Vulkanhaus Strohn

About the museum

The Vulkanhaus is located in Strohn in the Vulkaneifel, a landscape of maars and cinder cones. It is run by the local municipality of Strohn and funded with European Union money. The scientific concept comes from the Rhineland-Palatinate State Office for Monument Preservation (geological monument preservation), and the exhibition architecture was designed by Bernd Freihaut and Tine Kaiser.

The permanent exhibition explains basic volcanic processes using examples from the surrounding area. The ground floor covers the structure of the Earth, magma, lava flows and volcanic gases; the upper floor covers the magma chamber, maars, lava bombs, cinder cones and rocks from the depths. Many stations are designed as hands-on walls, listening stations and walk-in rooms; a highlight is the large lava fissure wall. On the forecourt, a geological time trail and play stations invite visitors to try things out.

In Strohn itself lies the roughly 120-ton Strohn lava bomb, which broke loose from the quarry face during a blast in 1969 and was later moved to its present location.

Highlights

• Experience walls and experiment stations on volcanism
• Lava fissure wall with iron oxide crystals
• Simulated fissure eruption with tremors
• Magma chamber with a growing crystal
• Experience forecourt with time trail and play stations
• Café in the house

Permanent exhibition

• Dauerausstellung Vulkanismus – Experience exhibition with experiments, experience walls and walk-in rooms on magma, lava, maars and volcanic gases.

Operated by

Ortsgemeinde Strohn

Director

Dr. Martin Koziol

Admission & discounts

All prices include VAT. Guided tours: museum tour for school classes from €45 flat rate (up to 10 students), for adults from €60 flat rate (up to 15 people); geo excursion €35 per hour.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The ground floor is accessible by wheelchair; the upper floor is not.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The house sees itself as an interactive museum for young and old, with experiments to touch, hear and smell, and play stations on the forecourt.

Getting there & parking

According to the state portal, a bus stop is about 150 meters from the museum.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Café in the house with about 15 seats on the ground floor, 45 on the upper floor and 30 on the terrace; can be visited without museum admission (tel. 06573 6319140).

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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