fee is granted to:
Visitors receive reduced admission on presentation of the following tickets:
Please register your group(s) at the Ruhr Museum Visitor Service. Arrange an individual guided tour according to your wishes.
Visitors receive the reduced entrance fee upon presentation of the following tickets:
Red Dot Design Museum
Oberhausen Gasometer
German Football Museum
Essen city tours
We offer vouchers in our online ticket store and at the counter on the 24 meter level of the Ruhr Museum on the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein.
Our Annual Passes can also be purchased at the counter and make an excellent gift. The annual pass gives you or the person you are giving a gift free admission to our permanent exhibition, the Portal of Industrial Heritage and all special and gallery exhibitions for one year (from the date entered). It costs €50 and must be presented at the counter each time you visit. There you will receive your respective day ticket.
Free admissions
Free admission on presentation of
To receive the free admission, please come to the counter on the 24-meter level of the Ruhr Museum. There you will get your day ticket after registration or presentation of the valid proof.
The detailed price overview of the offers in the Coal Washing Plant at Zollverein can be found here:
Information about the monument trail, the Zollverein guided tours and other offers of the Zollverein Foundation can be found at:
We offer gift vouchers in our online ticket store and at the counter on the 24-meter level of the Ruhr Museum at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Our annual tickets can also be purchased at the counter and make an excellent gift. The annual pass gives you or the person you are giving it to free admission to our permanent exhibition, the Portal of Industrial Heritage and all special and gallery exhibitions for one year (from the date entered). It costs €50 and must be shown at the counter each time you visit. There you will receive your respective day ticket.
Without waiting and without fees: In the store you book tickets for exhibitions, public tours and vouchers of the Ruhr Museum in advance. To book the ticket, you need an e-mail address and a printer to print the ticket. Alternatively, bring the ticket digitally on your smartphone or tablet. You can pay securely with Visa, Mastercard, EC card, giropay and paypal.
Waiting times in front of the entrance or the cash desk are simply bypassed. You go with the ticket directly to the entrance of the exhibition or to the meeting point of the booked guided tour.
Whether adults, children, young people, families, senior citizens, people with disabilities, school classes, preschool classes and other groups: Our guided tour program is aimed at everyone who wants to discover the Ruhr region. Our Vsitor Service will be happy to advise you on finding the right guided tour for you.
You can find the dates for our public tours in our calendar. Use the filters to find the right tour for you and your family or friends.
Prices
Ruhr Museum
5 € plus admission
Children and young people under 18: 3 €, free admission
Pupils and students under 25 years: 5 €, free admission
Schaudepot
Adults: 11 €
Reduced: 9 €
Children and youths under 18 years as well as pupils and students under 25 years: 5 €.
Our Visitor Service will be happy to advise you on guided tours of the branch offices. Contact us
Each tour listed in the calendar can also be booked as an individual group tour. The group tours are designed for 20 people, school groups for 15 people. The duration is 1.5 hours. Simply arrange the time, exhibition, group size and topic with our visitor service. We will also provide you with culinary tips and suggestions for other program points during your visit to the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Prices
Guided tour Ruhr Museum
80 € plus admission
90 € guided tour in foreign languages (English and Dutch) on request plus entrance fee
65 € for groups of pupils and students, free admission
75 € for foreign language groups of pupils and students (English and Dutch), free admission
Guided tour of the Schaudepot
130 € incl. admission
140 € guided tour in foreign languages (English and Dutch) on request
65 € for groups of pupils and students
75 € for foreign language groups of pupils and students (English and Dutch)
Our visitor service will be happy to advise you on guided tours in the branch offices: Contact us
Free of charge and on your own smartphone or tablet: Our new audioguide-app makes your visit to the permanent exhibition "Nature, Culture and History of the Ruhr Area" even more informative and entertaining. The free app offers you an exciting audio guide tour with 92 stations through our popular permanent exhibition.
Approx. 1.5 to 2 hrs. in German, English, Dutch, French or Spanish For more information, click here.
Free of charge and on your own smartphone: the new audio guide app offers an exciting audio guide tour with 25 stops through the special exhibition "Myth and Modernity. Football in the Ruhr Area".
approx. 60 minutes in German and English
Exciting quizzes for families with children aged 6 and up await in every special and gallery exhibition and in the permanent exhibition of the Mineral Museum. They lead to the highlights of the exhibitions and give everyone a good overview of the exhibition theme. 30 to 45 min. in German and English (Gallery and Mineral Museum in German only) available free of charge at the Ruhr Museum counter on the 24-meter level and in the Mineral Museum.
