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Entrance Fees for Permanent Exhibitions

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Tickets

Tickets for the museums can be purchased on the site or in advance from our Webshop.


The following entrance fee arrangements apply for the permanent exhibitions at the LVR-Industriemuseum sites.

Separate entrance fees apply for temporary exhibitions and special events.

Oberhausen: Zinkfabrik Altenberg (Zinc Factory)

The permanent exhibition "Schwerindustrie" (Heavy Industry) is closed due to refurbishment work.


Oberhausen: Peter-Behrens-Bau

Admission: 6 €

Reduced: € 4 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)


Groups of 10 or more:
€5 per person

Reduced groups of 10 or more: €3.50 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities)


Children and teenagers (up to 18 years): Free admission

Group of schoolchildren and daycare centres: free admission (including accompanying persons)


The LVR Museum Card gives you free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase. Admission to special exhibitions and events is not included.


Free admission day for all:

1st Friday of the month. Applies to the permanent exhibition only, does not apply to special exhibitions and events.


Free admission: Ruhr Top Card (once a year to the permanent exhibition), Ruhr Kultur Card (once a year to the permanent exhibition), support associations of the LVR Industrial Museum, LVR benefit recipients incl. one accompanying person, refugees. one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, former members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, Rhineland Valley bearers, journalists with a press card, members of the International Council of Museums, members of the German Museums Association, members of the Federal Association of Museum Education, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, the NRW Foundation, bus drivers of visitor groups, holders of the youth licence (Juleica), RKG Staff


Oberhausen: St. Antony-Hütte (Ironworks)

Admission: €6 (combined ticket for permanent and special exhibition)

Reduced: €5 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of SGB II and SGB XII benefits)


Groups of 10 or more: €5.50 per person (permanent and special exhibition)


Children and Teenagers
(up to 18 years): Free admission

Groups of schoolchildren and daycare centres: free admission (including accompanying persons)


The LVR Museum Card gives you free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase. Admission to special exhibitions and events is not included.


Free admission day for all:

1st Friday of the month. Applies to the permanent exhibition only, does not apply to special exhibitions and events.


Free admission:
RuhrTopCard (once a year to the permanent exhibition), RuhrKulturCard (once a year to the permanent exhibition), support associations of the LVR Industrial Museum, LVR benefit recipients incl. one accompanying person, refugees. one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, former members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, Rheinlandtalerträger*innen, journalists with a press card, members of the International Council of Museums, members of the German Museums Association, members of the Federal Association of Museum Education, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, NRW Foundation, bus drivers of visitor groups, holders of the Youth Leader Card (Juleica), RKG employees


Oberhausen: Museum Eisenheim

Regular admission: 3 €

Children and young people (up to 18 years of age): free entry

School classes (with up to 2 accompanying persons): free entry


Free admission for refugees
Refugees have free admission to the museums of the Landschaftsverband Rheinland. In this way, the LVR would like to help refugees learn about the history and culture of the Rhineland.
For free admission, an official certificate must be presented. Admission is also free for accompanying persons who care for refugees. (max 2 persons per group)


With the LVR Museum card, you have free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase.


Further discounts:
DB subscription 6 more: 25%
Rheinischer Verein: 25%
Sauerland Moutain Association: 25%
NRW volunteer work: 50%


Free admission:
members of the Federal Association of Museum Education eV, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, support associations of the LVR-Industriemuseum, members of the German Museum Association, members of ICOM (International Council of Museums), Juleica (youth leader card), LVR employees (including pensioners), benefit recipients of the LVR incl. an accompanying person, Rhineland valley carrier, members of the support association of the NRW Foundation


Ratingen: Textilfabrik und Herrenhaus Cromford (Textile Mill and Mansion)


Admission to the permanent exhibition: €6
Reduced: € 5 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)
Permanent exhibition for groups of 10 or more: €5 per person


Combined ticket (permanent and special exhibition): €10
Reduced: €9 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service and people with severe disabilities), €5 (recipients of SGB II and SGB XII benefits)
Combined ticket for groups of 10 or more: €9 per person
Reduced combined ticket for groups of 10 or more: €8 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities), €4 (recipients of SGB II and SGB XII benefits)


Children and young people (up to 18 years): Free admission
Pupils and daycare centre group (including accompanying persons): Free admission


The LVR Museum Card gives you free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase.
Admission to special exhibitions and events is not included.


