Industriemuseum Elmshorn, Industrial heritage museum in Elmshorn, Germany.

The Industriemuseum Elmshorn spans multiple floors with exhibits on manufacturing processes, machinery, and industrial development in Schleswig-Holstein. The collection documents how local production and manufacturing methods evolved over time.

Founded in 1953, the museum preserves Elmshorn's industrial heritage through collections documenting the transformation of local manufacturing. It was established to keep alive the memory of the town's significant role in German industrial history.

The museum is a hands-on collection: most objects stand outside glass cases, and a working steam engine is demonstrated. Its name comes from the Elmshorn local historian and teacher Konrad Struve, who opened it in 1953; since the 1990s the rooms have also hosted lectures, concerts, dance evenings and theatre.

The museum occupies the building at Catharinenstraße 1, acquired in 1988 and opened in stages up to 1993. Objects mostly stand outside glass cases, so the rooms are meant to be explored by touch and at close range. The working steam engine is demonstrated, so check the demonstration times on arrival and plan your tour around them.

The building itself is protected as a cultural monument in Schleswig-Holstein and tells the story of its era through its architecture. Its rooms and structures are part of the heritage it preserves.