Hornický skanzen Mayrau

Over het museum

The Mayrau Mining Open-Air Museum is located in the preserved area of a hard-coal mine in Vinařice near Kladno and is a branch of the Sládeček Local History Museum in Kladno. It is the only accessible mine complex in the entire Kladno-Rakovník coal basin, where coal was mined for more than two centuries.

The Prague ironworks company began sinking the Mayrau shaft in 1874 and in 1877 reached its final depth of 527 m. The shaft had an unusual circular profile, which is attributed to the works manager Jan Karlík, later the inventor of the tachograph. About ten years later and fifty metres further on, the Robert shaft was sunk. In 1905 the Ringhoffer steam winding engine was installed at the Mayrau shaft; it is still demonstrated in operation. Mining ended in 1997, and a year later both shafts were filled in. Over 120 years of operation about 34 million tonnes of coal were extracted here.

The open-air museum was created in the mine area in 1994. Tours are led by guides, many of whom are former miners, and take place in a model of the last working day: from the guildhouse and the chain-suspended changing rooms to the shaft buildings. The coal-hewing demonstration is offered at a simulated workplace in the Homole adit. The site also hosts exhibitions, educational and cultural events, and films are often shot here.

Hoogtepunten

• guided tour in the mode of a miner’s last working day
• Ringhoffer steam winding engine from 1905, demonstrated in operation
• Homole demonstration adit with a simulated mining workplace
• rides on the narrow-gauge mine railway and the Poldi railway (on Saturdays in season)
• the only accessible mine complex in the Kladno-Rakovník basin

Vaste collectie

• Prohlídkový okruh A – Cechovna, jáma Robert a těžní stroj Ringhoffer – One-hour guided tour along the miner’s route before the shift: guildhouse, chain-suspended changing rooms, the Robert shaft building and the Ringhoffer steam winding engine from 1905 in operation.
• Prohlídkový okruh B – kompletní areál – Two-hour tour extended with the dýmnice (smoke chamber), the Homole demonstration adit with a simulated mining workplace, and the Škoda winding engine.

Opgericht

1994

Beheerder

Sládečkovo vlastivědné muzeum v Kladně

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: A symbolic admission of CZK 1 applies on International Museum Day, Museum Night and European Heritage Days.

The basic price applies to route A (60 minutes); route B (120 minutes) costs CZK 160. Free admission is also granted to members of AMG, ICOM, RG ČR, RGS and the Zväz múzeí na Slovensku, and to groups of children from children’s homes with a supervisor. Photography for personal use costs CZK 50. Payment by bank card is also possible. The exhibition in the guildhouse is included in the price of the tour ticket.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

A family ticket is available. The open-air museum offers educational programmes and art workshops for schools and organises fun events for children; in season the narrow-gauge railways run on Saturdays.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Address for navigation: Vinařice No. 56, 273 07 Vinařice.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Short-term hire for theatre and music productions, filming, fashion shows, workshops, sporting events, weddings, celebrations, company parties and seminars; transport of people along a railway siding directly into the site is also possible.

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