House of the Mine

Name: House of the Mine
Address: Rue du Chevalement Carreau Saint-Joseph, Saint-Éloy-les-Mines, 63700
Telephone: 04 73 85 08 24
Price range: Free of charge.

Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Fermé

Visit our new immersive room and travel, for a 15min film, through the hot room, experience the descent into the mine, discover the galleries, the different trades, the workshops, and life at the time.

Description

An outdoor garden, accessible from the Maison de La Mine, accommodates various pieces of the heavier and more cumbersome mining equipment, to comlete the internal exhibition.
The children will be able to inform themselves with a small booklet, "Les mines de charbon racontées aux enfants" (The coal mines told to children) with adapted explanations, games and quizzes. At the end of their visit, they will receive a surprise.
Starting this year, adolescents will be able to come and investigate the theft of explosives. With an investigation booklet, they will look for clues and testimonies in the mine house to solve the investigation. A treasure hunt on mining trades will also be available.
Former miners will answer questions from the public by reservation to discover the mining economic turning point in the Eloysien Basin. Between the risky trades, the firedamp, and the technical evolutions, the whole history of an industry is told. (Minimum 10 people, per group, according to the evolution of sanitary rules).