Event calendar
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2024.07.19. - 2024.10.06.
Budapest
2024.07.11. - 2024.08.31.
Budapest
2024.06.14. - 2024.08.25.
Budapest
2024.05.24. - 2024.09.15.
Budapest
2024.05.17. - 2024.09.22.
Budapest
2024.05.11. - 2024.09.15.
Budapest
2024.04.20. - 2024.11.24.
Budapest
2023.12.15. - 2024.02.18.
Budapest
2023.11.16. - 2024.01.21.
Budapest
2012.03.01. - 2012.03.31.
Vác
2012.02.01. - 2012.02.29.
Miskolc
2012.01.22. - 1970.01.01.
Budapest
2011.10.04. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.07.04. - 2011.07.08.
Budapest
Central Mining Museum - Várpalota Mining History Collection - Várpalota
Address: 8100, Várpalota Hunyadi Mátyás tér 1.
Phone number: (88) 597-720
Opening hours: 01.04-31.10.: Tue-Sun 11-17
Permanent exhibitions
The model of the "skip" system  shaft and mining works (M=1:10)
The exhibition takes place in 4 rooms of the Thury Castle and embraces the history of coal-mining in Várpalota, which started in 1876.In the first room there is a marble table with the date and reason of the foundation and also appreciation of those who contributed to the successes of 100 years. On the wall two painting shows the panorama of Várpalota in 1905 and in 1976. Also on show here the wooden statue of two miners made by Senior István Szabó, who has Kossuth Award. The memorial tablet in front of the entrance lists the name of those miners who died during work at Coal Mines of Várpalota Company. continue