Museeum geeks find the Ruhr Museum in the former coal preparation plant at the Zeche Zollverein. On several floors, it tells the story of the Zeche (coal mine) and portrays the history of the Ruhrgebiet (Ruhr Area).
Category: Museums
Styrian Armoury in Graz
The Styrian Armoury (Steirische Landeszeughaus) in Graz is known for its extensive collection of weaponry and armour. The stock was intended for a defensive army against Ottoman and Hungarian troops. Today, it displays military craftsmanship and history in an authentic atmosphere.
Fridericianum in Kassel
The Fridericianum in Kassel offers a fascinating story for museum buffs. The building was completed in 1779 and was one of the first public museums ever built. Today, it offers exhibitions about contemporary art and serves as a venue for the events of the Documenta.
Bruck Castle in Lienz
Bruck Castle (Schloss Bruck) is a short walk from the town of Lienz. From afar, it looks like a real knight’s castle. Inside the chapel of the 13th-century castle, visitors find magnificent frescos created by Simon von Taisten.
Grassi Museum in Leipzig
At the Grassi Museum in Leipzig, visitors find material about art and designs, foreign peoples and cultures, and musical instruments. The museum complex consists of an Applied Arts Museum, an Ethnography Museum, and a Museum of Musical Instruments.
Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB)
The Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) is known not only as one of the leading houses for contemporary art but also for its facade, which is made of 712 glass parts. You have this view from a train passing the building on a nearby railroad.
State Museum Schwerin
The Gallery of Old & New Masters (Galerie Alte & Neue Meister) in Schwerin is part of the State Museum Schwerin (Staatliches Museum Schwerin). The building, designed by architect Hermann Willebrand, opened in 1882.
Hessenpark in Neu-Anspach
The Hessenpark forms an open-air museum featuring around 100 buildings from the German state of Hesse. Besides farmhouses, barns and windmills, you also see a marketplace with urban structures.
Roman Museum in Wagna
The Roman Museum of Wagna is located right above the remains of the former Roman settlement Flavia Solva. Thus, you can simultaneously look at the ancient walls below your feet and some Roman pieces that have been found there.
Ottoneum in Kassel
A museum with intriguing architecture forms the Museum of Natural History known as Ottoneum. Inside, it offers goodies like a Xylotheque and the Ratzenberger Herbarium. Another attraction is the Goethe Elephant Skeleton.
Locomotive NkNb 1-3 (1882)
This steam locomotive NkNb 1-3 dates back to 1882. You find it on the grounds of the Transport Museum of Budapest. First, the locomotive served on the Nagykikinda–Nagybecskerek railroad. Later, it ran as an industrial locomotive in Budapest.
View from the Stahlwelt in Linz
This pic is a view from the roof of the Stahlwelt. The Stahlwelt is an exhibition hall promoting products made of steel. The small hill in the middle reminds me of the Erzberg, a mining area for ore in the Austrian state of Styria.