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New: Tour “Hutbierg” at Rumelange

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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: https://mnm.regiondo.fr/visite-hutbierg

Trail des Mines 2024: behind the scenes

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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.

“Trail des Mines 2024” on June 30th

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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”:

MNM Shop: various original carbide lamps available

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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.

MNM closed on Thursday, May 9th – next tours from Friday

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Due to the bike race “Flèche du Sud” at Rumelange, our museum will be closed on Thursday, 9 May. However, from Friday to Sunday you can discover our mine. Thank you for your comprehension. Booking and tickets via the calendar de MNM.lu "Book online"

New: MNM box set Gin “Made in Luxembourg”

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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.

Luxembourg’s iron ore industry in moving images

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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.

New wooden stamps for a side mine

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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

Security briefing 2024

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Two weeks ago, the annual security briefing was held for our volunteers, guides, train drivers and staff. One group was led through the tunnel by the technical coordinator, Raymond Hoffmann, another by the coordinator of the collections and the guide, Denis Klein, and the head of the studio, Liam Schanck.

Result 2023: 12.500 visitors in our mine

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The MNM General Assembly met on Friday, March 15th 2024 in the multipurpose room. Result: 12.500 persons in 2023 visited our tunnel. A big “Thank You” to the Ministry of the Economy (Direction Général Tourisme), to the City of Rumelange and to all of you.

From Recklinghausen to Rumelange: the wheel loader type Eimco 912

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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.

2024: The MNM opens every Sunday

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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 [...]

Luxembourg Museum Days on May 18th and 19th 2024 – Free entry

Our offer: 10:00 am tour “Hutbierg”: on a 6 km walk along the “Hutbierg” in Rumelange, our guide will show you some of the remains of iron ore mining and the beautiful landscape. (max. 31 pers.) 2:30 pm tour “3000 years of Mining Ligthing”: deep in the mine, our historian will present different types of lamps used by generations of miners, from antiquity to the present day. (max. 31 pers.) 4:30 pm tour „Lost places“: on a circuit of about 3 km, our guide will show you the underground industrial [...]