Our museum is located in a former civil defense bunker remaining from the 2nd World War. The building is still immediately recognizable as a high structure bunker.
Opening times Wednesdays and Sundays 11am to 6pm, closed on public holidays
Entry free of charge
Summer break 14 July to 9 August 2025
First opening after the summer break on 10 August 2025
On Sunday, 29 June 2025, the Bunker Museum must remain closed due to a staff shortage.
Guided tours
We offer guided tours of the museum independently of opening hours. Participation is limited due to the limited space available, so please book in advance. All information on dates and registration can be found HERE
Workshops
Our workshops are particularly suitable for school classes to deepen their knowledge of the history curriculum. All information on workshops and individual appointments can be found HERE
From the ‚Blitzkrieg‘ in Europe
to aerial combat along the Ruhr
Permanent exhibition
In our revised exhibition “Home Front” we examine the story of the aerial war of the Second World War in the Ruhr District and Europe. At the same time, clues show the connection of the destructive and conquest war the Nazis started in nearly all of Europe with the allied aerial combat along the Ruhr River.
Yesterday and today
Examples from this region and also England show what the aerial war meant to people living through the Second World War. Wars today are still turning people’s homes to fronts, kill and destroy.
Tours
Guided Tours
Tours of the museum and exhibition are suitable for people aged 16 and over. Please note that group sizes are limited due to the limited space available. Participation is free of charge.
The next bookable guided tours
9 July 2025, 6 pm
17 September 2025, 6 pm
more dates to follow!
Registration required
Via Telephone: +49 (0) 208 6070531-0 or
info-gedenkhalle@oberhausen.de
School Tours
We are offering curriculum based workshops from 9th grade (15/16 years) onwards, please see educational offering.
Guided tours and workshops can also be booked by appointment outside regular opening hours and during the winter and summer breaks.
Educational offering
Workshop
Aerial war in Oberhausen. Subjects will meet the curriculum of the local history in NRW. Duration 2-4 hours. Suitable for pupils from 9th-13th grade (Age 15/16 – Age 18/19). Workshops can be held outside of opening hours or during school time.
Content
Aerial safety and aerial war influenced the “Home Front” during the Second World War substantially. This workshop deals with the experiences of Oberhausen’s citizens as well as a European perspective. The attack tactics and politics of the Nazi Party as well as the Allied Forces are discussed. Additional focus is given to current conflicts and wars.
Participation is free of charge
Booking and Appointments
Teaching Team of the Museum, phone 49 (0)208 6070531-11, e-mail: paedagogik-bunkermuseum@oberhausen.de
Further information in our brochure and at www.gedenkhalle-oberhausen.de
If you are interested in a printed copy of our brochure, please contact us.
Stolpersteine
Stumbling Blocks
One Stone. One Name. One Person.
One Stone
Artist Gunter Demnig has spent the last 25 years laying „Stolpersteine“ as a memorial to all victoms of the Nazis. In Oberhausen, these „Stolpersteine“ are part of the city since 2008.
One Name
A person is only forgotten, once his or her name is forgotten. The personalized „Stolpersteine“ remind of the people who used to live where we now live.
One Person
If you would like to actively participate in the laying of „Stolpersteine“ please contact us at +49 (0) 208 6070531-0 or at paedagogik-bunkermuseum@oberhausen.de
Information
Further information on the „Stolpersteine“ in Oberhausen can be found at www.gedenkhalle-oberhausen.de
Publications
A selection of available publications
Zwangsarbeit
Andries ter Brugge: Zwangsarbeit und Befreiung. Erinnerungen an Oberhausen 1943 bis 1945 (Fokus Stadtgesellschaft / Studien der Gedenkhalle Oberhausen, Bd. 3), Hrsg. Clemens Heinrichs, Verlag Karl Maria Laufen, Oberhausen 2019, ISBN 9783874683944
Schutzraum
Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung, Hrsg. Stadt Oberhausen, Bunkermuseum 2007
Bunkerwelten
Christina Kubisch: Arkadien, Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung, Hrsg. Stadt Oberhausen, Bunkermuseum 2003
Contact us
Telephone +49 (0)208 6070531-0
Fax +49 (0)208 6070531-20
Address
Bunkermuseum Oberhausen
In the former Knappenbunker
now Citizen Centre Alte Heid
Alte Heid 13
46047 Oberhausen
Opening hours
Wednesday and Sundays
11am to 6pm
Closed on public holidays
Administration
Stadt Oberhausen
izgb – Informationszentrum
Gedenkhalle/Bunkermuseum
Am Kaisergarten 52
46049 Oberhausen
Administration,
Visitor Administration
Dirk Klasen
Educational Offerings,
Stolperstein-Project
Claudia Stein M.A.
Head of the Bunkermuseum/
Gedenkhalle Oberhausen
Clemens Heinrichs M.A.