Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum

The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum – founded in 1930 – is one of eight research museums belonging to the Leibniz Association. It researches, teaches and preserves the history of the mining, processing and use of geo-resources across all of the relevant time periods. Its research areas include: archaeometallurgy, mining history, materials science, and mining archaeology, together with the research laboratory, and the Montanhistorische Dokumentationszentrum.

There are four tours guiding visitors through the building: Hard Coal, Mining, Mineral Resources and Art cover the full range of the Leibniz Research Museum for Geo-resources. The visitor’s mine and the pit descent simulator also provide glimpses into the diverse facets of underground mining activity. Stretching over 1.2 km, the underground network of passageways gives visitors an insight into everyday life underground and about historical technical developments in (coal) mining.

Public Transport

Subway U35 from Bochum Hbf in the direction of Herne to "Deutsches Bergbau-Museum".

By Car

Destination address: Schillerstraße / Europaplatz. Visitors can park in the public car parks around the museum and in the car park at the junction of the street "Am Bergbaumuseum" and "Herner Str.".