Musée de la mine Lucien Mazars
Aubin mining museum with a reconstructed mine gallery, miners’ objects and a firedamp explosion simulation.
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About the museum
The museum was created in 1979 and fully redeveloped in 2000. It occupies the former Aubin mining site in the Pays Noir and illustrates the industrial history of the Aubin–Decazeville basin. Several tourist sites describe it as a branch of the Musée du Rouergue.
The collections include archive documents, photographs and mining equipment. Notable are a set of miners’ lamps and a large series of trade guild flags and banners, which show the life and working conditions of miners in different periods.
The visit passes through a mine gallery designed by former miners, with life-size figures recreating an old working face, a modern extraction site with a conveyor, the snack break, and wooden and metal roof supports. It ends with a simulation of a firedamp explosion. An audiovisual room screens six films about mines and miners, about 15 minutes in total.
Highlights
- Mine gallery designed by former miners, with life-size figures
- Simulation of a firedamp explosion
- Collection of miners’ lamps
- Trade guild flags and banners
- Audiovisual room with six films (about 15 minutes)
Permanent exhibition
- La galerie de mine reconstituée – A gallery designed by former miners shows underground work, from old working faces to mechanised extraction, and ends with a firedamp explosion simulation.
- Founded
- 1979
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | €4 per personGroups: €4 per person, by reservation. School groups: flat rate available on request from the museum. |
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Free admission for individual visitors.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is accessible to people with disabilities, except for the staged presentation of the firedamp explosion.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Aubin – Place Monteils · 4-min walk
Aubin railway station is less than 10 minutes on foot; the bus stop “Aubin – Place Monteils” is about 4 minutes on foot.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
A shop is listed in tourist guides.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for adult groups all year round by reservation at +33 5 65 43 58 00 or +33 6 51 55 68 20. |
