Leder- und Gerbermuseum, Leather and tanning museum in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
The Leather and Tanning Museum is a museum housed in a former leather factory in Mülheim an der Ruhr, focused on traditional leather craftsmanship. The building presents a range of equipment, machines, and finished products that document the complete production process.
The museum was founded in 2003 to preserve the leather industry heritage of Mülheim, which once had more than 50 tanneries in the city. The facility recalls the era when leather production was a major economic force in the region.
The collection displays tools and machines that show how raw hides are transformed into quality leather goods. Visitors can understand the different techniques and handwork that craftspeople used over generations.
The museum is housed in a restored industrial building that offers easy-to-navigate exhibition spaces spread across several rooms. Guided tours and workshops for leather bags or moccasins are popular, especially with school groups, and should be arranged in advance.
The museum displays handcrafted gloves made from locally produced leather, showing the quality of work that Mülheim's tanners achieved. This display gives visitors a personal sense of the craftsmanship and excellence that once made the city known.
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