Saarländisches Bergbaumuseum
Museum of coal mining in the Saar region, housed in Bexbach’s Hindenburgturm tower, with a reconstructed underground mine and large machinery in the Blumengarten park.
Over het museum
The museum was set up in 1934 inside the Hindenburgturm, an observation tower in Bexbach’s Blumengarten (flower garden), and has been expanded continually ever since. The underground exhibition area was enlarged considerably, above all in 1957 and 1986. Today the museum is run by the association Verein Saarländisches Bergbaumuseum Bexbach e.V.
The exhibition in the tower spans several floors and covers coal mining in the Saar region from its beginnings in the 15th century to the 1980s. Topics include the alternating German and French administration of the Saar mines, underground safety and technology, coke production, transportation, and the everyday life of mining families, illustrated for example by a model of a miner’s house from the late 19th century. More recent developments, whose huge machines would not fit in the building, are presented on film.
Visitors pass through the miners’ changing room and the lamp room into the underground section, which shows different types of roof support, from timber props and steel props to hydraulic shields. During guided tours, compressed-air equipment such as rock drills is put into operation, and some of it can even be tried out by visitors. Locomotives and other large exhibits stand in the surrounding Blumengarten, and the panorama level offers sweeping views over the landscape around the Höcherberg.
Hoogtepunten
- Reconstructed underground mine with working compressed-air equipment
- Exhibition spread over several floors of the Hindenburgturm
- Miners’ changing room and lamp room with the history of mining lamps
- Locomotives and hydraulic shields in the Blumengarten
- View from the tower’s panorama level
Vaste collectie
- Steinkohlenbergbau an der Saar im Hindenburgturm – Floor-by-floor exhibition on the administration of the Saar mines, mine safety, extraction technology, coking, transportation, and miners’ everyday lives, with numerous original objects.
- Untertageanlage – Reconstructed mine workings showing types of roof support from timber to hydraulic shields, with compressed-air equipment demonstrated during guided tours.
- Opgericht
- 1934
- Beheerder
- Saarländisches Bergbaumuseum Bexbach e.V.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 4,80 |
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| Met korting | € 3,80University students and people with severe disabilities |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 2,80School students pay €2.80; no age limit for free admission is given. |
| Senioren | –No senior discount listed. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 3,80 |
| Studenten | € 3,80University students €3.80, school students €2.80. |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 4,50 p.p.Per person for guided groups of 10 or more. |
| Gezinnen | € 122 adults and up to 2 children. |
| Guided tour flat fee (up to 20 people, by reservation) | € 30plus admission |
| Children’s birthday party (up to 10 children and 2 adults) | € 79including guided tour; each additional child €4.80 |
Free admission with the Saarland Card; free once with the Saar Pass; partner of the ADAC Vorteilswelt discount program. Catering for groups of 10 or more on request: “Kaffeeblech” (coffee and cake) €5.50, “Halbschicht” (Lyoner sausage, bread roll, and a drink) €7 per person.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
According to the museum, the visit is also possible for wheelchair users; it has been awarded the “EURE WELCOME” accessibility label.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Gezinsticket | € 12 · 2 adults and up to 2 children. |
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- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speeltuin / speelhoek
- Kinderfeestjes
Children's birthday parties only with a museum guide: through the show mine in a miner's jacket and helmet, treasure hunt, and picnic on the panorama level. Playground in the adjacent Blumengarten; on the Monte Barbara spoil tip, you can look for plant impressions in the rock.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Bexbach Blumengarten (Bus 508)
From Bexbach station (RB 74), take bus line 508 (Mon–Sat; on Sundays, a call-in shared taxi) to Bexbach Blumengarten; alternatively, about a 15-minute walk from the station.
Service & horeca
For groups, coffee and cake or a miner's breakfast available by advance order.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 2 uur |
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| Goed om te weten | Maximum of 20 people per museum guide (larger groups are split); for groups of 15 or more, tours are also available outside opening hours with registration at least 14 days in advance. Hiking trail from the Blumengarten to the Monte Barbara spoil tip. |