Parking Designated parking spaces for people with disabilities are available in the A1 and A2 and C parking lots on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Entrance Ruhr Museum The entrance for wheelchair users to the Ruhr Museum is located in the north foyer at the front of the Coal Washing Plant. An elevator provides barrier-free access to the regional museum, to the counter / cash desk on the 24-meter level and provides access to the various exhibition levels.
Assistance dog In principle, animals are not allowed in the exhibitions or in the entire building. Assistance dogs are exempt from this rule.
WC A wheelchair-accessible WC is located on the 24-meter level next to the entrance to the permanent and special exhibitions.
Tickets For visitors* with a degree of disability of 70 percent or more, the reduced admission price applies. If a "B" is entered on the disabled person's ID card, admission is free for an accompanying person.
Miscellaneous Wheelchairs / pushchairs are available free of charge for visits to the museum and can be obtained from the Ruhr Visitor Center if required by telephone.
Award The Ruhr Museum was awarded the "Signet North Rhine-Westphalia without barriers" on April 27, 2010.
Further information Our visitor service will be happy to advise you: Contact us
Parking Designated parking spaces for people with disabilities are available free of charge in parking lot A1.
Entrance An elevator provides barrier-free access to the coking coal bunker.
WC A wheelchair-accessible WC is located in the coking coal bunker.
Assistance dog In principle, animals are not allowed in the exhibitions or in the entire building. This does not apply to assistance dogs, of course.
Further information Our Visitor Service will be happy to advise you. Contact us
Ruhr Museum
in the Coal Washing Plant
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen
Arrival by public transport
Tram 107 (Zollverein stop, 4 minutes walk)
Bus 170 (Zollverein Nord stop, 10 minutes walk)
Bus 183 (Kohlenwäsche stop, 2 minutes walk)
Regional train RB 32 (Zollverein Nord stop, 10 minutes walk)
Timetable information
Arrival by car
Parking lots A1 and A2 (free of charge, 2 minutes walk)
Address: Fritz-Schupp-Allee
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Many bike paths and routes (such as Emscher Park Radweg, Nordsternweg and Rundkurs Ruhrgebiet) offer the possibility to comfortably reach the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein by bike.
bicycle racks
Ruhr Museum / Coking Coal Bunker / Hall 8 / Dyer's Garden: around Werner-Müller-Platz
Schaudepot / Mixing Plant: info point at the Coking Plant and at the Weighing Tower
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein, Coking Plant
Heinrich-Imig-Str. 9
45141 Essen, Germany
Arrival by public transport
Tram 107 (Zollverein Nord stop, 15 minutes walk)
Bus 170 (Zollverein Nord stop, 15 minutes walk)
Bus 183 (Kokerei Zollverein stop, 5 minutes walk)
Regional train RB 32 (Zollverein Nord stop, 15 minutes walk)
Timetable information
Arrival by car
Parking lot C (1 minute walk to the Wiegeturm)
Arrival address Arendahls Wiese
Parking deck Zollverein (10 minutes walk to the Wiegeturm)
Arrival address Im Welterbe 11
Cost: 1,80 €/hour, day ticket 7,50 €. Please note: cash payment is not possible. It is only possible to pay by EC card. Here are also four charging stations (22 kW fast charger) for e-cars
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen, Germany
Arrival by public transport
Tram 107 (Zollverein stop, 4 minutes walk)
Bus 170 (Zollverein North stop, 10 minutes walk)
Bus 183 (Zollverein North stop, 10 minutes walk and Kohlenwäsche stop, 2 minutes walk)
Regional train RB 32 (Zollverein North stop, 10 minutes walk)
Timetable information
Arrival by car
Parking lots A1 and A2 (free of charge, 2 minutes walk)
Access via Fritz-Schupp-Allee
Google Maps
in the former signal box
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen
Arrival by public transport
Tram 107 (Zollverein stop, 7 minutes walk)
Bus 170 (Zollverein Nord stop, 10 minutes walk)
Bus 183 (Kohlenwäsche stop, 5 minutes walk)
Regional train RB 32 (Zollverein Nord stop, 10 minutes walk)
Timetable information
Arrival by car
Parking lot A2 (free of charge, 4 minutes walk)
Address Fritz-Schupp-Allee
Google Maps
Kupferdreher Strasse 141-143
45257 Essen
Arrival by public transport
VRR lines 141, 153, 177, 180 (Poststraße stop, 1 minute walk)
Tram S9 from Essen main station in the direction of Wuppertal (Kupferdreh-Bahnhof stop, 5 minutes walk)
Timetable information
Arriving by bike
With the "RuhrtalRadweg", the "Deutsche Fußballroute NRW", the "Rundkus Ruhrgebiet" and the "Themenroute Essen erleben Süd", several signposted bike paths lead past Lake Baldeney. At the Kupferdreh train station, simply turn off to Kupferdreher Straße. Bicycles can be parked in the courtyard behind the museum.
