Nyvångs gruvmuseum
Mining museum in the Carl Cervin shaft building at Nyvång, about coal mining from 1907 to 1966 in Scandinavia's largest coal mine and the mining community.
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About the museum
Nyvångs gruvmuseum (Nyvång Mining Museum) is run by the non-profit Föreningen Nyvångs Gruva (Nyvång Mine Association), which was formed in 1984 to establish a mining museum in the shaft building “Carl Cervin”. The building had been donated by Höganäsbolaget AB (the Höganäs company) to Åstorp Municipality. The association works entirely on a voluntary basis and has about 200 members.
The museum illuminates the era when hard coal was an important product for industry and transport in Sweden. Visitors learn how the work was carried out in what is described as Scandinavia's largest coal mine, and how an entire new community was built up about a hundred years ago. The mine was in operation from 1907 to 1966.
In the museum there are full-scale models of underground work rooms with tools and machinery, geological finds from the coal mining and documentation on the history of coal. A film from 1934 about the coal mining is also shown, along with a workers' home kitchen from the 1950s, drawings and information about the mining families, and school photographs, pictures, writings and stories.
Highlights
- Full-scale models of underground work rooms
- Film from 1934 about coal mining at Nyvång
- Workers' kitchen from the 1950s
- Geological finds and documentation on the history of coal
- Pictures and stories from the mine's sixty-year history, 1907–1966
Permanent exhibition
- Gruvmuseet – Models of underground work rooms, geological finds, a film from 1934 and settings from the mining community of Nyvång.
- Operated by
- Föreningen Nyvångs Gruva
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 30 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for children under 18. |
Free admission for members. Payment in cash or by Swish. Membership costs SEK 150 per person per year (2027).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours outside the regular times are booked with the association by telephone on +46 70 381 95 08 or by e-mail. |
