Talk:Talk: Miners’ Modernism: Pithead Baths - Past, Present and Future

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Join us for an illustrated talk by Queen’s University Belfast and the Twentieth Century Society, and discover the historical, social and architectural significance of Pithead Baths.

Described in 1939 as ‘a colossal social experiment taking architectural form’, Pithead Baths were a pioneering, progressive welfare programme that predated the creation of the National Health Service by more than two decades. Yet their legacy is virtually unknown and the potential heritage value of surviving examples remains underexplored.

Limited places available, book now to secure tickets: https://secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EventId=1094

Are you interested in discovering more and being part of a research project on Pithead Baths? 

Join an optional workshop after the talk to find out how you can get involved in a project run by Queen’s University Belfast and the Twentieth Century Society.

Following the talk, please feel free to take a look at the Pithead Baths and Exhibitions at the Museum.

 

Important Information:  
 

Language:

This course will be held in the first language of the facilitator - which is English.

 
Accessibility

This talk is being held in the Kearsley Room in the Pithead Baths which is at the top of the Museum site and approximately a 10 minute walk from the entrance. Please leave enough time to walk to to the Baths before the start of the talk.   If you have an accessibility requirements please let a member of staff know upon arrival. 

Information

1 July 2024, 2pm-3pm
Cost Free
Suitability Adults
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Opening Hours

1 February 2025-November 2025  
Open daily 9.30am-5pm.  
Last entry: 4pm.  
Underground tours: 10am-3.30pm.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. For safety reasons, we reserve the right to conduct bag searches when entering the Museum​.

Parking

If you are arriving by car you will need to pay on arrival. £5 per day. FREE for disabled badge holders and motorbikes. This charge is for parking only – entry to the Museum remains free.

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