Opening Hours at all Sites

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

Further Information

Regular opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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

Monday closed

Open on the following holidays:

Easter Sunday (9/4/2023), Ascension Day (5/18/2023), Whit Sunday (5/28/2023), Corpus Christi (6/8/2023), German Unity Day (10/3/2023), All Saints Day (11/1/2023).

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (7.4.2023), Easter Monday (10.4.2023), Labor Day (5/1/2023), Whit Monday (29.5.2023).

Carnival closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/16/2023) through and including Carnival Tuesday (2/21/2023).

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2023 to 1/1/2024 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 (9/4/2023), Ascension Day (5/18/2023), Whit Sunday (5/28/2023), Corpus Christi (6/8/2023), German Unity Day (10/3/2023), All Saints Day (11/1/2023).

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (7.4.2023), Easter Monday (10.4.2023), Labor Day (5/1/2023), Whit Monday (29.5.2023).

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/16/2023) through and including Carnival Tuesday (2/21/2023).

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2023 to 1/1/2024 inclusive.

Opening hours

The Museum Eisenheim is in winter break until Easter Sunday (31.3.2024) and is closed.

31.3.2024 - 27.10.2024

Open on Sundays from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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 (9/4/2023), Ascension Day (5/18/2023), Whit Sunday (5/28/2023), Corpus Christi (6/8/2023), German Unity Day (10/3/2023), All Saints Day (11/1/2023).

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (4/7/2023), Easter Monday (4/10/2023), Labor Day (5/1/2023), Whit Monday (5/29/2023).

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/16/2023) through and including Carnival Tuesday (2/21/2023).

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2023 to 1/1/2024 inclusive.

Regular opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 am - 6 pm

Monday closed

On Tuesday, 23/5/2023 the museum is 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 (9/4/2023), Ascension Day (5/18/2023), Whit Sunday (5/28/2023), Corpus Christi (6/8/2023), German Unity Day (10/3/2023), All Saints Day (11/1/2023).

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (4/7/2023), Easter Monday (4/10/2023), Labor Day (5/1/2023), Whit Monday (5/29/2023).

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/16/2023) through and including Carnival Tuesday (2/21/2023).

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2023 to 1/1/2024 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 (9/4/2023), Ascension Day (5/18/2023), Whit Sunday (5/28/2023), Whit Monday (5/29/2023) Corpus Christi (6/8/2023), German Unity Day (10/3/2023), All Saints Day (11/1/2023).

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (4/7/2023), Easter Monday (4/10/2023),Labor Day (5/1/2023).

Carnival closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/16/2023) through and including Carnival Tuesday (2/21/2023).

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2023 to 1/1/2024 inclusive.

The Museum Café will be closed from Dec. 1st 2022 till Feb. 28th 2023.

Winter break

The Ermen & Engels power plant is closed for the winter break until 22.3.2024.

23.03.2024 – 27.10.2024:

Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday closed

Winter break

The Ermen & Engels power plant is closed for the winter break until 22.3.2024.

23.03.2024 – 27.10.2024:

Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday closed

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 (9/4/2023), Ascension Day (5/18/2023), Whit Sunday (5/28/2023), Corpus Christi (6/8/2023), German Unity Day (10/3/2023), All Saints Day (11/1/2023).

Closed on the following holidays:

Good Friday (4/7/2023), Easter Monday (4/10/2023), Labor Day (5/1/2023), Whit Monday (5/29/2023).

Carnival Closure:

Weiberfastnacht (2/16/2023) through and including Carnival Tuesday (2/21/2023).

Closing dates:

All venues of the LVR Industrial Museum will be closed from 12/23/2023 to 1/1/2024 inclusive.