Museum van de Mijnwerkerswoning
Museum in a semi-detached house from 1925 in the garden suburb of Eisden, furnished as a mining family lived in the 1930s.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in a semi-detached house from 1925 in the garden suburb of Eisden. The house was built for workers at the coal mine and follows the English garden city model. After the mine closed in 1987, the house fell into disrepair. The municipality of Maasmechelen bought the house and had it restored with the Koning Boudewijnstichting (King Baudouin Foundation); in 1995 it opened as a museum.
The house is furnished as a working-class family lived there in the 1930s, with original furniture, wallpaper, a Leuven stove and a kitchen range that runs on coal or wood. Outside stand an underground coal wagon and a bicycle. In the other half of the semi-detached house you will find the museum Leren & Spelen, about how children learned and played in the past.
The museum is run on a voluntary basis by Stichting Erfgoed Eisden, which began in 1983 as a local history circle and has been a foundation since 1998. Volunteer guides, including former residents and former miners, talk about life in the mining area. In May 2026 the museum welcomed its 175,000th visitor.
Highlights
- Mining workers’ house from 1925, furnished as in the 1930s
- Original furniture, a Leuven stove and a coal range
- Stories from former residents and former miners as guides
- Underground coal wagon outside
- Garden suburb of Eisden and the Leren & Spelen museum nearby
Permanent exhibition
- Mijnwerkerswoning uit de jaren dertig – A fully furnished semi-detached house from 1925 shows how a mining family lived in the 1930s, with original furniture and objects.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Stichting Erfgoed Eisden
Admission & discounts
| Groups | –For higher education and groups, the price is agreed in consultation. |
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For schools a visit costs €1 per pupil. Rates for individual visitors are not published.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Booking is required by email or phone (Stichting Erfgoed Eisden), or via the tourism department of Maasmechelen. For schools there are programmes for primary education and for secondary and higher education, with former residents and former miners telling their stories, and adapted tours for special education, visually impaired visitors and nursery children. One package combines a bicycle tour or bus ride through the garden suburb with a visit to the museum. |
