German language tours start Sundays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (regular tour service begins on Sunday, May 18th). German Guided tours of the mine gallery: Tue-Fri: 11, 13, 15 + 17.00, Sat-Sun: every hour 11-17.00 adults: 1 EUR plus admission to the museum/reduced 0,50 EUR We offer an English pamphlet of the museum. We furthermore offer leaflets in French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish and Portuguese. The Muttental coal mining path, around 9 kilometres in lenghth, explaining the history of early mining on the Ruhr is signposted from the museum. In the nearby Bethaus- a chapel- the WIM holds its "Vom Bethaus zur Kohle" exhibition.

By car: A 43 motorway, take the Witten-Heven exit, follow Herbeder Straße to the junction with the B 235/B 226, turn right into Ruhrstraße (B 235), after the bridge right turn into Nachtigallstraße. By public means of transportation: The S 5 or RB 40 to Witten main station, from there on foot along Herbeder Straße, over the river on the footbridge. Approx.20 mins. By bike: There is a signposted bicycle track along the Ruhr.