When does the event take place?

The film screening takes place on October 15, 2026, at 7 PM.

Where does the film chronicle take place?

The event location is the mining collection Rotthausen at Belforter Straße 20 in Gelsenkirchen.

What does the seventh part of the chronicle address?

The film discusses the transformation of mining, the living situation of miners and residents, as well as protests and structural change in the Ruhr area.

Is the event suitable for history-interested visitors?

Yes, the documentary is aimed at everyone interested in mining history, industrial culture, regional memory, and social change.

Is there more information about the event?

Further information can be obtained at the phone number 0209 / 1770 9999.

Experience the Transformation of Ruhr Mining in a Moving Film Chronicle

Name: Chronicle of a Colliery and Its Settlement Part 7 – The Old and the New
Start: 2026-10-15T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-15T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Bergbausammlung Rotthausen

The Old and the New: A Film Chronicle of Ruhr Mining

On October 15, 2026, the film chronicle will take you back to Ebel in the mining collection Rotthausen, to a time when the face of the Ruhr area underwent fundamental changes. The seventh part of the series combines personal memories, historical film footage, and the question of what remains of mining when collieries close and jobs disappear.

People Tell History

The focus is on miners and residents of the settlement. Many of them were already seen in the film chronicle of the 1980s and will be visited again. Their stories make visible how living situations changed, while familiar experiences, social bonds, and the memory of working underground persisted.

Landscape in Transition

The footage from 1998 not only looks at work in the mine but also at landscape, settlement space, and industrial infrastructure. The examination of the works creates a vivid image of structural change: conveyor systems, residential areas, and former workplaces appear as traces of an era whose social and cultural significance goes far beyond production operations.

Protest and Threatened Future

The documentary takes us to the year 1997, when miners protested against job cuts and the uncertain future of coal with a human chain through the Ruhr area. The one-week occupation of the colliery represents the conflict between economic decline, personal existence, and the demand of a region to preserve its industrial identity.

Industrial Culture Between Memory and New Beginning

The filmic contrast between the decline of coal mining and the new cultural uses in the neighborhood is particularly impressive. Works of industrial culture and a theme park mark that transitional phase in which former production landscapes became places of memory, education, and leisure. The aesthetic experience of the film arises from this tension between past, present, and future.

A Documentary Art Experience

As a historical documentary film, the event has special significance for cultural education. It conveys regional history not abstractly but through faces, voices, spaces, and concrete life stories. The exhibition atmosphere of the mining collection deepens the art experience and invites one to relate film, object, and site of memory to one another.

Conclusion

Chronicle of a Colliery and Its Settlement Part 7 – The Old and the New opens an emotional access to the history of Ruhr mining and the structural change in Gelsenkirchen. Art enthusiasts, history lovers, and everyone who wishes to experience the industrial heritage of the Ruhr area firsthand should not miss this film examination in the mining collection Rotthausen.