Museum Eisenheim

About the museum

The Eisenheim estate in Oberhausen-Osterfeld was built from 1846 on behalf of the Hüttengewerkschaft Jacobi, Haniel und Huyssen for its workers and foremen. It is considered the oldest workers' housing estate in the Ruhr area. In the 1970s it was to be demolished; the persistent protest of a citizens' initiative instead secured renovation and heritage protection.

Back then, residents gathered furniture, everyday objects, and pictures and set up their own "Volksmuseum" (people's museum) in the former wash house. In 1989 the LVR Industrial Museum took over the historically significant monument together with its collection.

Today the exhibition in the wash house shows how the estate came into being some 180 years ago, where the newcomers came from, what work and daily life were like, and how resistance to demolition succeeded. In the museum apartment across the way, visitors can trace the family life of earlier times. The museum is a branch of the St. Antony-Hütte.

Highlights

• Exhibition in the former wash house of the estate
• Museum apartment with a look at the family life of the workers' families
• History of the successful resistance to demolition in the 1970s
• Guided walks through the estate all year round

Permanent exhibition

• Museum Eisenheim und Museumswohnung – The exhibition in the former wash house shows the founding, everyday life, and rescue of the workers' estate; the museum apartment across the way conveys family life, from children and stew to housecleaning.

Operated by

Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR)

Admission & discounts

The LVR Museum Card gives free admission for one year (also valid in the LWL museums).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: not available
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is certified as "Reisen für alle" (Travel for All). For reasons of heritage protection, neither the museum in the wash house (a step of 14 cm) nor the museum apartment (two steps, with a staircase to the second floor) is barrier-free. Mobile seating is available. Guided tours with sign language interpreting, tactile tours for blind people (about 90 minutes), and adapted programs for people with cognitive impairments are available by arrangement.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

By car via the A 516 to the Eisenheim exit, then follow the signs to the estate.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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