Gaseum
The Gaseum was a public exhibition by E.ON Ruhrgas in Essen on the subject of natural gas - 200 years of gas history.
history
Initially, the exhibition was located in the basement of the former E.ON headquarters (now called the Ruhr Tower) in Huttrop , where it was also open to the public.
From June 8, 2010 to May 20, 2013, the exhibition was located in the building of the former Grugabad restaurant, which was accessible from Grugapark . In these three years the Gaseum had around 30,000 visitors.
Former exhibition in the Gruga
On the second floor of the former restaurant building, on an area of around 500 square meters, there were nine themed areas - from the creation of natural gas and its early use for light and heat, through extraction, transport, storage, compression and distribution to use today and in the future a gas lab set up for experiments on the subject of “energy through natural gas”. Several hundred nostalgic exhibits, for example a bath stove from 1908, sacrificial anodes , Auer stockings for gas lamps and gas irons, as well as large models of modern natural gas storage facilities and production platforms were presented . Interactive media and the laboratory encouraged active participation and experimentation. The historical arc reached from prehistoric times to the future.
Planning for the reopening of the exhibition
There were plans to open the exhibition in the Ruhr Museum at Zeche Zollverein in Katernberg , which was not implemented.
literature
- Art. Gaseum . In: Heinrich Theodor Grütter: Museum Handbook Ruhr Area. The historical museums . Pomp, Essen 1989, ISBN 3-89355-045-3 , pp. 96-97.
Footnotes
- ^ Heinrich Theodor Grütter: Museum Handbook Ruhr Area. The historical museums . Pomp, Essen 1989, p. 96.
- ↑ DerWesten.de of June 8, 2010: Eon opens “Gaseum” in Grugapark , accessed on April 21, 2015.
- ↑ DerWesten.de of May 16, 2013: The “Gaseum” museum and adventure world moves to the Ruhr Museum , accessed on April 21, 2015.