Middle Sudetes

Old Mine in Wałbrzych

The Old Mine in Wałbrzych – a modern science centre on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Price list

  • normal ticket
    49 11.4person
  • reduced ticket
    39 9.1person
  • family ticket (2+2)
    140 32.6family
  • tickets can be purchased online here

Opening hours / opening dates

  • all year round
  • Every day
  • Saturday - Sunday
  • last entrance 2 hours before closing

Information

  • The Old Mine is a historic complex of mainly above-ground mining structures, it is part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage
  • objects available for sightseeing include: chain bath, lamp room, forge, engine room, underground adit, observation tower
  • in the basement (you will spend about 20 minutes there) it is advisable to cover warmly (9 ° C, 97% humidity)
  • there are art galleries: ceramics, painting, sculpture (free admission) and Sztygarówka Café
  • cultural events are organized in the facility
  • see other underground attractions of Lower Silesia
Old Mine in Wałbrzych

Old Mine in Wałbrzych – Centre for Science and Art. The last coal wagon left the former Julia mine in 1996.

Mining uniforms

Gallery of mining uniforms.

Old mining photographs

In the heyday of the Julia mine.

Mining Dog Tag

Every miner had a lifetime of dog tag assigned, its absence on the board meant that he was underground.

Mine forge hall

Hall of the mine forge.

Underground mine

We go underground.

Methane explosion

A souvenir of the methane explosion. Shovel driven into the stamp.

Old Mine yesterday

In Sztygarówka, in addition to the ticket office, bar and library, there is an interesting exhibition “Hannibal Smoke: The Old Mine Yesterday”.

Interactive Museum

Something for young people – interactive tablets illustrating the work of mining machines.

Beech floor

Floor of beech logs driven into the sand in a mine forge.

Coal sorting plant

Behind the shafts, the coal sorting plant has not yet been restored.

Chain bath

In the chain locker room, the miners’ work clothes hung from the ceiling.

Entrance building in the Old Mine

Entrance building previously foreman. Currently, it houses a café, a ticket office and a library.

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