Industriemuseum Elmshorn

This museum on Catharinenstraße traces how Elmshorn grew from a modest town into an industrial centre. It covers the period from the mid-19th century to the years after the Second World War, with the focus on the boom decades from about 1890 until the First World War. Machines, photographs and products mostly stand out in the open rather than behind glass, so this is a place to get close to the exhibits. The highlight is a working steam engine, which is demonstrated to visitors.