Free admission day for all:
1st Friday of the month
Only valid for the permanent exhibition, not valid for special exhibitions and events.


With the LVR Museum card, you have free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase.


Free admission: RuhrTopCard (once a year to the permanent exhibition), Friends of the LVR Industrial Museum, LVR benefit recipients incl. one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, former members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, Rhineland Valley bearers, journalists with a press card, members of the International Council of Museums, members of the German Museums Association, members of the Federal Association of Museum Education, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, NRW Foundation, bus drivers of visitor groups, holders of the Youth Leader Card (Juleica), RKG employees


Further discounts
NRW volunteer card: €3
Members of the Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz: €4.50 (permanent exhibition)


Solingen: Gesenkschmiede Hendrichs (Drop Forge)

During the duration of a temporary exhibition, only a combined ticket for the special and temporary exhibition is offered!


Combined ticket (permanent and temporary exhibition): €8

Reduced combined ticket: €6 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service), €5.50 (people with severe disabilities)

Combined ticket for groups of 10 or more: €7 per person


Children and young people (up to 18 years): Free admission

Group of schoolchildren and daycare centre: free admission (including accompanying persons)


The LVR Museum Card gives you free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase.
Admission to special exhibitions and events is not included.


Free admission day for all:
1st Friday of the month
Applies to the permanent exhibition only, does not apply to special exhibitions and events.


Free admission: Ruhr Top Card (once a year to the permanent exhibition), support associations of the LVR Industrial Museum, LVR benefit recipients incl. one accompanying person, refugees. one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, former members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, Rhineland Valley bearers, journalists with a press card, members of the International Council of Museums, members of the German Museums Association, members of the Federal Association of Museum Education, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, NRW Foundation, bus drivers of visitor groups, holders of the Youth Leader Card (Juleica), RKG employees


Further discounts
NRW volunteer card: € 3.50
Members of the Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz: €6 (permanent exhibition)


If there's currently no special exhibition on display:
Admission to the permanent exhibition: €7
Reduced: € 5 (students, trainees, federal volunteers), € 4.50 (people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)
Permanent exhibition for groups of 10 or more people: €6 per person, reduced €4 per person (people with severe disabilities, recipients of SGB II and SGB XII benefits)


Bergisch Gladbach: Papiermühle Alte Dombach (Paper Mill)

As not all areas of the museum can be visited, temporarily reduced admission prices apply.


Admission to the permanent exhibition: €4

Reduced: € 2 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)

Permanent exhibition for groups of 10 or more: €3.50 per person


Combined ticket (permanent and special exhibition): €6

Reduced combined ticket: €4 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)

Combined ticket for groups of 10 or more: €5.50 per person


Children and young people (up to 18 years): Free admission

Pupils and daycare centre groups: free admission (including accompanying persons)


The LVR Museum Card gives you free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase.Admission to special exhibitions and special events is not included. An upgrade ticket for the special exhibition can be purchased for €2 at the ticket office.


Free admission day for all:
1st Friday of the month. Applies to the permanent exhibition only, does not apply to special exhibitions and events.


Free admission: RuhrTopCars (once a year to the permanent exhibition) Friends of the LVR Industrial Museum, LVR benefit recipients including one accompanying person, refugees one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, former members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, Rhineland Valley bearers, journalists with a press card, members of the International Council of Museums, members of the German Museums Association, members of the Federal Association of Museum Education, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, NRW Foundation, bus drivers of visitor groups, holders of the Youth Leader Card (Juleica), RKG employees


Engelskirchen: Kraftwerk Ermen & Engels (Power Plant)

Admission to the permanent exhibition: €4

Reduced: € 2 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)

Permanent exhibition for groups of 10 or more: €3.50 per person


Combined ticket (permanent and special exhibition): €6

Reduced combined ticket: €4 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)

Combined ticket for groups of 10 or more: €5.50 per person


Children and young people (up to 18 years): Free admission

Pupils and daycare centre groups: free admission (including accompanying persons)

The LVR Museum Card gives you free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase. Admission to special exhibitions and special events is not included. An upgrade ticket for the special exhibition can be purchased for €2 at the ticket office.

