Zeitreise Strom – Das Deutsche Elektrizitätsmuseum

Om museet

The Recklinghausen-Süd transformer substation was built in 1927/28 by the Vereinigte Elektrizitätswerke Westfalen on the Rhine–Herne Canal and went into operation in February 1928. The brick halls fully enclosed the switchgear to protect it from the fog and coal dust of the Ruhr region. When the technology became outdated in the late 1980s, the operator decided against demolition: from 1991 to 1994, the buildings were restored and at the same time fitted with a modern gas-insulated system that still distributes electricity today.

In December 2000, the museum Strom und Leben (Electricity and Life) opened in the areas no longer needed. In 2009, a vehicle hall on the history of electric mobility was added, with historic vehicles from the holdings of the energy company RWE. Since 2016, the nonprofit Zeitschalter gGmbH has run the museum; in 2021, it was expanded with support from the E.ON Stiftung and the NRW-Stiftung and renamed "Zeitreise Strom – Das Deutsche Elektrizitätsmuseum" (Time Travel Electricity – The German Electricity Museum).

In four buildings, the exhibition shows how electricity has transformed work, home life, medicine, leisure and advertising over some 200 years – from the first experiments through generation and distribution to visions of the future. It is based on a collection of several tens of thousands of objects, from household appliances to a steam turbine. The museum is an anchor point of the Route der Industriekultur (Industrial Heritage Trail) and also serves as a conference venue and tourist information office.

Højdepunkter

• Active 1928 transformer substation as a listed monument
• Vehicle hall with historic electric cars and a tram about 100 years old
• Living rooms from four eras show how electricity changed everyday life
• Steam turbine and water turbine for power generation
• Anchor point of the Route der Industriekultur

Permanente udstillinger

• Zeitreise Strom – The history of electrification told chapter by chapter – from discovering, generating and distributing electricity to its effects on work, home life, medicine, leisure and advertising.
• Fahrzeughalle Elektromobilität – Historic electric vehicles spanning more than a hundred years and a look at the mobility of tomorrow.

Grundlagt

2000

Ejer

Zeitschalter gGmbH

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission also for on-duty bus drivers and members of the DMB, Museumsverband NRW and ICOM. The Ruhr.Topcard and ruhrkultur.card are accepted (cannot be combined with guided tours) and are available at the museum.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Dogs are not allowed, except guide dogs for the blind. The website provides no further information on accessibility.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer
• Børnefødselsdage

Most exhibits are openly accessible and invite children to explore with all their senses. Children's birthday parties for children of elementary school age and up (two hours with tour and workshop, or three hours with catering; parents must be present), plus holiday programs and programs for daycare centers and schools.

Transport & parkering

Take the A 42, exit Herne-Baukau, toward Recklinghausen and follow the Route Industriekultur signs. GPS address: Bochumer Straße 253. E-bike charging station on the outdoor grounds.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Museum café with indoor and outdoor areas (coffee, snacks, ice cream; cake on weekends). Museum shop with regional products from the Ruhr area. Certified tourist information office.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 200 personer.

Four meeting rooms (20–180 m², 10–200 people) as well as the first floor of the permanent exhibition for conferences, seminars, presentations and corporate events; catering, Wi-Fi and conference technology. The homepage mentions rooms for up to 180 people.

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