Slate Museum - Musée de l'Ardoise

Slate Museum - Musée de l'Ardoise

Experience an exciting time travel towards the discovery of the 20th century Slate industry. The Slate Museum allows you to take a captivating overview of the mine extraction based in the area around Martelange. Discover the path of the stone, from its genesis and its underground extraction to the final product and its transportation. Explore the working conditions of the Martelange quarrymen and receive an interesting overview of their daily life. The Musée de l’Ardoise offers an interesting insight view to the life and the work of the quarrymen on an area of 8 ha and 22 buildings.
The access to the site is free and various animations (ride with the industrial train, Bopebistro (traditional café), detective Schuppi,…) are possible. Opening times as well as scheduled activities can be found on the updated website www.ardoise.lu