General admission to MUMI, the Museum of Mining and Industry of Asturias in El Entrego, is 9.50 €; children aged 4 to 12 pay 6.00 € and under-4s go free. From March to October it opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00, and closes on Mondays (checked in October 2026).
MUMI, the Museum of Mining and Industry of Asturias, is in El Entrego, in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, and opened on 4 March 1994 on the old spoil heap of the Pozo San Vicente pit. Here is the practical side: what it costs, when it opens, how long it takes and what children see, according to the museum's official website, checked in October 2026.
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Opening hours: they change in November
From March to October it opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00. From November to February it keeps those hours Tuesday to Saturday, but on Sundays it only opens in the morning, 10:00 to 14:00. It is closed on Mondays.
It also closes on 1 and 6 January, 25 December and the afternoons of 24 and 31 December. Note: the website's home and contact pages only show the Tuesday-to-Sunday hours with afternoons; the winter timetable is under «Planea tu visita».
Prices and concessions
General admission is 9.50 €. Over-65s and disabled visitors pay 6.50 €; children aged 4 to 12 and members of large families, 6.00 €; holders of the Carnet Joven or the Club Cultura of the Principality of Asturias, 8.50 €. Groups of more than 15 pay 5.50 € each and school groups 4.00 €.
Under-4s, teachers at work and group leaders and companions go free. Concessions must be proved with a document at the museum itself. The garden is open access and needs no ticket. And a change already announced: from January 2027, the permanent exhibition will be free for everyone on Wednesdays.
Where to buy tickets
At the museum's reception or by email, using the bookings address shown on mumi.es; online sales are listed as «in development». Groups of more than 15 can only book by email and must pay in advance. Tickets are valid until 31 December of the year of purchase and cannot be changed or refunded unless the museum is at fault. The phone number is +34 985 66 31 33.
How long it takes
The mock mine, the main attraction, takes about 45 minutes according to the museum. The permanent exhibition covers more than 3,000 m2 and you choose your own route, so the time is up to you; the website gives no overall duration. If you come by car, the museum has its own large free car park, with room for cars and coaches.
What children see
The mock mine starts in the cage, the miners' lift that recreates the descent into the depths. From the landing, the museum's guides lead you through more than 1,000 metres of galleries showing how techniques and machines changed from the 19th century to today. It reproduces a real working, with iron arches, timber props and the heavy machinery of real shifts, and you walk it in darkness with sound effects. The museum describes it as safe, educational and suitable for all ages.
Upstairs there are working machines, films and hands-on exhibits, fossils and minerals, the lamp room, the miners' infirmary and small hospital, and the Asturias Mine Rescue Brigade (1912). The headframe on the façade doubles as a viewpoint over the Nalón coalfield, and behind the building there is about a hectare of green space. Family rules: children stay with an adult at all times, the display cases are not to be touched, and photos are allowed without a tripod, except on guided tours.
And the train? The museum's website describes no train inside its mock mine. If what you are after is a ride on a mine train, that is the one in the Samuño valley, covered in this guide. Nor can you visit the Pozo San Vicente next to the museum today: its page says it is closed to the public and that they are working to open it.
Getting there
The address is El Trabanquín, s/n, 33940 El Entrego. By car, according to Wikipedia, you get there from Gijón and Oviedo on the AS-1, the Autovía Minera, and the A-66, and the museum's free car park is waiting. By train, the C-5 line of Cercanías Asturias, from Gijón to Laviana, stops at San Vicente, which Wikipedia describes as the museum's halt; the next stop towards Laviana is El Entrego-La Oscura.
If you are torn between the museum and going down a real mine, the comparison is in Pozo Sotón or MUMI?.
Checked
Opening hours, prices, rules and the description of the mock mine were checked on 17 October 2026 on the official website, mumi.es (home, «Planea tu visita», general conditions, mock mine, exhibitions, Pozo San Vicente and contact). Road access and the San Vicente halt, on Wikipedia (articles on the museum and the C-5 line). Prices change: confirm them before you go.
Quick questions
How long does the MUMI mock mine take?
About 45 minutes, according to the museum: you go down in a cage that recreates the miners' lift and walk more than 1,000 metres of galleries. For the permanent exhibition, over 3,000 m2, the website gives no duration.
Is MUMI a good visit with children?
The museum describes the mock mine as safe, educational and suitable for all ages. Under-4s go free, children aged 4 to 12 pay 6.00 € and must stay with an adult at all times.
Can you get to MUMI by train?
Yes: the C-5 line of Cercanías Asturias, from Gijón to Laviana, stops at San Vicente, which Wikipedia describes as the museum's halt. Inside the mock mine, the museum's website describes no train.
What are the winter opening hours at MUMI?
From November to February it opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00, and on Sundays only from 10:00 to 14:00. It closes on Mondays, on 1 and 6 January and on 25 December.