Free visit of the Mining Historical Centre

Name: Visite libre du Centre Historique Minier
Start: 2022-09-18T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Centre Historique Minier

Located on the site of the former Delloye pit in Lewarde, in the North, the Mining Historical Centre is the most important mine museum in France.

Dimanche 18 septembre 2022, 09h00Passé

A historic monument, the Delloye Pit witnessed an exciting industrial and human adventure. In the original buildings, the clothes hanging in the bathroom, the hundreds of authentic lamps, the impressive reels of the extraction machine… plunge you into the world of mining. Discover all its facets in the exhibitions: touch coal with your finger, explore 270 years of mining, share the miner’s daily life, join the stable to understand the role of horses…

À propos du lieu

Centre Historique Minier

Fosse Delloye, Rue d'Erchin - 59287 Lewarde

Nord
Hauts-de-France

Located in Lewarde, in 8km east of Douai in the North, the Mining Historic Centre is at the heart of the mineral basin. It is installed(settled) on tile(window pane) of the old(former) pit Delloye which groups(includes) 8000m ² industrial buildings(ships) and superstructures, on a 8 hectare site. It is classified as "Historic Monument" since September, 2009.