Experience the Museum

The Cape Breton Miners Museum exists to enhance the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the events, experiences, and people associated with Cape Breton’s mining industry; how it shapes our history, our identity, and connects us to the world and its diverse cultures.

Situated on one of the most picturesque coasts of Cape Breton Island, on a 15-acre site filled with wild roses and grasses, the Museum pays tribute to the region’s long and rich history of coal mining. It is home to profound stories of miners and their families, and the resource that helped build a nation. The Museum is also home to the famous choir of miners – The Men of the Deeps.

While visiting with us, don’t miss an underground tour of the Ocean Deeps Colliery, a coal mine located beneath the Museum building. Retired coal miners are your guides for this excursion underground, and promise to entertain and inform you in a custom that has become treasured by visitors all over the world.

Enjoy our new two-part virtual simulator where you can learn about the daily routines and challenges miners faced. Additionally, you will experience the intensity of an underground disaster, offering a profound understanding of the risks involved in this profession.

The exhibit area focuses on the geological development of Cape Breton’s coalfield. Learn all about the various types of coal mining and mining techniques, see our vast display of equipment and listen to the stories of miners, the companies they worked for, their unions and their families.

Location

The Museum is located only one mile from downtown Glace Bay at 17 Museum St.

Close to major attractions like the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Park, Marconi National Historic Site and the beautiful and historic Savoy Theatre, the Miners’ Museum offers visitors of all ages an authentic and fun-filled day of adventure.