Museum - Mecsek Mining Museum, Underground exhibition

Coal is known to exist in the Mountains of Mecsek since the middle of the 1700's. Its exploitation began in the 18th century and is going on with increasing intensity.

The first Steam Boat Company (DGT) exploited, distributed and used the coal mined in the Mecsek. The DGT has preserved the characteristic tools and equipments of mining in a collection which was regularly displayed at local exhibitions, as well as the exhibitions for the Millennium (1896) and in Paris (1900).

The past was preserved by the smaller companies under the management of the DGT after 1945. From the 1950's uranium was mined in the Mecsek as well. The companies created the permanent exhibition in the head office of the DGT and opened it in 1977. An idea of opening an underground exhibition ward occured even at the beginning of the 20th century, however it was only realized in 1981 under the name Mecsek Mine Museum which is 400 ms long on 1000 m2 8-10 ms undergraound.

The 'mine in the heart of the town' may be approached from the Káptalan Street on stairs. The exhibition is titled 'The History of Mining in the Mecsek'. It is operated by the Central Mining Museum as part of the Mecsek Mining Museum's permanent exhibition titled 'Underground Mining Exhibition.'

Permanent exhibitions

The history of mines in the Mountain of Mecsek

The idea of a mine-complex was born already in the times of FDSNC, in the beginning of the 20th century, but became real only in 1980 with the collaboration of Coal Mines of Mecsek, Mecsek Ore-mining Company and Mining Shafting Company. A 400 m long and 1050 m2 ground-square underground exhibition was made with the reconstruction and furnishment of a formar wine-cellar system in down-town of Pécs, on the corner of Káptalan and Janus Pannonius Street.

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