
Brauerei-Museum Dortmund
Municipal museum on Dortmund's beer history in the 1912 machine house of the former Hansa brewery – free admission.
Om museet
The collection goes back to a teaching collection founded in 1981, which was on display from 1982 on the grounds of the private brewery Dortmunder Kronen. After the brewery was sold to the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei, this site closed in 2000. Since 2006 the museum has had its permanent home in the machine house of the former Hansa brewery in northern Dortmund. The operator is the City of Dortmund, supported by a patrons' society active since 1982 that collects brewing-related objects.
The most impressive exhibit is the building itself: the Dortmund architect and engineer Emil Moog built the machine house in 1912 as a power plant with steam and refrigeration machines. Together with the neighboring brewhouse, it is one of the last witnesses to large-scale industrial beer production in Dortmund before World War I. It is complemented by a machine hall from 1968; both buildings are listed.
In four sections, the permanent exhibition tells the story of brewing technology since the Middle Ages, the many Dortmund breweries, and the heyday of the beer city in the 1950s and 1960s, when beer shaped the city alongside coal and steel. On view are advertising items, bottling plants, relics from the brewhouse and storage cellar, and historic transport vehicles such as a Krupp truck.
Højdepunkter
- Listed machine house of the Hansa brewery from 1912
- History of the many Dortmund breweries and of the beer city's heyday
- Historic Krupp truck for transporting beer
- Bottling plants, advertising items and relics from the brewhouse and storage cellar
- Guided tours with beer tasting in the historic brewhouse
Permanente udstillinger
- Dauerausstellung zur Dortmunder Biergeschichte – Four sections on brewing technology, Dortmund breweries, and the connection between beer, city life and industry – presented in the historic machine house of the Hansa brewery.
- Grundlagt
- 1981
- Ejer
- Stadt Dortmund
- Ledelse
- Svenja Lehnhardt (in Vertretung)
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
| Børn og unge | –Free admission for everyone. |
|---|---|
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 4,50 € pr. personGroup tour of the permanent exhibition (90 min.) per person, 15–25 people; with beer tasting €14.50 per person. Book at least 14 days in advance. |
| Public tour with beer tasting (1st and 3rd Thu of the month) | 14,50 € |
Free admission to the permanent and special exhibitions. Workshop "The Biology of Beer" for school classes: €75 per group (up to 25 people) plus €1.50 for materials per person.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Only partially accessible: An elevator connects both exhibition floors, but some areas cannot be reached. Folding stools and benches throughout the museum.
Børn og familie
- Familieomvisninger & workshops: findes ikke
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn: findes ikke
The website lists no family or children's activities; the only school program (workshop "The Biology of Beer") is aimed at grades 8 to 13.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
U41 to Lortzingstraße, U42 to Glückaufstraße, or U42/U46 to Brunnenstraße, each a short walk.
I bil
Museet har ingen egen parkeringsplads.
No parking lot of its own; only a few public parking spaces in the surrounding residential streets.
Service & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
- Garderobe: findes ikke
- Opbevaringsskabe
- Wi-fi: findes ikke
Lockers with a €1 or €2 coin; jackets and small bags may be taken into the exhibition. Food and drinks brought from outside may not be consumed in the museum. The website gives no usable information about a café or restaurant.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | nej |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Private photos without flash or tripod allowed; commercial or editorial photography only with written permission. |
| Godt at vide | Public tours: "Dortmund – City of Beer" Sundays 15:00–16:30; "Fritz Brinkhoff – the Father of Dortmund Export" every 2nd Saturday of the month 12:30–13:30; "On the Trail of Dortmund Brewing" with beer tasting every 1st and 3rd Thursday 17:30–19:30. English tour by reservation. Exhibition texts so far only in German; a companion booklet can be borrowed at the ticket desk. Arrive 15 minutes before the tour starts. |




