German Mining Museum in Bochum

A superlative museum – discover and experience coal mining

The German Mining Museum in Bochum is located in the heart of the Ruhr region.

It is a special and superlative Museum! The German Mining Museum is the largest mining museum in the world with over 350,000 visitors each year. It consists in part of a real coal mine.

Visitors can experience first-hand what it was like to work underground. The Museum also illustrates the history of mining from pre-Christian times to today in a permanent exhibit.

Special exhibits provide information about other mines throughout the world.