Editing Ruhr (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Dortmund Oper Kaufmann.jpg|thumb|Opera Dortmund]]
[[File:Grillo-Theater-2012.jpg|thumb|Grillo-Theater Essen]]
[[File:Dortmunder Unionbrauerei.jpg|thumb|Ostwall Museum at U-Tower Dortmund]]
[[The Industrial Heritage Trail]] ({{langx|de|Route der Industriekultur}}) links tourist attractions related to the [[European Route of Industrial Heritage]] in the Ruhr area.

Ruhr is known for its numerous cultural institutions, many of which enjoy international reputation. Ruhr has three major opera houses and more than 10 theaters and stages.
* '''[[Schauspielhaus Bochum]]'''
* '''[[Opernhaus Dortmund]]'''
* '''[[Theater Dortmund]]'''
* '''[[Theater Oberhausen]]'''
* '''[[Deutsche Oper am Rhein|German Opera on the Rhine]]''' at Duisburg
* '''[[Aalto Theatre|Theater Essen]]'''
* '''[[Grillo-Theater]]''' at Essen

There are special classical music halls like the Bochumer Symphoniker, the Duisburg Mercatorhalle, the Saalbau Essen or the [[Dortmunder Philharmoniker]]. Each year in spring time, there is the [[Klavier-Festival Ruhr]] in the Ruhr area with 50 to 80 events of classical and jazz music.

With more than 50 museums, Ruhr has one of the largest variety of museums in Europe.
* '''[[German Mining Museum]]''' at Bochum
* '''[[German Football Museum]]''' at Dortmund
* '''[[Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte|Museum of Art and Cultural History]]''' at Dortmund
* '''[[Museum Ostwall]]''' at Dortmund
* '''[[Natural history museum]]''' at Dortmund
* '''[[Museum Folkwang]]''' at Essen
* '''[[Essen Cathedral Treasury]]''' at Essen
* '''[[Museum Küppersmühle]]''' at Duisburg
* '''[[Lehmbruck-Museum]]''' at Duisburg
* '''[[Hagen Open-air Museum]]''' at Hagen
Industrial Museum
* '''[[Zollern II/IV Colliery]]''' at Dortmund
* '''[[German Inland Waterways Museum]]''' at Duisburg
* '''[[Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord]] ''' at Duisburg
* '''[[Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex]]''' at Essen
* '''[[Gasometer Oberhausen]]''' at Oberhausen
* '''[[Ewald Colliery]]''' at Herten, dedicated to green energy and a commercial and cultural park

The city of Essen (representing the Ruhr) was selected as [[European Capital of Culture]] for 2010 by the [[Council of the European Union]].

In [[association football]], the [[Revierderby]] is the rivalry between [[Borussia Dortmund]] and [[FC Schalke 04]], and to a lesser extent between either club and/or [[VfL Bochum]], [[MSV Duisburg]] or [[Rot-Weiss Essen]] (''kleines Revierderby'').