German Inland Waterways Museum

Former swimming pool which now houses the museum

Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail

The German Inland Waterways Museum (Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt) is located in Ruhrort, Duisburg at the nucleus of Duisburg-Ruhrorter ports which today make up the largest European inland harbour complex.

The museum was founded in 1974 with purchase of the museum ship Oscar Huber. In 1998 the museum was moved from the old town hall into the city's former indoor swimming facility, an Art Nouveau landmark which had been built in 1910, closed in 1986, and declared a protected historic site in 1988.^[1] The move allowed the museum the space to exhibit complete ships, as well as spurring redevelopment in the harbor area. The building conversion was designed by Architektur Fabrik Aachen (afa) and an American artist, Ron Bernstein, and made very little change to the building exterior while expanding the inner spaces to accommodate the exhibits.^[2] For example, a full-size sailing ship now occupies the former men's pool, while the second-story women's pool now houses a reconstructed barge.^[3]

References

External links

Media related to Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt at Wikimedia Commons

• Museum website (English)
• Museum website (German only)
• Museum Restaurant website (German only)

The Industrial Heritage Trail – Visitor Centres, Anchor Points, Theme Routes Visitor centres and anchor points German Inland Waterways Museum Duisburg Inner Harbour Oberhausen Industrial Museum Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord Gasometer Oberhausen Aquarius-Wassermuseum Villa Hügel Nordsternpark World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein Marl-Chemiepark Power Station Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum Henrichshütte Jahrhunderthalle Bochum Umspannwerk Recklinghausen Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Zeche Nachtigall Henrichenburg boat lift DASA Kokerei Hansa Zeche Zollern II/IV Hohenhof Hagen Open-air Museum Lindenbrauerei Unna Maximilianpark Hamm Halde Rheinpreußen Theme routes Duisburg: Town and Harbour Industrielle Kulturlandschaft Zollverein Duisburg: Industriekultur am Rhein Oberhausen: Industrie macht Stadt Krupp und die Stadt Essen Dortmund: Dreiklang Kohle, Stahl und Bier Industriekultur an der Lippe Erzbahn-Emscherbruch Industriekultur an Volme und Ennepe Sole, Dampf und Kohle Frühe Industrialisierung Geschichte und Gegenwart der Ruhr Auf dem Weg zur blauen Emscher Kanäle und Schifffahrt Bahnen im Revier Westfälische Bergbauroute Rheinische Bergbauroute Chemie, Glas und Energie Arbeitersiedlungen Unternehmervillen Brot, Korn und Bier Mythos Ruhrgebiet Historische Parks und Gärten Industrienatur Landmarken-Kunst

Coordinates: 51°27′36″N 6°43′48″E / 51.46000°N 6.73000°E / 51.46000; 6.73000