Deutsches Werkzeugmuseum
Germany's only tool museum, in Remscheid-Hasten: from hand axe to CNC manufacturing – currently closed for renovation.
Om museet
The museum grew out of the tool collection of the municipal local history museum, which the City of Remscheid ran from 1927 in Haus Cleff, a residence and trading house of Bergisch tool merchants built in 1778/79 in the Hasten district. In 1967, a separate tool museum was established right next door, and in 1970 it was named the Deutsches Werkzeugmuseum. In the 1990s, a spacious new building with a new concept followed, opening in the fall of 1998.
The permanent exhibition spans stone tools of the Paleolithic, the Bronze and Iron Ages, and the Middle Ages through industrialization to computer-controlled manufacturing. One focus is the worldwide tool trade, which earned Remscheid the nickname “Seestadt auf dem Berge” (seaport on the mountain). The centerpiece is a steam engine with a flywheel nearly four meters across, complete with its transmission. Exhibits from the history of technology include the world's first industrial electric arc furnace from 1906, with which Richard Lindenberg produced electric steel, the Mannesmann brothers' rolling mills for seamless tubes, and a cast steel bell from 1853. At hands-on stations, visitors can try out tools themselves.
Together, the museum and Haus Cleff form the city's Historisches Zentrum (Historic Center). After more than ten years of renovation, Haus Cleff reopened in 2025 with an exhibition by Wolfgang Tillmans. Since April 2026, the entire ensemble has been closed for a further construction phase, during which the trading house, among other things, is being converted into a café.
Højdepunkter
- Steam engine with a flywheel nearly four meters across and its transmission
- The world's first industrial electric arc furnace (1906)
- Mannesmann rolling mills for seamless tubes
- Tools from the Stone Age to CNC manufacturing
- Hands-on stations to try things out
Permanente udstillinger
- Vom Faustkeil bis Industrie 4.0 – Permanent exhibition on the development of tools, the tool industry, and the tool trade from the Stone Age to today, with a steam engine, an electric arc furnace, and hands-on stations (currently closed).
- Grundlagt
- 1967
- Ejer
- Stadt Remscheid (Historisches Zentrum)
- Ledelse
- Dr. Gisela Parak
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 3,50 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 2,50 €Tour participants, university students, people with a disability rating (GdB) of 80 or more, members of museum friends' associations, ICOM, and the Deutscher Museumsbund, Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) holders |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Children and teens up to age 18 as well as journeymen on their traditional travels (Wandergesellen) free. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed. |
| Personer med handicap | 2,50 €With a disability rating (GdB) of 80 or more. |
| Studerende og elever | 2,50 € |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 2,50 € pr. personGroups of 15 or more; two accompanying adults free with school classes and daycare groups. |
| Familier | 6 €Max. 2 adults and 3 children. |
| Remscheider Museumskarte (one admission each to the Deutsches Röntgen-Museum and the Deutsches Werkzeugmuseum) | 7 € |
Price list from before the closure (still published on the website). Workshops free for children, €3.50 for adults.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
According to the museum, wheelchair-accessible; a push wheelchair is available; two accessible parking spaces behind the museum. No restroom facilities are available during the construction work.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 6 € · Max. 2 adults and 3 children. |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
- Børnefødselsdage
Hands-on stations to try out, children's tours (also in the dark with Balduin Keks), workshops for grandparents and grandchildren, and children's birthday parties by arrangement; limited during the renovation.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Hasten Museum
Buses 615, 653, and 657 to “Hasten Museum” or “Hasten Kirche.”
I bil
Parkering muligt
Museum parking lot across the street between Hastener Straße and Alte Straße; two accessible parking spaces behind the museum.
- Handicapparkering
Because parking is scarce in the Hasten district, the museum recommends arriving by bus.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
A café is expected to open in the Kontorhaus (counting house) in winter 2026/27.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Due to the construction work, no rental inquiries are being accepted and no events are being held until further notice.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Tours, workshops and programs for daycare centers and schools on request; limited during the closure. |
