About Glace Bay Heritage Museum

Community museum in Glace Bay's restored Old Town Hall (c. 1903) preserving the town's coal-mining, Marconi and everyday-history heritage, with a Marconi monument on the grounds.

Features & Highlights

📍 Restored c. 1903 Old Town Hall on McKeen Street
📍 Extensive Marconi exhibit; Marconi Monument on the grounds
📍 Coal-mining exhibit with pit pony
📍 Glace Bay Harbour swordfishery display (c. 1940)
📍 Hours: Jul-Aug Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; spring & fall Tue/Thu/Sat 2-4pm; admission by donation

Detailed Information

Glace Bay Heritage Museum fills the town's restored Old Town Hall, a c. 1903 building at 14 McKeen Street in Glace Bay. The collection holds a coal-mining exhibit with a pit pony, a Glace Bay Harbour swordfishery display from about 1940, and an extensive Marconi exhibit, with a Marconi Monument on the grounds. Hours run July and August, Tuesday to Saturday 10 to 5; from April through June and from late August through the fall, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 2 to 4; January to March by appointment. Admission is by donation; call 902-842-5345 or see oldtownhallglacebay.ca.

It holds a Google rating of 4.4 and pairs naturally with the Marconi story at Table Head. See the Cape Breton guide to route a Glace Bay day, and Fortress of Louisbourg for the region's other anchor site.