Will you join us in raising $27,000 by the end of May? Your contribution, no matter how small, will help us make the 20% down payment on our building and secure the permanent home for our Museum.
“By working together, we can ensure that the legacy of the mine wars and the fight for labor justice remains alive and relevant for generations to come.”
This October, the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum will host a three-day organizer training conference with the goal of equipping union members with valuable skills needed to build power…
We are so excited to announce our plans for a new exhibit commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the 2018-2019 West Virginia Educators' Strike! Complete with artifacts from around the state…
Here at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, we decided to begin an award ceremony to honor the Appalachian forces that embody the red bandana and spirit of other figureheads within Mine Wars history. We’re honored to announce…
Unveiled on Labor Day 2022 as part of Monument Lab’s national Re:Generation cohort, Courage in the Hollers is a new, multi-faceted public memory project led by the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, co-created with communities in both Marmet and Clothier, WV…
We are so excited to announce that we’re looking for our next team member to join our small staff at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum! All the details for the Education Coordinator position can be found in this blog post.
At the beginning of this year, we partnered with local students at Tug Valley High School of Mingo County, Westside High School of Wyoming County, and Explorer Academy of Cabell County. Students completed lessons on the Mine Wars, and created art based on their learning…