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

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

The delegations of the MNM Board of Directors and the organizers of the "Trail des Mines" met to ensure the smooth running of a unique experience for the runners through our tunnel. See you on June 30th. All about the “Trail des Mines”:

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 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.

At our recent MNM conference, historian Denis Klein presented and commented on rare film excerpts about the fascinating history of Luxembourg mining. It became a journey back in time for the participants.

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

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.

In 2024, our museum is open every Sunday in the off-season, in any weather, for young and old. The MNM presents the industrial history of an entire epoch (1870 – 1997) for almost two hours during a guided tour mine & train. You can also discover the culture of the miners up close in the original places where they worked hard, and let us tell you a number of interesting anecdotes from our guides. From January to March and from October to mid-December, our museum is open every Sunday afternoon wit [...]

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.