Bergwerksmuseum Mehren
Technical monument: the "Glückauf" clay and kaolin shaft, with a museum on raw material extraction and an about 50 m show tunnel.
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About the museum
In Mehren near Käbschütztal, clay and kaolin were mined for more than 200 years; these raw materials were important, among other things, for Meissen porcelain. The "Glückauf" shaft was declared a technical monument in 1990.
In 1995 a museum on the history of clay and kaolin mining was set up in the former functional building of the shaft complex. It displays work tools, miners' lamps, mine rescue equipment and ceremonial miners' costumes, and tells the story of the hard labor of the miners.
Outdoors, visitors can see the shaft complex above ground, a loading station of the cableway, and an approximately 50-meter show tunnel modeled on the kaolin tunnel of Seilitz.
Highlights
- "Glückauf" shaft as a technical monument
- Museum on clay and kaolin mining
- About 50 m show tunnel
- Cableway loading station above ground
- Miners' lamps, tools and miners' costumes
Permanent exhibition
- Museum zum Ton- und Kaolinbergbau – In the former functional building of the shaft, tools, lamps and miners' costumes show over 200 years of mining history; outdoors, a show tunnel complements the display.
- Founded
- 1995
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours only after registration at 03521 416370, from 6 people; duration 1 to 1.5 hours. |