Arrival by car
On the A44 with connection to the A52 to exit 39 Essen-Kupferdreh. From Essen turn half-left, from Velbert turn right onto Nierenhofer Straße, then turn left onto Kupferdreher Straße. Parking on Kupferdreher Straße
Address Kupferdreher Straße 141-143
Essen-Margarethenhöhe
Altenau 12
45149 Essen
Arrival by public transport
U17 from Essen main station (stop Margarethenhöhe, from there walk back 50 m and then turn left into Lührmannstraße. At the end of this street take the footpath into the valley and then keep right. Timetable information
Arriving by bike
The "Grugaweg" runs directly past the Margarethenhöhe on the old railroad line. It connects the RS1 cycle path at Heißen with the "Ruhrtalradweg". The "Wasser-Route" also leads from the Ruhrtal to the west past the Halbachhammer settlement.
Arrival by car
On the A52 from the direction of Düsseldorf and Essen / A40 to exit 27 Essen-Haarzopf. Via Norbertstraße from Essen / A40 turn right after approx. 1 km onto Sommerburgstraße, from Düsseldorf turn left at the next traffic light onto Sommerburgstraße. Parking in a side street of Sommerburgstraße. The parking situation is very limited. We recommend arriving by public transport and bicycle. Directions: Altenau 12. Google Maps
Garden City Margarethenhöhe Am Brückenkopf / Corner Steile Straße 45149 Essen
Arrival by public transport U17 from Essen main station (Halbe Höhe stop, 5 minutes walk) Timetable information
Arrival by bicycle The Grugaweg runs directly past the Margarethenhöhe on the old railroad line. It connects the RS1 cycle route at Heißen with the Ruhrtal cycle route. The Wasser-Route also leads from the Ruhrtal west past the settlement.
Arrival by car On the A52 from the direction of Düsseldorf and Essen / A40 to exit 27 Essen-Haarzopf. Via Norbertstraße from Essen / A40 after approx. 1 km turn right into Sommerburgstraße, from Düsseldorf turn left at the next traffic light into Sommerburgstraße. Parking in a side street of Steilen Straße. Parking is very limited. We recommend arriving by public transport or bicycle. Directions: Steile Straße, corner Hoher Weg Google Maps
Sommerburgstraße 18
45149 Essen
Arrival by public transport
U17 from Essen main station (Laubenweg stop, 1 minute walk)
Timetable information
Arrival by bicycle
The "Grugaweg" runs directly past the Margarethenhöhe on the old railroad line. It connects the RS1 cycle route at Heißen with the "Ruhrtalradweg". The "Wasser-Route" also leads from the Ruhrtal west past the settlement. There are some bicycle racks at the Kleines Atelierhaus.
Arrival by car
On the A52 from the direction of Düsseldorf and Essen / A40 to exit 27 Essen-Haarzopf. Via Norbertstraße from Essen / A40 after approx. 1 km turn right into Sommerburgstraße, from Düsseldorf turn left at the next traffic light into Sommerburgstraße. Parking in a side street of Sommerburgstraße. The parking situation is very limited. We recommend arriving by public transport and bicycle. Directions Steile Straße Google Maps
Private For private purposes, photography without flash, tripod and selfie stick is permitted in the Ruhr Museum.
Editorial and commercial recordings For editorial photo, film and audio recordings, prior arrangement and written permission from the Ruhr Museum is required. For this purpose, please contact our Press Department. Commercial use of recordings of any kind is not permitted.
