Deutsches Chemie-Museum Merseburg, Chemistry museum in Merseburg, Germany.
The Deutsches Chemie-Museum Merseburg is an open-air technical museum on the Merseburg campus, covering 36,255 square metres. Its collection holds about 5,000 objects, more than 300 of them shown in a technology park, grouped by theme and explained on information panels. Two large brick buildings house the ammonia synthesis chamber and its circulation pump from 1916/1917.
The collection began in 1993 and focuses on machinery and equipment from the East German period, when this region was a major chemical production center. The objects come from industrial sites that operated from the 19th century through reunification.
The museum draws school groups who come to see how chemistry works in real settings and understand the industrial heritage of this region. Visitors gain insight into how important chemical manufacturing was to the local area over many decades.
The grounds cover 36,255 square metres on the Merseburg campus, with more than 300 objects in the open-air technology park. Information panels at each object let you choose your own route, and a small viewing mound overlooks the southern section. Guided tours with demonstrations, such as the working high-pressure circulation pump, are available on request.
The ammonia synthesis chamber and its large circulation pump date from 1916/1917, the early years of large-scale ammonia production by the Haber-Bosch process. Both are housed in two large brick buildings, and the working high-pressure circulation pump is shown in its own room, with demonstrations offered.
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