City museum in the Baroque Zeughaus next to Iserlohn's old town church: city and economic history from early times to the postwar period, free admission.
October 4, 2026 – February 28, 2027
The women artists' collective trans_form_art combines regional industrial materials such as wire, steel, and coal with natural materials to create installations, projections, and performances.
The building on today's Fritz-Kühn-Platz was built in 1726 as a Baroque townhouse right next to the Pankratiuskirche, Iserlohn's oldest church. In the 19th century it served as an armory (Zeughaus) and was stormed during the Iserlohn uprising of 1849 – an event that the exhibition also commemorates today.
The municipal collection was first presented as the "Haus der Heimat" (house of local heritage); since 1987 the Stadtmuseum has been housed in the former armory. On three floors, the permanent exhibition follows Iserlohn's development from geological history and early settlement to the years after World War II.
The focus is on the economic history of a city shaped by calamine mining, chain mail and wire manufacturing, needle production, and brass and bronze goods. Among the best-known objects are the elaborately decorated Iserlohn tobacco boxes, coffee grinders by the firm Kissing & Möllmann, and a cave bear skeleton; everyday history is illustrated by items such as the still-working record counter of the former Musikhaus Muck music store.
The Stadtmuseum is the headquarters of the Museen der Stadt Iserlohn, which also include the Historische Fabrikenanlage Maste-Barendorf with the needle museum and the Museum Haus Letmathe. Tours of the World War II air-raid tunnel beneath the old town also start from the museum. Since 2017 the museum has been an anchor museum in the "Preußen in Westfalen" (Prussia in Westphalia) network.
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
|---|---|
| Public guided tour | €4Children under 12 free; register by email at museum@iserlohn.de |
| Air-raid tunnel tour | €4Children under 12 free |
| Private group tour (flat rate) | €60by arrangement; free for school classes and daycare groups |
Free admission to the permanent and special exhibitions.
Elevator at the side of the building to all three exhibition levels (car 100 × 150 cm, door 90 cm). Two accessible parking spaces behind the museum. Wheelchair and rollator available to borrow free of charge. No accessible restroom. Free brochure in Leichte Sprache (easy-to-read German) in the foyer.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Fritz-Kühn-Platz
Bus stop "Fritz-Kühn-Platz" directly at the museum; Iserlohn Stadtbahnhof about 400 m away.
Parking available
Parking lot directly at the museum (free for 2 hours with a parking disc), accessible parking spaces behind the museum; Parkhaus Altstadt (An der Schlacht 13) about 140 m away, another parking garage at the Stadtbahnhof.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tours on select dates (next: Wed, November 11, 2026, 16:00). Group tours by arrangement; programs for school classes and daycare groups free, with travel possible on the Kultursprinter MK bus. "Museum in der Kiste" (museum in a box) offering for groups of 10 or more. |
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