C-mine expeditie

Om museet

Around 1900 Genk was a quiet village of about 3,000 inhabitants. In 1901 André Dumont discovered coal in Genk, and three mining sites were established there: Zwartberg, Waterschei and Winterslag. The Winterslag site was enormous; alongside the company buildings it had a fully developed underground concession that extended for kilometres. In 1914 the first lump of coal from the Campine basin was brought up there; actual extraction began in 1917. After a little over seventy years the mine closed for good on 31 March 1988.

The Winterslag mine building has been protected by ministerial decree since 1993. The coal washery, the brickworks, the workshops and the cooling towers were not preserved, but you can still see the lamp and shower rooms, the office building, the machine house with power station and winding engines (the Energy Building), the warehouses, the stables and the two pithead frames. In 2000 the idea of establishing a creative hub in the buildings took shape; in 2001 the city of Genk bought the site from the Limburg Reconversion Company, and in 2005 the name C-mine was born.

C-mine expeditie starts in the Energy Building, where six metres underground you discover surprising installations, with story capsules featuring animations, holograms and virtual reality, an interactive sound cabin and a labyrinth. Afterwards you walk through old tunnels and past installations. The pithead frames are being renovated; the viewing point is temporarily closed, but you can experience it with 360° viewers (VR).

Højdepunkter

• One and a half kilometres of expedition through the old Winterslag mine
• Story capsules with animations, holograms and VR
• Interactive sound cabin and labyrinth
• Two pithead frames (under renovation; 360° viewers)
• Audio tour of the Energy Building with ex-miner Marcel
• Family games with Cyriel de Krekel

Permanent udstilling

• C-mine expeditie – One-and-a-half-kilometre experience trail through the old mine tunnels, with story capsules, sound cabin, labyrinth and the pithead frames.

Ejer

Stad Genk

Entrépriser & rabatter

Residents of Genk pay €7 (adults) or €3 (aged 4 to 18); with an increased allowance you pay €7 (adults) or €4 (aged 4 to 18). Holders of a museum pass enter free. Tickets can be bought online or at the counter.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

C-mine expeditie is partially accessible to people with limited mobility, to wheelchairs and to pushchairs. The climb of the pithead frame is possible only by stairs (an alternative route is indicated), and due to the renovation climbing is temporarily not possible. Wheelchair users should contact the visitor reception in advance to reserve the lift; a maximum of two wheelchair users can take part per group, and electric wheelchairs or mobility scooters cannot be admitted. There is a tour in Flemish Sign Language and information boards for people with hearing impairments. A tunnel with light flashes and VR goggles may be unsettling for sensitive people.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer

The family games “Waar is Cyriel de Krekel?” (from age 6) and “Stempel mee met Cyriel de Krekel” (ages 3 to 6) make the expedition extra fun; with a combi ticket you can also visit Playground – Welcome Little Stranger. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a supervisor on the platform of the pithead frame. Pushchairs have limited access.

Transport & parkering

C-mine is close to the E314; after the exit, turn left at the lights. GPS address: Evence Coppéelaan 91, 3600 Genk.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

At the visitor reception is the C-mine shop, with gadgets, gift vouchers, cycling maps, books and local design. Dogs are not admitted to the buildings, but assistance dogs are.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

C-mine offers spaces for hire for events and corporate functions.

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