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Today I went to the German Bergbau-Museum with Freddi. I wanted to show him a little bit about the Ruhrgebiet’s culture.
Established in 1930, this Museum is recognized as one of the most important facilities of its kind worldwide. It has an exhibition area of 12,000 square meters, as well as an underground mine network spanning 2.5 kilometers.
The key focus of the museum is to present the historical development of mining through the ages, with a particular emphasis on social, cultural and economic aspects. Original machinery, tools and working models give an insight into the underground world of mining. In addition, the museum also has a large collection of minerals and a selection of mining-related artwork.
Visitors can also take the elevator to the top of the headgear, which is approx. 60 meters in height. The viewing platform affords a superb vista of the «heartland» of Germany’s former coal district.
Here we were outside the museum and in the back you could see the headgear. I hope we will go up there.
These are some models from machines for mining
Wow, here are so many different lights that were used in mines
This is a replica of an old mine shaft, it is too deep for me.
Here you could see the collection of minerals that were found under the earth
Hey we’ve found a great slide for TV’s
This is an old control center for the mine. Freddi tried to call me down into the mine. It worked 
This lorry seems to be made especially for TV’s
Now I want to show you some of the giant machines that we saw here
This is the biggest black coal chunk in the world
At the moment the museum has a special exhibition called “treasures of the Andes – Chiles copper for the world”
Isn’t this wheel gigantic?
This is a replica of the emergency capsule that was used to rescue the 33 buried miners’ from San José
Here I want to show you some other interesting things.
This is the elevator that will bring us into the underground mine and after that up to the top of the headgear. I am very curious, how it will be there.
Now we are at the underground mine.
Wow what a giant machine, it could drill huge tubes
This is a model from the last mine pony that has lived here, his name was Tobias
With these bikes you could drive onto the tracks
Now we were driving up with the elevator. What a great view we have from here above.
Freddi and I were really brave and climbed up the last meters to the top.
From so high above we could see some garden plots which you can find everywhere here in the Ruhrgebiet.
This was a really great day. But now we are both very tired.
