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A child holding a magnifying glass and pot to their face in front of the medieval herb garden at Pontefract Castle

May half term guide

May half term is just around the corner!

Plan your family adventures with our handy half term guide.

May half term guide

Three adults looking at museum objects on ceiling-high shelves in the museum store

Explore our collections

We have over 110,000 amazing objects in our collections. From Rugby League to rhubarb, liquorice to LGBTQ+ stories. Explore them online. Enjoy expert articles and curated content.

Collections and stories

Latest news and articles

Matthew in his green volunteering fleece talking to an adult and child at the entrance to Pontefract Castle

Matthew writes about his experience volunteering with us in this guest blog.


Matthew: my experience
A large purple flower with many thin long petals and widely spread long thin pale green leaves underneath

Discover facts and folklore about salsify. It's our Medieval Herb Garden volunteers' plant of the week.


Medieval herb garden blog: salsify
Two Victorian meteorological surveying instruments on a blue cloth

Wakefield Council is looking to appoint freelance specialists to two commissions relating to the John Goodchild collection.


John Goodchild commissions

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