Established 1930 Curator Stefan Brüggerhoff Function Museum | Accreditation Leibniz-Gemeinschaft Phone +49 234 58770 Founded 1930 | |
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Location Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia Type Museum, research establishment
Humanities, Natural Sciences, History, Engineering Owner DMT-Gesellschaft für Lehre und Bildung mbH,
and the city of Bochum Address Am Bergbaumuseum 28, 44791 Bochum, Germany Hours Closed now Sunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PMThursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PM Similar Bochum Dahlhausen Railway, Bochum Total, Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial, Starlight Express Profiles | ||
The German Mining Museum in Bochum (German: Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum) or DBM is one of the most visited museums in Germany with around 365,700 visitors (2012)per year. It is the largest mining museum in the world, and a renowned research establishment for mining history.
Above-ground exhibitions, and a faithfully reconstructed show mine below the museum terrain give visitors insights into the world of mining. The main areas of research by the scientists are the History and Technology of Mining (Geschichte und Technik des Montanwesens), and the Documentation and Conservation of Cultural Artefacts (Dokumentation und Schutz von Kulturgut). As a research institute, the museum is a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community.