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Institution

Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum – Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum für Georessourcen (DBM)

  • Industrials
Headquarters:
Bochum

Description

The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum presents over 3,000 exhibits in four guided tours covering coal, mining, mineral resources, and art. Its displays include objects from its mining history documentation center and loans. The museum conveys research results through interactive formats, with an underground show mine and a cage simulator illustrating mining history and daily underground work. The former Germania shaft headframe offers views over the Ruhr region. The museum hosts changing special exhibitions on mining archaeology and societal issues related to georesource extraction.