Central Mining Museum
Központi Bányászati Múzeum
Hungary's national mining museum, housed in the Esterházy Palace in the city centre, with a simulated mine and exhibits on mining history.
The Central Mining Museum is housed in the Esterházy Palace in Sopron, beside the ring road. It is Hungary's only national mining museum, and its roots trace back to the famous 18th-century Schemnitz Mining Academy, which later moved to Sopron. The galleries cover centuries of mining and metallurgy in Hungary and Upper Hungary, with mining lamps, tools, mineral specimens and a simulated mine tunnel that appeals to children. The palace itself, with its Baroque façade and courtyard, is also worth seeing. The museum is closed on Mondays, and its winter opening hours are shorter.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- City Walls & Várkerület
- Firewatch Tower
- Old Synagogue
- Storno House
- St. Michael's Church
- Fabricius House
- Fő tér (Main Square)
- Goat Church