Museo del Acero Horno 3, Steel industry museum in Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico.
A decommissioned blast furnace from the 1960s now houses six exhibition areas dedicated to metallurgy and steelmaking, with the original production facility preserved including its walkways, pipelines and massive structures rising 40 meters (130 feet) into the air.
Constructed between 1965 and 1968 for Fundidora Monterrey, the blast furnace produced pig iron for over two decades until economic difficulties forced the plant's closure in 1986. After 21 years of disuse, restoration work began to transform it into an educational center that opened to visitors in 2007.
This industrial monument documents Monterrey's evolution into Mexico's largest steel center and honors workers through collections, photographs and personal testimonies from families employed across multiple generations in heavy manufacturing.
Located in Parque Fundidora, the museum is accessible by public transportation or a short walk from downtown. Diagonal elevators transport visitors to the observation platform equipped with fixed binoculars that offer views across the Sierra Madre Oriental range and the metropolitan area. On-site facilities include dining options and restrooms.
Computer-controlled effects recreate the operating furnace through synchronized flames, steam bursts, floor vibrations and machinery sounds. Visitors experience the intensity of industrial steelmaking from the perspective of workers who labored for decades under extreme temperatures and noise levels inside this facility.
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