Zollern Colliery (LWL Industrial Museum)
Zeche Zollern
An Art Nouveau colliery known as the 'Castle of Labour.' Its machine hall entrance has splendid Art Nouveau glass doors.
Built between 1898 and 1904, this colliery is famous for its castle-like brick architecture. The Art Nouveau stained-glass doors at the entrance to the machine hall are the most beautiful industrial decoration in the Ruhr. Today it houses the headquarters of the LWL Industrial Museum of Westphalia, which tells the social history of miners. Visitors can climb the headframe for views, and children can take part in simulated mining activities. Admission costs a few euros, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is located in the Bövinghausen district on the western outskirts of Dortmund.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Starlight Express Bochum
- Dortmunder U
- Signal Iduna Park (Westfalenstadion)
- German Mining Museum
- German Football Museum
- Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
- Halde Hoheward & Horizon Observatory
- Henrichshütte Hattingen