Exciting initiatives are underway in France to celebrate and preserve our coal mining heritage! 🌍✨
Check out these amazing museums:
• Centre minier historique de Lewarde (Nord): The largest mining museum in France! 🇫🇷
• Parc Explor Wendel at Petite-Rosselle (Moselle)
• Faymoreau Mining Center (Vendée)
• Puits Couriot at Saint-Étienne (Loire)
• And many others (see the map)! 🗺️
These sites showcase:
🔹 Mineralogical & palaeontological collections
🔹 Mine gallery reconstructions
🔹 Mining techniques & machinery
🔹 Lives of the ‘gueules noires’ 🛠️
🔹 Preserved buildings, miners’ lamps, & headframes
Dive into the rich history of our mining past! ⛏️💎
