General Information
Address
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday and public holidays 10 am - 6 pm
Last admission: 5:30 pm
Closed: Mondays (except public holidays)
Tickets & Prices
Adults: 8 Euro
Groups of 16 or more adults: 7 Euro
Reduced: 4 Euro*
Children and youth (17 & under): Free
Pupils on class trips: Free
LWL-MuseumsCard
Annual admission ticket to the 31 museums of the LWL and LVR:
- Me and you ticket (two adults): 70 Euro
- Individual ticket - adults: 50 Euro
- Individual ticket - students, apprentices, volunteers: 15 Euro
You can purchase vouchers for admission to the LWL Museums of Industrial Heritage and the LWL-MuseumsCard at our ticket office.
Free Admission
LWL-MuseumsCard, LVR-Museumskarte, Deutscher Museumsbund, ICOM, RuhrtopCard (one-time)
* The discounted rate applies to current recipients of Social Security benefits II and XII, students under 30 years-old, apprentices, volunteers, people with a disability rating greater than or equal to 50, and NRW Volunteer Card holders.
Food truck
On the museum grounds near the entrance is the “Gastrobus,” a 1959 English double-decker with seating inside and outdoor tables. You will have a marvelous view of the Shiplift and pier from there.
Enjoy light meals, soft drinks, draught beer, coffee specialties and freshly baked cakes alongside the unique flair of industrial heritage. With advanced booking, breakfast, lunch or buffet catering can be provided to groups.
The Gastrobus is open March to October, Tuesday through Sunday from 11am to 6pm (subject to change). In the winter months, catering services are available by prior arrangement.
Contact
Birgit Langer, Tel. 02363 918313, Mobile 0151 23334639, E-Mail: info@Gastrobus.com
Arrive by car
Take the A2 Oberhausen - Hanover motorway and exit at “Castrop-Rauxel/Henrichenburg.” Then, follow signs for “Schiffshebewerk.”
Arrive by bus and train
From Dortmund main station:
Take the underground line “U 41” to ‘Brambauer Verkehrshof,’ then take bus line 284/231 (via Waltrop) to “Datteln/Wittener Straße.”
From Recklinghausen main station:
Take bus line 231 to “Datteln/Wittener Straße”
From Castrop-Rauxel main station:
Take bus line ‘SB 22’ to “Datteln/Wittener Straße”
Walk from “Datteln/Wittener Straße” (approx. 10 minutes)
Walk to the intersection and turn onto “Provinzialstraße.” Follow this road and cross over the “Lukasbrücke” bridge. A few metres after crossing the river, turn right onto “Am Hebewerk” street. This takes you directly to the museum.
Arrive by bike
You can reach the Henrichenburg shiplift using the following cycle paths:
- Emscher Park cycle path
- Dortmund-Ems Canal Cycle Route
radrevier.ruhr
The shiplift is Junction 32 along the radrevier.ruhr and is part of the Industrial Heritage cycle route. The shiplift is, for example, the destination point on the cycle tour ‘From Herne to the Henrichenburg Shiplift.’
Video Expedition
Museum shop
A wide range of curated items for young and old: from history books and videos about shipping and waterways to toys for the little ones.
Tuesday - Sunday from 10 am - 6 pm
Phone: 02363 9707-42
Photography
We welcome you to take photos during your visit. Share your pictures on social media using #industriekultur or #schiffshebewerkhenrichenburg.
Prior consent must be obtained for commercial photography.
Dogs in the museum
Dogs on a leash are allowed in outdoor areas - excluding the playground.
Dogs are not allowed inside buildings (except guide and service dogs). The same policy applies to the passenger ship ‘Henrichenburg.’