Free admission day for all:
1st Friday of the month
Applies to the permanent exhibition only, does not apply to special exhibitions and events.


Free admission:
RuhrTopCard (once per year to the permanent exhibition), Friends of the LVR Industrial Museum, LVR benefit recipients including one accompanying person, refugees one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, former members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, Rhineland Valley bearers, journalists with a press card, members of the International Council of Museums, members of the German Museums Association, members of the Federal Association of Museum Education, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, NRW Foundation, bus drivers of visitor groups, holders of the Youth Leader Card (Juleica), RKG employees


Further discounts

NRW volunteer card: €3
Members of the Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz: €3 (permanent exhibition), €4.50 (combined ticket for permanent and special exhibition)


Engelskirchen: Oelchenshammer (Forge)

Regular admission: 3€, reduced 2.50€ (students, severely disabled, unemployed on presentation of a social passport or other official proof)

Groups of 10 people or more 2.50€ p.p.


Children and young people (up to 18 years of age): free entry

School classes (with up to 2 accompanying persons): free entry


Free admission for refugees

Refugees have free admission to the museums of the Landschaftsverband Rheinland. In this way, the LVR would like to help refugees learn about the history and culture of the Rhineland.

For free admission, an official certificate must be presented. Admission is also free for accompanying persons who care for refugees. (max. 2 persons per group)


With the LVR Museum card, you have free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase.

Anyone who has an LVR Museum Card or LWL Museum Card that was purchased from March 14, 2019 and before March 14, 2020 can use the card three months longer than the original validity date.


Further discounts:

DB subscription & more: 25%

Rheinischer Verein: 25%

Sauerland Mountain Association: 25%

Kulturcard Cologne / Bonn: 30%

NRW volunteer work: 50%


Free entry:
RuhrTopCard (once a year), members of the Federal Association of Museum Education eV, members of the Federal Association of Tour Guides, support associations of the LVR-Industriemuseum, members of the German Museum Association, members of ICOM (International Council of Museums), Juleica (youth leader card) , LVR employees (including retirees), benefit recipients of the LVR incl. An accompanying person, Rhineland valley carriers, members of the support association of the NRW Foundation


Euskirchen: Tuchfabrik Müller (Cloth Factory)

Admission to the permanent exhibition incl. guided tour of the cloth factory: €8

Reduced incl. guided tour of the cloth factory: € 4 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities, recipients of benefits SGB II and SGB XII)


Permanent exhibition for groups of 10 or more incl. guided tour of the cloth factory: €6 per person


Admission to special exhibition: €6

Reduced: € 4 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities)

Special exhibition for groups of 10 or more: €4


Combined ticket (permanent and special exhibition): €11

Reduced: €8 (students, trainees, people doing federal voluntary service, people with severe disabilities)

Combined ticket for groups of 10 or more: €9 per person


Children and teenagers (up to 18 years): Free admission

Group of schoolchildren and daycare centres: free admission (including accompanying persons)


The LVR Museum Card gives you free admission to the museums of the LVR and LWL for one year from the date of purchase. Admission to special exhibitions and events is not included.


Free admission day for all:
1st Friday of the month. Applies to the permanent exhibition only, does not apply to special exhibitions and events.


Free admission: RuhrTopCard (once a year to the permanent exhibition), support associations of the LVR Industrial Museum, recipients of LVR benefits incl. one accompanying person, refugees, LVR employees, former LVR employees, members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, former members of the Rhineland Regional Assembly, Rhineland Valley bearers, journalists with a prize.