Centre historique minier de Lewarde
Large mining museum on the former Delloye pit: exhibitions, original industrial buildings and a guided tour of reconstructed galleries.
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Over het museum
The Centre historique minier occupies the former Delloye pit, which produced coal from 1931 to 1971. The last extraction shaft in the Nord-Pas de Calais closed on December 21, 1990, ending almost three centuries of mining that had begun at Anzin in 1720.
From the 1970s, the Houillères du Bassin du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais wanted to create a historic centre to keep the memory of this activity alive. The project was approved in 1973, and the Delloye pit was chosen for its representative interwar character, its central location in the basin and its proximity to the motorway network. The Association du Centre Historique Minier was founded in 1982, and the museum opened to the public in May 1984. Since 2016 it has been a public cultural cooperation institution (établissement public de coopération culturelle).
The 8-hectare site presents the pit’s original buildings, machinery, reconstructions of 1930s offices and several exhibitions: the formation of coal, the three ages of mining and life in the mining town. A one-hour guided tour leads through reconstructed galleries. A digital experience, “Paroles de mineurs”, lets visitors ask questions to former miners, who answer on video thanks to artificial intelligence.
Hoogtepunten
- Former Delloye pit (1931–1971) on 8 hectares, with original buildings and machinery
- One-hour guided tour through reconstructed mine galleries
- Exhibitions on the formation of coal, the three ages of mining and life in the mining town
- Digital experience “Paroles de mineurs” with former miners on video
- Le Briquet restaurant and café-shop on site
Vaste collectie
- À l’origine du charbon, le Carbonifère – A journey through geological time to understand how coal was formed.
- Les trois âges de la mine – Models of mining sites show how the industrial landscape and techniques evolved over 270 years of extraction in the Nord-Pas de Calais.
- La vie dans la cité minière – The daily life of the miner and his family: leisure, health, housing.
- Opgericht
- 1984
- Beheerder
- Établissement public de coopération culturelle (EPCC)
- Directie
- Luc Piralla
- Bezoekers per jaar
- ca. 171.272
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 14,50 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 8,70Children aged 5 to 18 inclusive, students, people with disabilities accompanied by a carer, retirees of Charbonnages de France (with proof) |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 8,70gratis t/m 4 jaar · Reduced rate for children aged 5 to 18 inclusive; free for children under 5. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 8,70Reduced rate for the person and one companion. |
| Studenten | € 8,70Reduced rate with proof. |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | € 12,60 p.p.Small groups of 15 to 19 people; for adult groups of 20 or more, a reservation is required at +33 3 27 95 82 96. |
| Gezinnen | € 402 adults and 2 children. |
| School groups and leisure centers (per child, 3 accompanying adults included) | € 8,20 |
| Visitors with a same-day TER Hauts-de-France ticket | € 12,60 |
Gratis toegang: Museum Night; no free admission on the first Sunday of the month.
The ticket covers the site, the exhibitions and the guided tour of the galleries. Free admission also for journalists and ICOM card holders. Payment at the ticket office by cash, check, card (except American Express) and holiday vouchers.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The entire site is accessible to wheelchairs and strollers; wheelchairs and walking-stick seats are lent at the ticket office. A film replaces the visit of an area that is not accessible. Tactile model of the site, visioguides, sign language tours (LSF) for groups. Only guide dogs for the blind are admitted. The Le Briquet restaurant holds the “Tourisme et Handicap” label for all four types of disability.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 4 jaar |
|---|---|
| Gezinsticket | € 40 · 2 adults and 2 children. |
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
- Kinderwagenvriendelijk
- Verschoonruimte
Children of all ages are welcome; the site, including the galleries, is stroller-friendly. Free activity booklets at the ticket office, Galibot workshops for ages 6 to 11 during school holidays. Changing mat and microwave available.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Centre Historique Minier
Douai station, then the free BHNS line A bus towards Aniche (stop Place des Vésignons in Lewarde; does not run on Sunday mornings), then the Évéole 18 line towards Marchiennes (stop Centre Historique Minier; does not run on Sundays or public holidays).
Met de auto
Gratis parkeren
Free parking on site for cars, motorhomes and coaches; charging points for four vehicles. Parking outside opening hours is prohibited; no water or electricity hook-ups for motorhomes.
The center is 8 km from Douai. By car from the A1: take the Douai exit, then the Cambrai exit (D643) and follow the Centre Historique Minier signs. Reduced rate with a same-day TER Hauts-de-France ticket.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museumwinkel
Le Briquet restaurant (230 covers, open at lunchtime on the museum’s opening days), café-shop area and a picnic area for around 100 people.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
- Zakelijke evenementen
Auditorium and meeting rooms for seminars and events.
Aanvragen & detailsJe bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
|---|---|
| Audiotour | ja (EN, DE, NL, PL, IT, ES) |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | The galleries can only be visited with a guide (regular departures, no booking needed for individual visitors); the exhibitions can be visited freely in about 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours. Audio guides are free against an ID. Booking is required for groups of 20 or more. The temperature in the galleries follows the outside temperature. |
