TheMuseum is open Wednesday to Sunday 9.45am – 4pm / Free Entry (We’re open as usual between Christmas and New Year, including Christmas Eve with the exception of Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December)
Following further negotiations with UNISON,industrial action, largely affecting our Underground Tours, is confirmed to take place until Wednesday 28 January 2026. Although Underground Tours will be unavailable during this period, theMuseum Remains Open, and continues to share the important history of coal mining with our visitors. Read the full statement here and FAQs.
Set up by Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 1842 Children’s Employment Commission collected information about the condition and treatment of children working underground.
