"La Maison de l'Ardoise is a museum located in the heart of Rimogne. It was inaugurated in 1997 in the old buildings of the Grande Fosse slate quarry and the power station distributing the current in the various pits.
Several rooms retrace the history of slate mining in Rimogne. A giant model shows the visitor the location of the various extraction points and the various buildings relating to the slate quarries. As the museum is partly housed in the old power station, it is possible to see these old facilities. A collection of old tools and maps is also presented to the visitor.
Another room houses the large original compressor. Many postcards and enlargements tell the story of the plant.
The highlight of the museum visit is the headframe with its wooden frame and the 185-meter-deep well located directly above it, as well as the winch room. A transparent window placed on the well allows a part of it to be seen. This is where the stone went back to the 1930s, years from which violent landslides occurred.
The daily life of the slate is not forgotten. The cult of Sainte Barbe was at the heart of the life of the slate-makers, many objects such as statues or processional hangings show it. The model of a workers' house shows the reality of social life.
The museum, previously managed by the general council, had closed its doors in 2009; it reopened in 2012, this time at the instigation of the town hall of Rimogne."