Mining Museum of the Basque Country

The museum, located in the old Gallarta Slaughterhouse, makes the history of mining in the Basque Country known to the general public through a collection of pieces, tools, machines and documentation that, for years, were collected in mountains and factories by former miner volunteers from the Mining Museum Cultural Association and residents of the mining municipalities.

Location: Mining Museum of the Basque Country

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General and/or specific data

  • The museum opened in 2001 in the old Gallarta slaughterhouse, where it continues today.
  • Next to the museum is the Concha II mine, the largest open-pit mine in the Basque Country.

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Accessibility of  the Mining Museum of The Basque Country

A Good Idea

Next to the Museum is the Gallarta headquarters of the Ekoetxea Meatzaldea, an environmental center that has a second headquarters in Peñas Negras. Both are characterised by being immersed in a unique place full of contrasts, due to the karst landscape and the transformation of the environment by human industrial activity.

Ekoetxea

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You can discover Bizkaia's industrial and mining heritage and legacy along the various Iron River routes?

Iron River routes

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Mining Museum of The Basque Country

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