German Inland Waterways Museum German Inland Waterways Museum The German Inland Waterways Museum (Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt) is located in Ruhrort, Duisburg at the nucleus of Duisburg-Ruhrorter ports which today make up the largest European inland harbour complex. The museum was founded in 1974 with purchase of the museum ship "Oscar Huber". In 1998 the museum was moved from the old town hall into the city's former indoor swimming facility, an Art Nouveau landmark which had been built in 1910, closed in 1986, and declared a protected historic site in 1988. The move allowed the museum the space to exhibit complete ships, as well
University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum The University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum, German "Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum", abbreviated "UK RUB" is a syndicate of six university hospitals and associated facilities of the Ruhr University of Bochum. Founded in 2008 by the merger of formally independent hospitals the UK RUB is now a major provider of health in the Ruhr Metropolitan Region treating over 400,000 patients per year with a strong commitment to research and teaching. The "Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum" emerged from the Bochum Model, where several non state-owned hospitals in Bochum and the surrounding metropolitan