What’s going on in the Metropole Ruhr?
Our Metropole Ruhr is one of the most exciting, fascinating and liveable regions in Germany. With our tips, we want to make life easier for you so that you quickly feel at home in your ZEITQUARTIER. By the way, we are happy to receive new recommendations – write us where you felt particularly at home.
ZEITQUARTIER-tips for your visit to our region
Tablo – fresh turkish cuisine
Bright and modern restaurant for contemporary interpreted, sophisticated Turkish cuisine.
Toffino – BurgerDream
Burgers with organic meat from the region in the relaxed snack café.
Zum Brenner – rustic pub with good cuisine
The quaint corner pub with dark oak decor and cult status offers home-style cooking and Bundesliga TV.
City Museum Kettwig
The Kettwig City Museum is a small local history museum in Essen-Kettwig. Exhibits include tools, cloth, books and maps of the Ruhr Valley.
German Mining Museum
The German Mining Museum in Bochum is the world’s largest mining museum and, with around 400,000 visitors a year, is one of the most visited museums in Germany.
Halbachhammer
The Halbachhammer was donated by Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach to the city of Essen for recreational purposes. Nestled in the Margarethenhöhe and the surrounding forests, the Halbachhammer is now one of the sites…
Mineral Museum Essen-Kupferdreh
The Mineral Museum Essen-Kupferdreh shows a so far rarely shown combination of mineralogy, geology, paleontology and biology. It is dedicated to the research areas of biomineralization and bioinorganic chemistry.
Museum Folkwang
The Folkwang Museum is one of the most renowned art museums in Germany, a pioneering museum of modern art. The exhibitions in the successful architecture are always a pleasure and an enrichment.
Phanomania experience field
The fascinating Phänomania Erfahrungsfeld is an exhibition at the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex and leads to a very special discovery tour with the family! Experience a science safari full of illusions, deceptions and scientific…
Police Museum
The Police Museum, near the former police barracks, offers a collection on police history and features some 5,000 exhibits including “crime albums,” evidence cases, pickel hoods and police caps from around the world, as well…
Red Dot Design Museum Essen
The Red Dot Design Museum is a design museum in Essen operated by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen e. V.. Since 1997, the museum has been located in the former boiler house of the Zollverein…
Ruhr Museum
The Ruhr Museum Essen in the former coal washing plant of the Zollverein colliery has been one of the top sights in the Ruhr region since it opened in the RUHR.2010 Capital of Culture year….