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LVR-Industriemuseum Oberhausen

LVR-Industriemuseum Oberhausen, Industry museum in Oberhausen, Germany.

The LVR-Industriemuseum Oberhausen is housed in a former zinc factory building and displays the story of metal production in the region across multiple levels. The exhibits feature original machinery, tools, and work objects from the industrial past of the Ruhr Valley.

The zinc factory in Altenberg was fully preserved and listed as a monument; it closed in 1981. In 1984 the Landschaftsverband Rheinland took it over and converted it into the museum's main site, which opened in 1997. The complex also includes the St.-Antony-Hütte of 1758, the first ironworks in the Ruhr, and the Eisenheim workers' settlement museum.

The permanent exhibition "Schwerindustrie" fills 3,500 square metres with objects from 150 years of iron, steel and zinc making in the Ruhr, among them a steam hammer from the former Bochumer Verein, ingot moulds, rolls and a steam locomotive. The site is an anchor point of the Route der Industriekultur. A 2001–2002 special exhibition, "Ford in Fahrt", marked 70 years of Ford's Cologne works with 17 historic cars.

The museum spans the entire factory building, so comfortable shoes and time to explore are helpful. Some areas require climbing stairs, so visitors should consider their physical condition.

On the nearby St. Antony grounds, visitors can see remains of a furnace from the 18th century that marks where iron production began in the region. This historical site offers insight into the origins of metal manufacturing.

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