by Borusseum
Flyctory.com Pros
- Nice overview about the history of Borussia Dortmund
- Also features about women soccer, handball or table tennis
- Nice presentation
Even though they were struggling this season, Borussia Dortmund is one of the biggest names in German soccer. While I was in Dortmund, doing athletics reporting from the Run & Fly Meeting 2025 next door, I also took the opportunity to visit the club’s museum. Here is my review of the Borusseum.
Borusseum – Location & Admission
The sports museum is located in the Northeast corner of Signal Iduna Park, the home ground of Borussia Dortmund. During “normal” days, it is rather relaxed there to get there by car, there is sufficient street parking around. During match days, the Strobelallee in front of the stadium is closed. By local transport, take the underground to Westfalen Stadion (U45 partially, U46). There is also a local train station, Signal Iduna Park Southeast of the venue, which is served by various regional connections. The stadium is located in the trade fair and sports disctrict around the Westfalenhallen. There is also an ice hockey stadium and an indoor athletics stadium there. Next to the museum is the Rote Erde secondary ground of Borussia Dortmund.
The Borusseum is opening daily, from 9:30 to 18:30. During home matches, the museum closes before kick-off. Adult admission is 9 Euro. The museum accepts the RUHR.Topcard. Getting into the museum is a bit of weird: right behind a door, you have to take an elevator up to the second floor, where it is located.
Borusseum – The Visit
The museum covers the full range of the history of Borussia Dortmund, from its very first steps in 1909. There are a lot of pictures and original items. However, the museum is also very interactive, with displays, audio explanations and sections to enjoy. For example, you can pick your all-time All Star Team or try being a radio moderator for a match of the team. The museum is bilingual, German and English. The total visiting time I had was roughly 45 minutes. Die hard fans will stay longer in there, though.
As you see in the pictures above, the museum also displays the development of the stadiums of the club. In addition, there is a focus on the strong link of the club and the (typically working class) people in the Ruhrgebiet region. A small cinema is also giving you a historical background about the club. There is also a space for temporary exhibition, which featured the fans and fan clubs of the team. Finally, you can also reflect about their biggest victories in the trophy room. I also liked that some other sports in which the club is very competitive, mainly table tennis and handball, have some space in the Borusseum. It also features a section about the club’s women’s team, which has rather recently been founded and nowadays plays in the fourth highest division.
Borusseum – Services
There are some lockers, so that you can enjoy your visit more easily. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The Northwest edge of the stadium features the large store of Borussia Dortmund, so that the Borusseum itself does not drive a souvenir store.
Borusseum – My View
I really liked the Borusseum. It is a not that large, but well made exhibition about the club. I really enjoyed that there are also exhibits and spaces about other sections of Borussia Dortmund, like their very successful (womens) handball team. The location is a bit remote, there are not too many attractions around (and on match days, I assume the museum to be packed…) – but if you are around, it is definitely worth a visit.
Flyctory.com on Sports Museums
Here are all Sports Museums I visited:
Motorworld Cologne – Rheinland & Michael Schumacher Private Collection
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City)
Daytona International Speedway Tour
Norwegian Olympic Museum in Lillehammer
The FC St. Pauli Museum (Kiezbeben)
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour
Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor Museum
The Silverstone Interactive Museum
Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum (Pittsburgh)
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (Nashville)
World Chess Hall of Fame & Museum (St. Louis)
Sports Museum of Finland (Helsinki)
Rafa Nadal Museum XPerience
Bud Spencer Museum Berlin
Visiting Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Singapore Sports Museum
Mascot Hall of Fame (Whiting, IN)
International Tennis Hall of Fame & Hall of Fame Open 2019
Chelsea FC and Stamford Bridge Tour
Glasgow Rangers Ibrox Stadium Tour
Manchester United Stadium Tour & Museum
FIFA World Football Museum
Thessaloniki Olympic Museum
Hockey Hall of Fame
Ruhrgebiet Hotel Reviews
Here are all my hotel reviews related to the Ruhrgebiet region in Germany:
Mercure Hotel Dortmund Messe (Trade Fair)
ibis Bochum Zentrum
Hampton by Hilton Dortmund Phoenix See
Holiday Inn Express Oberhausen
