Gäste gehen im LWL-Museum für Archäologie und Kultur auf Spurensuche im inszenierten Großsteingrab
LWL, P. Jülich, Gäste gehen im LWL-Museum für Archäologie und Kultur auf Spurensuche im inszenierten Großsteingrab

Museums for living historyExhibition venues enable a journey through time

Many popular museums take visitors on a journey through the centuries or millennia. Industrial history, the history of development or cultural history all play a role in the museums. Sometimes the focus is on popular sports, sometimes on evolution or the transformation of a people. Hobby historians train to become prehistorians or specialists in the progress of a particular industry. In the living history rooms, guests can imagine themselves as Roman legionnaires, Neanderthals or top athletes. Excursions and guided tours guarantee amusing entertainment as well as a gain in knowledge.

  • Ovis Wende's Base Metals II sculpture stands in front of the German Mining Museum
    Deutsches Bergbau-Museum/Karlheinz Jardner, Ovis Wende's Base Metals II sculpture stands in front of the German Mining Museum
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  • Exterior view of the German Football Museum Dortmund - directly at the main station
    Deutsches Fußballmuseum Dortmund, Exterior view of the German Football Museum Dortmund - directly at the main station
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  • The German Sport & Olympia Museum is very popular. A timeline takes visitors through the various centuries of sporting history
    Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum, The German Sport & Olympia Museum is very popular. A timeline takes visitors through the various centuries of sporting history
    KölnLearn more
  • Adenauer Mercedes
    Bundesstadt Bonn, Michael Sondermann, Adenauer Mercedes
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  • Exterior view of the St. Antony hut in spring
    LVR-Industriemuseum, Exterior view of the St. Antony hut in spring
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  • The LVR-RömerMuseum is the heart of the LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten
    Tourismus NRW e.V., M. Hulisz, The LVR-RömerMuseum is the heart of the LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten
    XantenLVR-RömerMuseumLearn more
  • Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann
    Stiftung Neanderthal Museum, Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann
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  • In the foyer of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, guests can admire a huge rice granary
    Martin Claßen, Arno Jansen, In the foyer of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, guests can admire a huge rice granary
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  • The Red Dot Design Museum is home to the world's largest exhibition of contemporary design
    Red Dot Design Museum, The Red Dot Design Museum is home to the world's largest exhibition of contemporary design
    EssenLearn more
  • The Ruhr Museum is located on the grounds of the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
    Thomas Willemsen, The Ruhr Museum is located on the grounds of the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
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  • Guests can experience truffle production at the Chocolate Museum in Cologne
    Schokoladenmuseum Köln, Guests can experience truffle production at the Chocolate Museum in Cologne
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