View of the visitors‘ mine Small collier in the gallery A historic view of the Nightingale mine barge at the quay Brick-making history in the ring kiln On the way to the visitors‘ mine

The Nightingale mine 300 years of industrial history in the Ruhr valley Discovering history You can find out more about the work of brick-makers in the The cradle of mining on the Ruhr Starting from a single mining sandstone. From now on bricks Coal, boats and bricks ring kiln, where up to 11 million Taking children to the museum gallery that was first mentioned were baked in the new ring kiln. bricks were baked after the mine The Ruhrgebiet grew on coal. Almost 300 years ago people Our exhibition on the ’Her- in 1714, over the next 150 years Beneath the domed roof over me the most important way to was closed down. The first oil lamps - they were called ’lamp frogs’ - taken were mining the first lumps of ’black gold’ out of the slopes cules’ shaft, sunk in 1832, one the Nightingale mine developed Various companies, including the ring kiln you can risk a look deliver the coal to the outside by miners underground were rather dim. Our museum mascot, above the river which has given the whole area its name. At of the first vertical shafts in the into one of the most productive a scrap dealer, used the dilapida- into the depths of the earth. The world. At our landing stage you ’Öli’, reminds us of this time. Families and their children (from the Nightingale mine in the Ruhr valley in we can take area, will tell you more about the Special clothing for the gallery tour mines in the region. But when ted site during the 1960s before ’Hercules’ shaft that marks the can find out more about how the The ’Nightingale’ name giver the age of 8 upwards) can set off with ’Öli’ on a journey of you back to a time when people were digging coal out of hori- techniques and arduous mining the oldest hauling engines in the large-scale mining moved north the town took over the buildings beginning of deep mining in the coal was transported and what discovery through the Nightingale mine, during which our zontal galleries, and later began to sink the first vertical shafts. conditions in the 19th century. Ruhrgebiet (1887) in action. of the River Ruhr, the Nightingale and listed them as mining mo- Ruhrgebiet has now been open- difficulties the boatman had to mascot will tell you his stories and show you the highlights in mine like many others was numents. In 1979 the Regional ed up for visitors who can reach face. Our ’Ruhr barge’ the ’Lud- the Museum. The tour can be booked spontaneously during A guided tour of the Nightingale gallery is one of the high In the historic engine rooms The history of boat-building doomed to extinction. Association of Westphalia-Lippe the unknown world beneath the wig Henze’ lies at anchor here. It opening hours on all days, but can also be booked by groups. points of your visit to the museum. Here you can experience at the Nightingale mine we shall and coal transportation along the (LWL), took over responsibility surface via a zone of darkness. was built on a 1-1 scale from an in front of the entrance to the vi- Historic oil lamp at first hand the unique atmosphere of early mining activities. take you on a journey through River Ruhr will come vividly back In 1892 a builder from Witten for the site in the newly founded Working models illustrate how original 19th-century model. sitor-mine uses photos and docu- Our younger visitors can experiment on a mini version of Equipped with a helmet and a pit lamp you can walk through the Ruhr valley during the indus- to life on board a 35 metre long called Dünkelberg bought up the Westphalian Industrial Muse- the complex system of ventilation ments to highlight just how these the River Ruhr at the playground. They can dam up the water, the low passages of our visitor-mine to a genuine streak trial age. Here you can see one of flat barge. site and the adjacent Hetberg um and began work on restoring worked, and what an ideal mine The exhibition entitled ’Bu- ’family mines’ worked. Miners and work the sluices and drive their own boats, as well as climbing of coal. hill, which provided him with the and preparing it for the general looked like below the surface. cket-for-Bucket Mining’ recalls entrepreneurs have their own say rope ladders up to the lookout on the pirates‘ mast, balancing necessary raw materials, lime and public. the 1,000 small-scale mines that in the exhibition. They talk about on a narrow plank and rocking back and forth in a small boat. Starting in 1780 water trans- existed in the Ruhrgebiet after simple technical matters and the The high point of the visit, for children and adults alike, is a port along the Ruhr valley beca- the Second World War. The site team work in the pits. guided tour through the Nightingale mining gallery.

