Essen Culture and Sights

This cathedral of industrial culture in Essen is also a Unesco world heritage site. The industrial monument with its almost 100 m high chimneys was closed down in 1933. The old silo-like bunkers were c...

The permanent geological exhibition is primarily concerned with the natural history of the Ruhr area. And: archaeological collection and permanent historico-cultural exhibition on the life of working ...

The musical theatre accommodated in a gigantic factory hall is already worth seeing from an architectural aspect alone. Ship crankshafts and turbines used to be produced here.

address: Norbertstraße 2, Essen 45131

address: Brückstraße 77, Essen 45239

Collections of about 80000 large graphics, including classics of artistic poster design like Toulouse-Lautrec and Behrens, but also posters featuring the latest design styles.

Accommodated in the old customs union boilerhouse restored in accordance with designs by the architect Sir Norman Foster. Prize-winning product designa are exhibited with the old boilers as background...

opening hours: Tues-Sat: 10:00 - 17:00; Sun: 12:30 - 17:00 , address: Burgplatz 2, Essen 45127

All trend-setting art periods from Romanticism to present Avantgarde are represented by exceptional exhibits. The picture collection enjoys international repute.