On Sunday, 1 of June of 2025, my host family took me to the electricity museum of Rechlinghausen – Süd. I don’t think my host student was as excited as I to explore the museum, but I still had a good time. As soon as I entered the first room, there was a series of small interactive electrical inventions. Surrounding them, against the walls, were old engines; and in the very back an old trolley. Everything had a sign next to it with black text in German on the top portion, and what I assume to be the English translation in orange on the bottom. To the right was a room of old electric cars, with boards explaining how the invention of electric vehicles has affected the mobility of humans over time. As there was no room connecting to the car room, I went back to the entrance then through a door to the left. This was a very small room with a to scale model of an electric generator. After this was a hall filled with small miscellaneous objects, donated or lent to the museum. Upstairs, there were many more rooms, but I am running out of room in this blog. There was a cow. At last I entered a final large room, full of small quality of life electric devices, and explanations of how they changed life. At the end of the room was an elevator and stairs, which I took down, and left the museum.
Cat Eley
