The Friends of Durham Mining Museum has been set up to found and maintain a mining museum to retain the knowledge and history of those that helped drive the industrial revolution and all that followed.

The museum will be focused on the mining history, heritage and culture of the Durham Coalfield in particular, as well as mining in general.

Within the museum building will be a display area, also a workshop and space for social/cultural gatherings and meetings.

The Friends wish to preserve, foster, and promote an interest in mining artefacts and the social and cultural life of the Mining Industry and Communities in general and of County Durham in particular.

To achieve this we will:

• Co-operate with those concerned with work in Art and Education within the community, both by participation and by exchange of ideas.
  
• Present, promote, organise and produce such works, performances and exhibitions, in any medium that will help the objectives of the organisation.

Display Room at Spennymoor Town Hall

Opening Hours:

You can contact the museum by telephone during the above hours on 01388 810597.

Location:

The Durham Mining Museum
c/o Spennymoor Town Council,
Town Hall,
Spennymoor,
County Durham.
DL16 6DG

Email Contacts:

webmaster (at) dmm.org.uk — for website additions, corrections etc.

durhamminingmuseum (at) gmail.com — general contact address for the museum.

Closure Dates

The display rooms will be closed on the following dates :–