

Invisible but essential, electricity is now an integral part of our day-to-day lives. We are so dependent on it that it feels unimaginable to live without it.
Long seen as an object of scientific curiosity, at the end of the 19th century, electricity became both the symbol and one of the driving forces of the second industrial revolution: a new source of energy to replace steam, power factories, light towns and cities, speed up transport and revolutionise communication. Visionary Belgian pioneers and companies like ACEC played a vital role in this wonderful adventure…
Ce week-end, le Bois du Cazier accueille l’Académie de Marcinelle les 22 et 23 mai, de 17h30 à 20h30 sur le site.
Le départ du jogging des personnes extraordinaires aura également lieu le 23 mai de 8h à 12h : le parking sera exceptionnellement bloqué durant cette période.