Best places: Museums in Essen, Germany

Exhibitions on local history, culture & nature over 4 floors of a regenerated coal-washing plant.

Large family-friendly venue, with hands-on sensory activities relating to the natural sciences.

Museum in a building rebuilt by Norman Foster, with the best in global contemporary product design.

Built in 1913, the city's first synagogue explores Jewish history & culture via exhibits & events.

Museum featuring exhibits on geology & paleontology in a historical school building.

👍👍 Open Monument Day. Absolute recommendation! Volunteers only! Are very interested in bringing this great craft to the young woman or man. respect

👍👍 I could spend all day here asking Henning Christoph question after question. So many interesting, thought provoking secrets from the Diaspora. Henning's knowledge is extensive and more than likely far beyond what any other Anthropologist and/or Researcher could ever have access to. A must visit Muse...

👍👍 Incredible! One of the best experiences of my life! This is a must-have, suitable for children aged 4 and up. Not scary, a very nice and trust-inspiring guide for walking through the rooms, telling anecdotes, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, always thought-provoking. Definitely do it!!

👍👍 Haben gestern eine tolle engagierte Führung durch die KONTRASTE-Ausstellung erlebt. Unbedingt zu empfehlen !..Wir haben soviele neue Einblicke gewonnen. Vielen Dank dafür. Geht nur noch bis zum 17.2...!

👍👍 Always great events like the beer garden on May 1st. Special trips can be booked.

😠 I can't say anything bad about the beike fitting, everything worked well. But I have a lot to say about the technical competence of the workshop. She was given the task of assembling all the add-on parts to the new frame and returning the finished bike to me. In the end, the work cost quite a bit, b...