First Belgian Anchor Points received ERIH signs

The Flemish Mining Museum in Beringen and the Ecomuseum Bois-du-Luc in La Louvière are the first two Anchor Points in Belgium joining the ERIH network and thereby increase the total number of Anchor Points to 65. During an official presentation on 30th May the two new Anchor Points received the ERIH signs.

Since 1983 the Ecomuseum Bois-du-Luc gives access to the historical colliery St. Emmanuel situated in the former Belgian coal area Le Centre. The site – a jewel of mining architecture – was shut down in 1959. Nowadays, visitors can experience the strict hierarchy of the mine operation as well as the close interaction of the production chain and have a glance on a typical worker’s house in the early 20th century.

The Flemish Mining Museum is located in a former colliery in Beringen in Limburg. The mine went in production shortly after 1900 and is very well preserved even today. As the mine was built in a former agricultural region, complete new housing for the workers needed to be built as well. Today the workers housing estate is part of the industrial monument as well as the renatured rock tips.