The machine hall at the Zollern Colliery showcases outstanding quality in many respects: built in 1902/1903 according to designs by Berlin architect Möhring, the steel truss structure represents the dawn of modern industrial architecture. Stylistically, it marks the transition from historicism and Art Nouveau to modernism. The preserved historical machinery – in particular the hoist engine – is one-of-a-kind in Germany. The hall is especially famous for its colour-glazed Art Nouveau portal. There is no other industrial building in Europe with a portal like this.
The machine hall also has great symbolic significance: when civic engagement saved the plant in 1969, it was the first facility of its kind to be placed under protection in Germany, thus establishing a new field of ‘industrial landmark preservation’. Last but not least, the machine hall also became the nucleus of the Westphalian Industrial Museum (today the LWL Museums of Industrial Heritage) and its eight locations. The machine hall thus represents the beginning of industrial heritage preservation and industrial culture.
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The machine hall underwent extensive renovation between 2011 and 2016. The focus was on preserving the building with its diverse traces of use. Former museum director Dirk Zache explains the concept in the video (German).
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