Museum
in BESSINES-SUR-GARTEMPE

Musée interactif de la mine URÊKA

A unique site in the global mining museum landscape: the very first show tour dedicated to uranium ore. URÊKA takes you on a spectacular, interactive and fun journey deep into the ore. The adventure of uranium which led man to discover it, understand it, extract it and use it. Cinematic spectacle in relief, spatiotemporal excursion into the depths of mining. Outside there is a machine park, with an astonishing display of mining machines. Thursdays and Saturdays during school holidays, guided tours by prior reservation (limited places) at 14:15 p.m., 15:15 p.m., 16:15 p.m. Friday, Escape Game at 17:45 p.m. and 19:15 p.m. by reservation.
We speak: French, English

Video

Virtual tours

Rankings & Labels

  • Private museum

Themes:

  • A little history
  • Manufacturing
  • Science and technology

Location details

  • 10 mins to 20 mins from the train station
  • Near a highway
  • Outskirts of the city

Visit

Average duration of the individual visit: 120 min.
Average duration of the group visit: 120 min.
Minimum group size: 10 people
Minimum group size: 60 people

Language(s) of the visit

French

Opening

Opening hours from September 01 to December 29, 2024
WednesdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.

Admission fees

Admission feesMin.Max.
Full price
8 €-
Reduced price
5 €-
Group rate
7 €-

Payment methods

  • Payment cards
  • French bank and postal checks
  • French "Chèques vacances"
  • Cash

Services

Equipments

  • Accessible by stroller
  • Auditorium
  • Coach parking
  • Screening Room
  • Meeting room (s)

Services

  • BOUTIQUE

Address

1 avenue du Brugeaud
87250 BESSINES-SUR-GARTEMPE
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