The permanent exhibition in the Museum of Early Industrialisation is to be realised as part of a comprehensive modernisation and renovation programme. Wuppertal will be shown as an early pioneer region of industrialisation on the European continent. The prerequisites, process and consequences of industrialisation (technical, economic, social and ecological) are the guiding themes of the new exhibition, which will trace the specific path of industrialisation in Wuppertal. The aim of the permanent exhibition is to convey Wuppertal's early industrialisation history in a broad historical context.

Visitors should be enabled to make connections to contemporary problems through historical reflection. In this way, the permanent exhibition performs an important bridging function, mediating between the past and the present and providing orientation knowledge for the future.  Some historical devices and machines are kept in working order and demonstrated to visitors to make their functioning comprehensible and understandable. This gives visitors a fascinating impression of the historical working methods and they can try their hand at it themselves. Due to the building's structure, a large part of the machines will be presented in a bundle on the ground floor of the remise. The permanent exhibition is sponsored by the Landschaftsverband Rheinland Gefördert an by the Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien aufgrund eines Beschlusses des Deutschen Bundestages.

On the ground floor of the Kannegiessersche Fabrik, a café/bistro with an attractive outdoor area and a museum shop will be available to visitors in the future. The reopening of the museum is planned for early 2025.