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Exhibition : Mines in the movies

When the Lumière brothers launched their cinema adventure at the end of the 19th century, did they imagine that mines and miners would play one of its leading roles? The abundance of mining films shows the interest of directors, as well as the public, to discover a world they have no access to: the bowels […]

In-between : immigration in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Mining Basin, 1919–1939

From september 2nd to december 31st 3019 1919–1939: between two countries, between two wars. The agreement signed with Poland on 3 September 1919 led to 200,000 Polish immigrants moving to the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Mining Basin to find work. Soon after, other nationalities followed suit, in particular following the agreements with Italy and Czechoslovakia. What did they […]

The face of coal mining as seen by Paris Match

From june 1st to september 29th 2019  The world of mining has always intrigued those on the outside. Starting in the early days, the press showed keen interest, a prime example being the media blitz following the Courrières catastrophe in 1906. Mines have fascinated readers and inspired the journalists sent to cover events in mining. […]

Houille… ouille, ouille ! Health down in the mine

From 15 september 2018 to 19 may 2019 Making your way into the entrails of the Earth is never a matter for the light hearted… The world of the mine is one in which workers find themselves up against a multitude of dangers throughout their career that may have major repercussions on their health. Talking […]

International conference : Health down the mine – Stakeholders and Healthcare systems

April 4th and 5th 2019  To close its programme on health in the mine, the Centre Historique Minier has chosen to extend this central issue of mining culture to other mining basins by organizing an international conference on Health down in the Mine – Stakeholders and Healthcare Systems, on April 4 and 5, 2019 in […]

A journey in 1900, from underground worlds to light

From 18th September 2017 to 1st April 2018 On 14 April 1900, French President Émile Loubet opened the Universal Exhibition of 1900, making Paris the centre of the world. The fifth exhibition of its kind staged in the French capital was worthy of every superlative: the biggest, the most visited, the most eclectic, the most […]

Germinal: fact or fiction?

APRIL 2016 | 28 MAY 2017 On 5 October 1902, a huge crowd gathered to watch the funeral procession bearing Émile Zola to the Montmartre cemetery in Paris. A delegation of miners from Denain hailed him with cries of “Germinal! Germinal!” This tribute seems to reflect their appropriation of Zola’s novel, and their identification with […]