Rumelange National Mining Museum
An iron ore mine at Rumelange opened as a museum, entered by train into the galleries.
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The Walert mine at Rumelange worked iron ore from the Minett field and closed in the 1960s; part of it reopened in 1973 as the national mining museum. Visitors ride a train into the galleries and are taken through on foot, with the working methods of successive periods shown in place, from hand tools and horses through compressed air drills to the machinery of the final years. The temperature underground is constant and cool.
What you actually see
- The mine train - the ride into the galleries from the surface.
- The working methods - successive periods of extraction shown in place underground.
- The machinery - the drills and loaders of the mine's later years.
- The gallery system - the tunnels cut into the ore body.
When to go
April to October is the main season; winter opening is limited. Visits are guided and run at set times. The galleries are cool and a jacket is needed.
Honest expectations
Visits are guided only at fixed times and cannot be dropped into. The galleries are cool and damp year round. Commentary is mainly in French, German and Luxembourgish.
Nearby
Esch-sur-Alzette is west, and Fond-de-Gras is northwest.
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.