Musée FERRUM

About the museum

The Musée FERRUM is an annex to the Schungfabrik cultural centre in Tétange, in the municipality of Kayl. The centre occupies a former shoe factory: Mathias Hubert founded a shoe-making and repair workshop in 1880; the first factory building was erected in 1912–13, and the building on rue Pierre Schiltz followed in 1917. The Hubert family produced miners’ boots, among other things. After the family withdrew in 1964, the company went bankrupt in 1966. In 1980 the municipality bought the building; in 1984 it was listed as a monument, and in 1990 it opened as a cultural centre.

Construction of the new museum began in November 2019; the opening took place on December 3, 2021, as part of the programme of the European Capital of Culture Esch2022. The building combines a gallery for travelling exhibitions, a multipurpose room for educational workshops and a museum area on local history.

The museum area covers the municipality’s history from the Stone Age to the present, the industrial history of the 19th and 20th centuries with heavy-industry suppliers (such as the mine wagons “Buggies” and carbide lamps made in Kayl and Tétange), the Hubert shoe factory with its daily life and club activities, and mining and workers’ history. Also featured are the transport of ore and the “Minettswee” hiking trail. In the same building, the MUAR – Musée vun der Aarbecht presents an exhibition on the theme of work, and the painter Emile Kirscht has his own exhibition space.

Highlights

• Municipal history from the Stone Age to the present, with original finds shown for the first time
• Industrial history: “Buggies” mine wagons, carbide lamps and the Hubert shoe factory
• Mining and workers’ movement in the Kayl valley
• The theme of ore transport, complemented by the “Minettswee” hiking trail
• Gallery for travelling exhibitions and the “Espace Kirscht” room

Permanent exhibition

• Lokalgeschichte der Gemeinde Kayl – Chronology from the Stone Age to today, industrial and mining history, the Hubert shoe factory and the theme of ore transport.

Founded

2021

Operated by

Gemeinde Kayl

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Workshops and playful activities for school classes in the multipurpose room.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

The Schungfabrik cultural centre rents event halls (Salle des Fêtes, Salle Schortgen) and rehearsal rooms; see schungfabrik.lu.

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