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
Ruhr Question prerequisite for the security of Europe and the world." An important consideration was that France and neighboring Western European countries had their economies supplied with coal and steel from the Ruhr and Saar regions for the purpose of postwar reconstruction. In the steel sector specifically, France intended, with the Monnet Plan to expand French steel production and impose a restriction on the capacity of German steel production. The Monnet Plan was considered a compromise from France to the other Allies, as France would have preferred to separate the industrial area from the Rhine and Ruhr region altogether. The Soviet Union,