Opening Hours at all Sites

Zinkfabrik Altenberg (Zinc Factory) is closed for refurbishment measures.

Further Information

New opening hours from 1/2/2024:

Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday, Sunday 11am - 6pm
Monday - Thursday closed

Open on the following holidays:

Easter Sunday (3/31/2024), Ascension Day (5/9/2024), Pentecost Sunday (5/19/2024), Corpus Christi (5/30/2024), German Unity Day (10/3/2024), All Saints' Day (11/1/2024)

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (29/3/2024), Easter Monday (4/1/2024), Labor Day (5/1/2024), Whit Monday (5/20/2024)

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/8/2024) up to and including Rose Monday (2/12/2024)

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2024 to 1/1/2025 inclusive.

Regular opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 am - 6 pm

Monday closed

For school groups the museum opens on request already at 9 am.

Open on the following holidays:

Easter Sunday (3/31/2024), Labor Day (5/1/2024), Ascension Day (5/9/2024), Pentecost Sunday (5/19/2024), Corpus Christi (5/30/2024), German Unity Day (10/3/2024), All Saints' Day (11/1/2024)

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (29/3/2024), Easter Monday (4/1/2024), Whit Monday (5/20/2024)

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/8/2024) up to and including Rose Monday (2/12/2024)

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2024 to 1/1/2025 inclusive.

Winter break

28.10.2024 - 19.04.2025

Museum Eisenheim is on winter break and closed.

20.04.2025 - 26.10.2025:

Sundays 11 am – 6 pm

The elevator in the "Hohe Fabrik" is out of order until further notice.

Regular opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Monday closed

For school classes the museum opens on request already at 9 am.

Open on the following holidays:

Easter Sunday (3/31/2024), Labor Day (5/1/2024), Ascension Day (5/9/2024), Pentecost Sunday (5/19/2024), Corpus Christi (5/30/2024), German Unity Day (10/3/2024), All Saints' Day (11/1/2024)

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (29/3/2024), Easter Monday (4/1/2024), Whit Monday (5/20/2024)

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/8/2024) up to and including Rose Monday (2/12/2024)

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2024 to 1/1/2025 inclusive.

Regular opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 am - 6 pm

Monday closed

For school classes the museum opens on request already at 9 am.

Machine demonstrations are held continuously during opening hours.

Open on the following holidays:

Easter Sunday (3/31/2024), Labor Day (5/1/2024), Ascension Day (5/9/2024), Pentecost Sunday (5/19/2024), Corpus Christi (5/30/2024), German Unity Day (10/3/2024), All Saints' Day (11/1/2024)

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (29/3/2024), Easter Monday (4/1/2024), Whit Monday (5/20/2024)

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/8/2024) up to and including Rose Monday (2/12/2024)

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2024 to 1/1/2025 inclusive.

Regular opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 am - 6 pm

Monday closed

Tuesday to Friday group visits are possible on request already from 9 am.

The laboratory paper machine will be demonstrated at the following times:

Tuesday - Friday 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, holidays 12.30 p.m., 2 p.m., 3.30 p.m., 5 p.m.

Paper making is available at any time.

Open on the following holidays:

Easter Sunday (3/31/2024), Labor Day (5/1/2024), Ascension Day (5/9/2024), Pentecost Sunday (5/19/2024), Whit Monday (5/20/2024), Corpus Christi (5/30/2024), German Unity Day (10/3/2024), All Saints' Day (11/1/2024)

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (29/3/2024), Easter Monday (4/1/2024)

Carnival closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/8/2024) up to and including Rose Monday (2/12/2024)

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2024 to 1/1/2025 inclusive.

Winterpause

28.10.2024 - 29.03.2025:

Kraftwerk Ermen & Engels is on winter break and is closed.

30.03.2025 - 26.10.2025:

Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 5 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, holidays 11 am – 6 pm
Mondays closed

Winter break

28.10.2024 - 3.5.2025

The Oelchenshammer is on winter break and closed.

4.5.2025 - 26.10.2025

Sundays 1 am – 5 am

Regular opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 am - 6 pm

Monday closed

For school classes the museum opens on request already at 9 am.

Guided tours through the cloth factory

The historical cloth factory is accessible only with a guided tour, the tour fee is included in the entrance fee. Guided tours (without advance reservation) of the historic cloth factory take place at the following times:

Tuesday - Saturday 11, 13 & 15 hrs.

Sunday and holidays 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 hrs.

Please arrive at the museum approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the tours.

Open on the following holidays:

Easter Sunday (3/31/2024), Labor Day (5/1/2024), Ascension Day (5/9/2024), Pentecost Sunday (5/19/2024), Corpus Christi (5/30/2024), German Unity Day (10/3/2024), All Saints' Day (11/1/2024)

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (29/3/2024), Easter Monday (4/1/2024), Whit Monday (5/20/2024)

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/8/2024) up to and including Rose Monday (2/12/2024)

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2024 to 1/1/2025 inclusive.