Closed 25-DEC, 31-DEC, 01-JAN.
[2010]
Museum + House + extensions: Adults BEF 100, School Children BEF 80.
Coal mine.
| Location: | Bois-du-Luc. |
| Open: |
JAN to DEC Mon-Fri 9-12, 13-17, Sat, Sun, Hol 14-17. Closed 25-DEC, 31-DEC, 01-JAN. [2010] |
| Fee: |
Museum: Adults BEF 70, Children BEF 60. Museum + House + extensions: Adults BEF 100, School Children BEF 80. |
| Classification: |
Coal mine.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | |
| Guided tours: | D=120min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Musée de la Mine, rue St Patrice 5 bis, 7110 Houdeng-Aimeries, La Louviere, Bois-du-Luc, Tel: +32-64-225448, Fax: +32-64-225448.
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2010/05/31 07:50:12 $ |
| 1685 | start of mining. | |
| 1780 | first steam engine installed. | |
| 1846 | colliery Saint Emmanuel opened. | |
| 1855 | offices and workshops built. | |
| 1907 | building renovated. | |
| 31-DEC-1959 | colliery Saint Emmanuel closed. | |
| 1973 | mining ends with the closure of the last colliery Quesnoy. |
The Musée de la Mine (Mine museum) at La Louvière is primarly a museum showing the work and the live of the coal miners at Bois-du-Luc. The museum includes the reconstruction of a miners house with furniture and all items of daily life from 1850.
The underground part of the museum is the Castelain gallery, a mine replica explaining the typical coal mining techniques and the underground working conditions. It is actually a reconstruction of the nearby Saint-Joseph pit.
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