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  • 27 – 31 May, 10am - 5pm

    Enjoy fabulously free days out throughout half term; get creative with our canary crafts and join us for tours, trails and treats.

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  • Sunday 9 June, 11am - 4.45pm

    Join us for a fun-filled 1950s themed day for all the family...

    Enjoy free family crafts, children's activities, storytelling, live music, sports and animals!

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  • Dates for the diary: 1 & 15 May, 12 & 26 June, 10 & 24 July

    Drop into our free storytelling and nursery rhyme sessions on selected Wednesdays throughout the Summer term and join Motty the Mole as you listen to tales of digging in the garden, giant vegetables, beetles, bugs and spiders....

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  • New Special Exhibition: We Still Stand

    11 February - 12 May

    South Yorkshire born Moira Lovell, the daughter of a coal miner, presents a contrast between the past and present. Her series We Still Stand shows South Yorkshire coal miners, former and current, pictured within the landscape at night on the site of their former collieries and picket grounds 25 years after battles were fought and lost.

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  • Craft and Gift Fairs

    Once a month the Museum is home to a fantastic craft fair, with over 40 stalls selling quality gifts, jewellery and handmade crafts, these mini events are not to be missed.

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  • Experience Wakefield

    Discover Wakefield district's most visited attractions and heritage sites, experience the best shopping, plus, plan where to stay, eat, drink and play.

    The new Experience Wakefield website offers something for every member of the family!

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Underground Tours- new features added

 

Get kitted out with your hard hat and battery lamp, then descend 140m underground to discover the harsh realities of coal mining through the centuries....


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Digitised Coal Magazine

Extract from Coal magazine, front cover May 1950

Discover how this mid-twentieth century publication provided an entertaining link between the coalfields, mineworkers and their families...


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Plan your day, come rain or shine!

We’ve highlighted parts of the Museum that are perfect for a visit, whatever the weather!

Plan your day around the sun
Plan your day around the rain


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Dig deep & donate by text message...

Miner Guides in the sunshine at NCMME

All donations, no matter how big or small, help us to continue 'Keeping Coal Mining Alive'! To donate, text NCMM11 followed by your amount (e.g. NCMM11 £5) to 70070.


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