Home   Change through Culture - Culture through Change!     Essen and the Ruhrgebiet area have been selected to host the "European Capital of Culture" Exposition in 2010.     Here you will find comprehensive information for the event including Hotel, Flight reservations and calendar of events!   
"The Great Game Exhibition" at the Ruhr Museum
Official Events & Exhibitions
Start : Friday 12th of February 2010
End : Sunday 13th of June 2010
Contact info :
Infotelefon 0201 88 45 200
Zollverein A 14
(Schacht XII, Kohlenwäsche)
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen
Email : info@ruhrmuseum.de
URL : http://www.ruhrmuseum.de/de/index.jsp

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The Great Game - archeology and politics at the time of colonialism.

The exhibition focuses on the spectacular excavations and expeditions etc. Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell and Carl Humann. It shows the influence of European powers during the archaeological discoveries, especially in the Orient in the 1840s to 1940.
"The Great Game" presents over 800 high-level objects from the large, internationally renowned museums and many from private collections.

Read Wikipedia article here! (English Translated)

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