Outdoor recordings and Zollverein The Zollverein Foundation is responsible for all other buildings and the outdoor area. Photographs, sound recordings and films that are not used exclusively for private purposes require the written permission of the Zollverein Foundation.
You can find information about the barrier-free visit here.
You can find information about the audioguide-app here.
We have all the information for you here compiled here.
Both directly on the grounds of the Zollverein World Heritage Site and in the surrounding area within walking distance, there is a whole range of varied gastronomic offerings. You can find the most popular offers here.
The main entrance is the escalator at Werner-Müller-Platz. Barrier-free elevators are located at the north foyer of the Ruhr Museum.
Food and drinks are not permitted in the collection and exhibition rooms. It is also prohibited to carry liquids in these rooms. Our checkroom or lockers on the 21 meter level are available for storage. Please use the seating facilities on the 24 meter level to accommodate small children. Gastronomic offers are distributed over the entire Zollverein site and can be found here.
For private purposes, photography without flash, tripod and selfie stick is permitted in the Ruhr Museum. For editorial photo, film and audio recordings, prior arrangement and written permission from the Ruhr Museum is required. For this purpose, please contact our Press Department.
The Zollverein Foundation is responsible for all other buildings and the grounds. Photography, sound and film recordings that are not used exclusively for private purposes require the written permission of the Zollverein Foundation.
You can find guided tours in our Calendar.
In the visitor service of the Ruhr Museum you can book individual group tours.
Please contact the Visitor Service Ruhr Museum.
Our checkroom on the 21 meter level and our lockers are available for depositing jackets, coats and other clothing and bags during your visit.
Larger bags (20 x 30 x 10 cm), backpacks, umbrellas, walking sticks and back carriers for children must be left at the checkroom or locked in the lockers with a €1 or €2 coin as a deposit. Alternatively, you can create a four-digit code for the use of the locker.
For safety reasons, we reserve the right to regulate access for strollers on busy days. Baby carriers and strollers can then be borrowed free of charge from the checkroom.
No liability is assumed for the checkroom and the contents of the lockers.
Both at the colliery and in the surrounding area, which is within walking distance, there is a whole range of varied gastronomic offerings. You can find an overview here.
Medically justified walking aids are permitted in the building and exhibition spaces. You can find more information about the barrier-free visit here.
10 people and more are considered a group at the regional museum. Group tickets are available via the online ticket store and at the counter on the 24 meter level.
Our visitor services team will be happy to advise you on your individual group tour.
You can get our season ticket for the Ruhr Museum here and at the counter on the 24 metre level of the Ruhr Museum.
You can see the next dates with events for children and families here.
For safety reasons, we reserve the right to regulate access with strollers on busy days. Baby carriers and buggies can be borrowed free of charge at the checkroom.
The opening hours of all museums, exhibitions and branch offices can be found here.
You can conveniently book tickets for current and upcoming exhibitions as well as public tours in advance at any time and without additional fees.
Free parking is signposted at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site. For the Ruhr Museum, we recommend parking lotA1 and A2. When visiting the Coking Plant, use parking lot C. At the coking plant, there is the Zollverein parking deck, for which a fee is charged, in addition to parking lot C. There are 4 charging spaces (22 kW fast charger) for e-cars here.
Information on how to get to the other locations can be found here.
Free wheelchairs / push carts are also available for a visit. If required, please contact the Ruhr Visitor Center on +49 (0)201 24 68 1 500 . You can find more information on barrier-free visits here.
On the 24 metre level, the Walther König bookstore awaits with a special focus on architectural and industrial history. Here, the current exhibition catalogs, posters and other publications of the Ruhr Museum as well as souvenirs and literature about the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein and the Ruhr region are available.
Further information about the museum store can be found here.
Benches are available in all exhibitions and on the 24 metre level. In addition, folding stools are available free of charge in the permanent and special exhibitions.
Animals are not allowed in the exhibitions and in the whole building. Of course, assistance dogs are excluded from this. You can find more information here.
Changing tables in the Ruhr Museum are located on the 21 metre level in the women's restroom and on the 24 metre level in the barrier-free restroom.
There is free open WLAN in the Ruhr Museum. A charging station for cell phones is located in the Ruhr Visitor Center on the 24 metre level directly opposite the counter.