Demonstrating the steam hauling engine Mine buildings and brick kiln today Dilapidated mining buildings ca. 1970 An installation in the historic „Hercules shaft“ ’Bucket-for-Bucket Mining’ exhibition At the water playground

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for events ofallkinds. ments. Theextensive siteisideal andeven ’boules’tourna- Shift‘ days,ners‘ filmnights,the‚Extra mi- tings tooperaperformances, Ruhr Valley from old-timermee- presents countlessevents inthe year it than justamuseum.Every Things are buzzing here The Nightingale mineismore Museum party Miners‘ day E-Mail [email protected] Fax: 0049(0)230233888 Tel. 0049(0)230233482 staltungsservice Agentur fürGastro- andVeran- ’Der Nehm’ please contact: and group cateringarrangements information onopeninghours wagons. Shouldyou require more bistro inoneofouroldrailway is badyou cantake refuge inthe Nightingale mine.Iftheweather garden atthe visit thecoffee You are warmly welcome to Concert inthe NightingaleConcert gallery along theway. prayerthe historicminers‘ house ning history, includingavisitto go ona9 to walkers theopportunity offers in front ofthemuseumgates. It oftheEarth. the history hundreds of ofmillionsyears insightsinto visitors offering our mineare nationalgeotopes andthe ’Dünkelberg Quarry’ gebiet information centre. Both foyer theGeoPark Ruhr contains region‘s geology. Themuseum want tofindoutmore aboutthe who the idealplacefor visitors fortresses. or astroll tonearby castlesand Trail,of theIndustrialHeritage boattrips,roundcycle trips tours, which tosetoutonlonghikes, bi- gale mineisanidealplacefrom in theRuhrValley, theNightin- Over hill and vale Tips for your day out The MuttenValley liesdirectly The Nightingale mineisalso Set in an idyllic hilly landscape kmcircular tourofmi- The RuhrValley train to the museum - www.witten.de www.stadtmarketing-witten.de www.dernehm.de www.kemnadersee.de www.haus-herbede.de www.schloss-steinhausen.de www.burgfreunde-hardenstein.de de www.bergbauhistorischer-verein. www.ruhrtalradweg.de www.ruhrtalbahn.de www.muttenthalbahn.org www.route-industriekultur.de www.geopark-ruhrgebiet.de www.montanticketruhr.de Useful internet addresses On the RuhrValley cycle trail Final admission:17.30 Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Museum Opening hours www.lwl-industriemuseum.de E-Mail [email protected] Fax Fon 0049(0)230293664-10 58452 Witten Nachtigallstraße 35 Zeche Nachtigall Industriekultur Westfälisches Landesmuseumfür LWL-Industriemuseum Contact: By bike: themuseumis directly ontheRuhrvalley cycle trail(RuhrtalRadweg) (narrow gauge railway) www.stadtwerke-witten.de (boat) English travel information: www.vrr.de (bus&rail),www.muttenthalbahn.org By boat:from the„Zeche Nachtigall“ ca.400metres on foot. landingstage, By bus:from „Bommern Bf.“(Lines378,379,591)ca.2kmonfoot from „Zeche Nachtigall” (RuhrValley station Railway) ca.400metres on foot. Ruhrdeich andtheNightingale Bridge: ca.2kmonfoot; atWitten HerbederStrasse, viaBergerstrasse, By rail:from themainstation the narrow gauge trainsrunby theMuttenValley Railway totheNightingale mine. By car:from theparkinglotinNachtigallstrasse ca.1.5kmonfoot, ortake How to findus 0049(0)230293664-22 ** * the LWL MuseumCard We recommend 1,00 € Concessions: children, young people Adults: 2,00€ between 11.00and17.00 Saturdays hour andSundays every and 17.00 Tue (for individuals,durationca.45mins) ofthevisitor mine Guided tours Families: 5,80€ educational programmes: 1,10 € School studentsonthemuseum‘s and school students:1,50€ Children, young people(6-17) Concessions:** 1,60€ 1,90€ Groups, max.16persons: Adults: 2,40€ Admission prices* (accompanying free ofcharge). person handicaps from aseverity of80 and civilianserviceduties,peoplewith national performing age 30),apprentices, persons Social securityrecipients, students(max, We reserve therighttomake changes -Fri at11.00,13.00, 15.00 % upwards The cradleThe of mining on the Ruhr mine The Nightingale Witten www.lwl-industriemuseum.de LWL-Industriemuseum