Museo de la Minería de Puertollano
Coal museum in the Parque del Pozo Norte in Puertollano, with a replica of an underground mine, the “Mina Imagen”.
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About the museum
The museum is located in the Parque del Pozo Norte in Puertollano, next to the castillete (headframe) of the former mine shaft, a metal structure reminiscent of Eiffel's designs that gives the site its name. It explains the history of coal in Puertollano and in the province of Ciudad Real, with references to the extraction methods used since 1873.
The centrepiece is the “Mina Imagen”, a recreation of a traditional coal mine with galleries, tools, mine carts and extraction scenes that give an idea of the work underground. The site also includes replicas of the headframe and of the sculpture “Minera de Puertollano”, whose original from 1927, by Julio Antonio, is kept in the Museo de Arte Moderno de Tarragona.
After a period of closure and renovation, the museum reopened in March 2026 and opened to the general public on 24 June 2026. The new phase includes guided tours and virtual reality glasses offering an immersive view of the museum, the mining area and the Carboniferous past of the region. On Sundays the visit is completed with the Monumento Natural del Carbonífero de Puertollano.
Highlights
- Mina Imagen: replica of an underground coal mine
- Castillete of the Pozo Norte (headframe)
- Replica of the sculpture “Minera de Puertollano”
- Virtual reality glasses on the Carboniferous past
- Free guided tours until the end of 2026
Permanent exhibition
- Mina Imagen – Recreation of an underground coal mine with galleries, tools, mine carts and extraction scenes.
- Founded
- 2006
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Puertollano
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission and guided tours are free until the end of 2026. A basic entry fee at a symbolic price is planned afterwards, pending a municipal ordinance.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Good to know | Guided tours last about 90 minutes and start at 10:00 and 18:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, and at 09:00 on Sundays. Booking is made through the town council's website, with a maximum of 25 people. Every day there is a visit to the Mina Imagen at 12:00, with registration at the entrance to the site. The visit begins in the outdoor gardens and goes down into the mine. |
