Coal Washery and Ruhr Museum

Which colour marks the washery’s exterior escalator?

Getting there

Zollverein Shaft XII › Zollverein Shaft XII › Coal Washery and Ruhr Museum

From Shaft XII follow Ruhr Museum and Kohlenwäsche signs to the washery’s southwest side. The observation point is outside by the lower approach to the orange escalator. Do not stop for the task on moving steps.

The required observation is from a public area. Do not cross barriers during a temporary closure.

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History

Coal was cleaned and sorted in the enormous washery. Today the Ruhr Museum uses it to tell the region’s natural and cultural history. The bright exterior escalator lifts visitors into a former industrial process: the new purpose does not disguise the old shell.

Sources

• Coal Washery and Ruhr Museum

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