Galleria Henry

About the museum

The Galleria Henry is the main work of the Pranu Sartu mine at Buggerru, on the south-west coast of Sardinia. It was dug in the last thirty years of the 19th century and takes its name from a French director of the company holding the mining concession. Mining in the area had begun in 1865, when the concessions passed to the Malfidano company.

The tunnel, about one kilometre long, crosses a plateau about 50 metres above sea level. Around 1892 it was enlarged to allow a steam locomotive through, which carried the ore from the underground workings to the washing plants and the port, replacing slow and costly transport by mule.

Today the gallery is made safe and can be visited by booking. The route winds through a labyrinth of passages cut into the rock, with large openings overlooking the sea: on the outward journey an electric mini-train is used along the line of the old steam railway, and on the return you walk through the old pedestrian tunnel used by the mules. Buggerru is one of the eight sites of the Parco Geominerario Storico e Ambientale della Sardegna, recognised by UNESCO, and is also remembered for the mining massacre of 1904.

Highlights

• Route by electric mini-train along the line of the old steam railway
• Return on foot through the old pedestrian tunnel of the mules
• Openings cut into the rock with views of the sea, about 50 metres above sea level
• Gallery about one kilometre long, main work of the Pranu Sartu mine
• Site of the Parco Geominerario della Sardegna (UNESCO)

Permanent exhibition

• Visita alla Galleria Henry – Route through the Pranu Sartu mine gallery, with the electric mini-train on the outward journey and a walk back through the mules’ tunnel.

Operated by

Comune di Buggerru

Visitors per year

approx. 12,000

Admission & discounts

The visit is paid; the single visit and a family package can be booked online. Amounts are not shown on the pages consulted.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

According to the tourist portal, the gallery has been made safe and signposted; the site can only be reached on foot. No accessibility information is given for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The gallery can only be reached on foot: from the main square follow the steps beside the La Baia – da Tore pizzeria and the Fratelli Orrù bar; after about one hundred metres you will find the ticket office.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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