Official opening of the new reception and multi-purpose room of the MNM in the presence of Minister Lex Delles, the representatives of the lay judges and municipal council, the volunteers, leaders and employees of the museum. In his speech, President Henri Haine thanked the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Direction Générale Toursime), the city of Rumelange, the architect Yalda Rahmanian and Paul Nathan for their support in realizing the project. He also emphasized the commitment of all volunteers [...]

Also always in action: a team of the CIGL Rumelingen. Here are two employees renovating a water tank for miners.

Impressions from a training with rescue dogs in our tunnel: a volunteer team of Unit Cynotechnic of the Red Cross with the support of some employees and guides from our museum was in action.

The preparations for the new season have begun: here you can see two employees of the technical service, Liam and Dany, at work.

An instructive safety course was held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 for volunteers, guides, train drivers and for the MNM staff. Instructors were the head of the technical service, Raymond Hoffmann, and the responsible for safety, Gilles Krier

Good mood at the New Year’s reception of the MNM, to which the Board of Directors had invited the staff, the guides and volunteers of the museum, and representatives of the CIGL and the municipal services, which always help.

Recently a delegation of the  “Minièresbunn Doihl” from the Fond-de-Gras visited the MNM for an exchange of experiences. We were happy about it and soon a delegation of us will go to them for a meeting.

Follow the guide into the abandoned tunnels of the Walert mine, more than 80m below ground. See the mining machines, experience the miners’ work and listen to the stories of more than 100 years of iron ore mining. The language of the tour depends on the majority of visitors present. Audioguides in German, French, English and Dutch are available at the reception. Departures at 14:30, 15:30 and 16:30 Booking and tickets: Musée National des Mines de Fer Luxembourgeoises a.s.b.l. | Guided mine tour [...]

The Feast of Saint Barbara will be celebrated in the Iron Ore Region next Sunday, 4 December. Just in time for this day, her statue, exhibited in our mine Walert, has returned from the restoration. The restorer Laura Di Mola has again prepared the statue so that it will please our visitors and will also be preserved for the future.

Dans le cadre de la "Route européenne du patrimoine industriel" (ERIH), notre musée minier est le « Anchorpoint » du Luxembourg.  Récemment, un groupe d’environ 50 visiteurs de toute l’Europe était présent pour un « Welcome and Get Together » dans notre mine. L’équipe de « l’Office Régional de Tourisme SUD » a organisé et dirigé l’événement avec le renfort de nos équipes de bénévoles et de collaborateurs.