Educational and a good day out, it's a family favourite - and this year, the museum celebrated its 32nd birthday. Take a glimpse back through some of our favourite memories with the gallery below. Got your own memories? Send them to [email protected].
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Guide Dave Price listens to an audio piece as part of a new exhibition at the museum in November 2016.
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The Winding Wheel at the National Coal Mining Museum.
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Did you attend the he Big Miners' Picnic event at the museum?
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Pictured in 2003, the National Coal Mining Museum was one of the first to receive a 'National Lottery Blue Plaque'.