Guided tours again in February 2025
11.12.2024
Due to work in our mine, the MNM will be closed for December 2024 and January 2025. From February we are open again on Sundays for individual visitors and the whole year for group tours on reservation. Thank you for your understanding.
MNM Stammdësch : Conferences about the history of the “Minett”
11.12.2024
Our museum has also scheduled a cycle of conferences on the history of regional iron ore mining for 2025. In a pleasant atmosphere, historians, witnesses and other specialists come to speak to shed more light on an aspect of history. Our conference meetings take place from January to April on the last Thursday of each month at 8:00 pm. We will inform you about the topics in a timely manner. Everyone is welcome. The participation is free of charge.
Rumelange: The day of St. Barbara in honor of the miners
5.12.2024
The day of St. Barbara was celebrated in honor of the miners with a parade through the city, a memorial ceremony in front of the monument for the miners, a mass in our tunnel and a tasty lunch at the cultural center.
Restauration of the wheel loader Eimco 912
2.08.2024
The Museum’s « Technical Service » embarked on the ambitious restauration of a wheel loader type Eimco 912, breathing new life into a piece of history. A delegation of the MNM picked up that engine end of January 2024 in Recklinghausen’s training mine. Design sans titre - 1 Design sans titre - 1
MNM Shop: various original carbide lamps available
30.05.2024
Now in the MNM shop: various historical models of carbide lamps as a decorative object. Also perfect for as a gift, for collecting or as a souvenir.
New: MNM box set Gin “Made in Luxembourg”
18.04.2024
New in the MNM shop: - a box set with three carefully curated bottles of gin, each exquisite in 5cl portions. The collection embodies a harmonious fusion of exceptional aromas and first-class quality from local cultivation made in Luxembourg by Opyos Beverages in Keiwelbach.
New wooden stamps for a side mine
28.03.2024
Shortly before the start of the new season, our team of volunteers replaced with great commitment the wooden stamps of a side mine. If you would like to see the result and many other elements, simply register for one of the guided tours. In the booking link, the dates of the whole season, also for the next Sunday, are available. Booking and tickets: www.mnm.lu (Booking) Design sans titre - 8
From Recklinghausen to Rumelange: the wheel loader type Eimco 912
1.02.2024
A delegation of our technical service picked up a wheel loader type Eimco 912 in Recklinghausen’s training mine this week. This machine was there in the exhibition and will now be made fit again to be used in our museum. A big thank you for the warm welcome to the team of the Trainingsbergwerk in Recklinghausen and to the truck driver of the transport company Tauschlag Gelsenkirchen.
Prototype of a computer-controlled drill
1.09.2023
Our most modern exhibit, the prototype of the computer-controlled drill Jumbo (1987) built by the company Montabert, can be seen during a guided tour mine & train. For the booking and the tickets please visite the calendar of events on this website.
MNM Stammdësch: The engineering profession at the ARBED
15.11.2024
Tursday, November 28 at 8 pm - Free admission From iron mines to financial risks, through contact with customers and human resources, Jean Goniva’s career illustrates the versatility of the engineering profession. A member of the MNM Board of Directors, he looks back on his almost 40 years in the service of ARBED and the steel industry. The conference takes place on Thursday, November 28th 2024 at 8 pm in the multipurpose room of our reception building. Language: Luxembourgish. Everyone is welco [...]
Special guided tour in the warm glow of carbide lamps
26.10.2024
on 23 and 24 November Experience the underground world with a guided tour featuring carbide lamps, the iconic lamp that illuminated the path for miners. Discover the rich history and challenges faced by those who toiled in the depths, only illuminated by the warm glow of carbide lamps. Start times: 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm Booking and tickets: https://mnm.regiondo.com/visite-speciale-a-la-lumiere-des-lampes-a-carbure
“Minett Treasures Kidsday” on October 19th
15.10.2024
The MNM is at the “Minett Treasures Kidsday” on 19 October in the „Centre Nature et Forêt Ellergonn“ in Esch/Alzette from 10 am to 6 pm. We present different types of miners' lights with fire, flames, strange smells and little surprises.
Open Door at the MNM on September 7th 2024
20.08.2024
From 11:00 to 16:30 Discover the mine museum during the 2nd edition of the “Open Door”. You are most welcome.
New: Tour “Hutbierg” at Rumelange
10.07.2024
July 20th, August 10th and September 7th with start time at 10 am. On a 6 km walk over the "Hutbierg" in Rumelange, our guide will show you some structural and mechanical remains from the mining period. You will also get an insight into the beautiful landscape, its formation by the iron ore mining and its reconquest by mother nature. Booking and tickets:
Trail des Mines 2024: behind the scenes
4.07.2024
In addition to the staff of the organizer, a team of volunteers, guides and of the staff of the MNM led by the coordinator of the technical service, Raymond Hoffmann, was on duty to ensure the tunnel safety. A big thank you to them all.