General Information
Address
LWL-Museum Zeche Zollern
Grubenweg 5
Navigation / Parkplatz: Rhader Weg 5
44388 Dortmund
Tel: 0231 6961-211
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Sunday and public holidays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (shop opens at 11 a.m.)
Last admission at 5.30 p.m.
Closed: Mondays (except public holidays)
and between Christmas and New Year
Tickets & Prices
Adults: 8 Euro
Groups of 16 or more adults: 7 Euro
Concessions: 4 Euro*
Children and young people up to the age of 17 and school groups: free
Restaurant visit only**: 1 Euro
LWL Museum Card
Annual pass for admission to the 31 museums of the LWL and LVR
- Me and you (2 adults): 70 Euro
- Individual (individuals / students, trainees, volunteers): 50 / 15 Euro
- You can purchase vouchers for visits to the LWL museums of industrial culture and the LWL Museum Card at our ticket office
Free admission
LWL Museum Card, LVR Museum Card, German Museum Association, ICOM, RuhrtopCard (one-time)
* Those entitled to a discount are recipients of ongoing benefits under Social Security Codes II and XII, students up to the age of 30, trainees, volunteers, people with a degree of disability of 50 or more, and holders of the NRW volunteer card.
** During the day, the Pferdestall restaurant is only open to museum visitors who pay the full admission price. If you reserve a table by the day before, admission to the restaurant costs 1 Euro (without a museum visit).
Restaurants
The Pferdestall restaurant, with its beer garden and a function room for up to 110 people, offers Westphalian specialities and international cuisine.
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 12 noon to 10 p.m.
Closed on Mondays.
Wednesdays from 1 p.m. Reibeplätzchentag (grated biscuit day)
Reservations and information on tel. 0231 6903236 and www.restaurantpferdestall.de
Information for visitors:
During the day, the restaurant serves our museum guests. Even if you only want to visit the restaurant, you must pay the normal museum admission fee. Guests who wish to visit the restaurant only should reserve a table at least one day in advance by calling 0231 6903236. With such a reservation, admission to the restaurant costs 1 Euro per person (excluding museum admission).
The restaurant is open to the public from 6 p.m. onwards.
Arriving by car
For navigation, please enter ‘Rhader Weg 5’ (car park).
A 40 Dortmund - Essen, exit Dortmund-Lütgendortmund / B 235, then follow the signs.
A 42 Dortmund - Oberhausen, exit Castrop-Rauxel, then follow the B 235 and signs.
A 45 Dortmund - Frankfurt, exit Dortmund-Marten, then take the motorway feeder road towards Dortmund-Marten and follow the signs.
Arriving by bus and train
Bus stop ‘Industriemuseum Zollern’ on bus line 462 (underground line 47 to Dortmund-Huckarde bus station, then bus 462 towards Dortmund-Marten to the ‘Industriemuseum Zollern’ stop)
or
Stop ‘Bövinghauser Straße’ on bus line 378 (S-Bahn line 1 to Bochum-Langendreer or S-Bahn line 4 to Dortmund-Lütgendortmund, then bus 378 towards Castrop-Rauxel to the stop ‘Bövinghauser Straße’; then walk approx. 1 km or take bus 462 towards Huckarde to the ‘Industriemuseum Zollern’ stop).
or
railway line RB 43 (‘Emschertal-Bahn’), Dortmund-Dorsten, to ‘Dortmund-Bövinghausen’ station; From there, it is a ten-minute walk (exit the platform towards the railway bridge, turn right onto Merklinder Straße for 10 metres, then diagonally left through the residential area: Plutostraße, Jupiterstraße, cross Rhader Weg diagonally to the left, Grubenweg).
Arriving by bicycle
radrevier.ruhr
The Zollern Colliery is junction no. 59 in the radrevier.ruhr.
Ruhr Tourism has bundled tours, routes and offers related to cycling in the region under this umbrella brand.
The ‘Black Gold’ regional route starts at the Zollern colliery:
Black gold – Discovering the history of coal
Distance: 41 kilometres
Journey of discovery
Take your dog to the museum
Dogs are allowed on the outdoor grounds on a leash, with the exception of the playground.
Only guide dogs and assistance dogs are allowed inside the buildings.
Photography in the museum
We would be delighted if you took photos of your experiences on site. Share your pictures on social media using #industriekultur and #zechezollern.
Prior consent must be obtained for commercial photography.
Shopping in the museum
The museum shop sells books, Ruhr region souvenirs, toys and products from the LWL Museums of Industrial Heritage, such as miners' towels and glassware.
Open Tuesday 12 noon–6 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., tel. 0231 6961-202.
