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The Anthracite Heritage Museum is open Friday – Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm from March through December.  Museum offices remain open during the week and we will accept group tour and research requests Monday – Sunday.

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has eliminated masking and social distancing requirements.  Masking and distancing is strongly recommended.  Please click here for updates: http://www.anthracitemuseum.org/visit/hours-admission/  

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Closed January and February.   Museum offices will remain open and we will accept group tour and research requests throughout the year.

Mission: The Anthracite Heritage Museum engages diverse audiences by interpreting, collecting, and presenting the story of hard coal mining, its related industries, the historic immigrant culture of northeastern Pennsylvania, and the evolution of the region’s culture. The Anthracite Heritage Museum is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and is actively supported by the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Scranton Iron Furnaces Associates, which is a non-profit community-based organization.

Anthracite Heritage Museum

The Anthracite Heritage Museum, located in McDade Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania, serves the educational needs of the public regarding the story of hard coal mining, its related industries, and the immigrant culture of northeastern Pennsylvania. The Museum tells the story of the people who came from Europe to work in the anthracite mining and textiles industries.…

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Scranton Iron Furnaces and Park

Iron Furnaces

Scranton Iron Furnaces Located near the Steamtown National Historic Site, the Scranton Iron Furnaces represent the early iron industry in the United States. The four massive stone blast furnaces are the remnants of a once extensive plant operated by the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Company. Started in 1840 as Scranton, Grant & Company, the firm…

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Events

The Anthracite Museum and Iron Furnaces host many cultural events throughout the year. From our Mining History Month programs at the museum to the Arts On Fire industrial arts festival at the Iron Furnaces, there’s always something exciting happening! Check here often to see the latest news and events at the Anthracite Heritage Museum, and…

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About the Site

The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces, administered by Bode Morin, are two of three sites that make up the Anthracite Museum Complex, which also includes Eckley Miner’s Village.

The Museum and Iron Furnaces are owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.

Josh Shapiro, Governor
Nancy Moses, Chair
Andrea Lowery, Executive Director

CREDITS: This site was custom designed for the Anthracite Heritage Museum during the Spring of 2015 by undergraduate students majoring in Graphic Design at Marywood University. This project was developed as a service learning assignment in Art 441I: Interactive Design II under Sue Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Art. Credit on this project goes to the following students: Lead Designer: David Bonomo, Design Team: Laura Drapek, Meghan McClarey, Caitlin Metzger, Pat Mineo, Kathleen Reilly, Maria Ryle

Connect with Us

For questions or comments, call or email us.
570.963.4804 or bmorin@pa.gov

Museum HOURS:

Museum closed January and February. Group tour, rental, and research reservations available.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March through December, 10 am - 5 pm

Museum Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.

Scranton Iron Furnaces hours:
Dawn to dusk throughout the year.

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