After five years, the "KohleWelt - Museum Steinkohlenbergbau Sachsen" in Oelsnitz has been completely renovated. At a ceremony on Sunday to mark the completion of the construction work, the Erzgebirgskreis (Ore Mountain District) as the sponsor gave an insight behind the scenes and into the new exhibition, which has doubled in size to 2,500 square meters. It will open on October 26, said museum director Jan Färber.
The extensive refurbishment of the museum, which was built in 1986 in the listed building of a former coal mine, cost almost 30 million euros and has therefore become significantly more expensive than planned - due to increased construction costs and unexpected difficulties with renovations to the historic structure. The original estimate was around 18 million euros.
