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Basque
Country's Mining Museum is the centre dedicated to the study and dissemination of
the culture and history knowledge of the mining in the Basque Country as a whole
and the mining area of Bizkaia in particular. It is located in the town of Gallarta
- birthplace of Dolores Ibarruri ("La Pasionaria"), its famous
syndicalist daughter and fervent advocate of miners' rights -, in "Las
Encartaciones" of Bizkaia, Basque Country, next to the great mass of
opencast iron-working. Here in Gallarta too is the deepest opencast mine
excavation, in the whole of the Basque Country, extending to 20 metres below sea
level.
Preservation of Mining
Industrial heritage is one of the aims of the Museum. The mining
activity in Bizkaia has left a rich legacy in the form of industrial remains
throughout the "Mining Region",
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The Mining Museum Cultural
Association, a non-profit making organization created in 1986 and manned by
volunteers, has been taken charge of compiling and collating all the material and
documentation relating to the old mines of Bizkaia. It has also been the
entity that has pricked the conscience of
institutions with its vision of
the Basque Country's own Mining Museum, which is nowadays a reality. |
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Contact Information |
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If you
wish to elaborate upon the information referred to here or if you want to
contact with the sponsors of the organization, the following information will be
useful: |
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Visiting
Hours:
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- Monday from 11h. to
14h.
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- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, from 9 h. to 14 h. & from 16 h. to 19 h.
(to 20 h, in summer)
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Saturday and Holidays
from 11 h. to 14 h. & from 16 h. to 19 h. (to 20 h, in
summer) |
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- Sunday,
from 11 h. to 14.30 h.
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Prices |
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- Standard: 2.50 |
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- Groups (a minimum of 12
people): 2.00 |
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- Pensioners: 1.50 |
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- Children Older than 8
Years: 1.50 |
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- Children Younger than 8
Years: FREE |
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- Members: FREE |
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- Member's Companions: 1.50
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- Guided
Visits (Groups, a minimum of 12
people):
3 . On Weekend And Holidays, Reserve with a week
of advance. |
- Guided
Visits (Individual):
3 . Every Weekend (reserve in advance). Duration:
1 hour; On Saturdays: In Spanish 11:30 h. and 17.30 h.; in Basque 12:30
h. and 16:30h. On Sundays: in Basque 11:30 h.; in Spanish 12:30 h. |
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- With Bicycle: FREE |
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Telephone Number: |
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Fax |
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94-6360581 |
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Address: |
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Bē Campodiego, old slaughterhouse of Abanto Ciervana
(next to the mine) |
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48500, Gallarta (Bizkaia) |
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E-mail: |
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General Information: informacion@museominero.net
Web Administrator: jmp@museominero.net |
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