The Mining Museum was established to introduce the story of approximately 200 years of hard coal mining in the province of Zonguldak. It is Turkey's first and only mining museum. Documents of hard coal mining, newspapers reflecting the developments of the period, tools used, communication tools and mining technology of the period, hard coal and coal types and fossils are introduced. 

Zonguldak Mining Museum was opened on 09.12.2016 and has an area of ​​6,932.79 m2. In the mentioned area, besides the museum building, there is the trainin pit, which was the mining education center of the period. The museum building consists of a foyer, exhibition halls, meeting hall, warehouses and administrative unit rooms. In the second floor showcases, materials related to occupational safety, topography, health, social care and educational books are exhibited. Coke derivatives of the third floor coal, fossils and the formation of coal are explained. 

The relationship between coal and the city is explained in the foyer area. After a 10-minute presentation of Zonguldak in the presentation room, visitors taken to the exhibition hall are informed about the history and technique of coal mining in Zonguldak.

Rail transport vehicles used in the past are exhibited in the garden of the museum. To commemorate the mining martyrs, you can visit the Mine Martyrs' Monument named after the martyrs.

An award-winning giant model showing all phases of mining production and an award-winning cake showing the life of the miner are exhibited in the museum.

Finally, an elevator simulation and a real mining experience quarry were put into operation in order to introduce the visitors to the journey in the underground mine elevators inside the museum.