Get hands-on with history at Castleford Museum! Handle real historical objects from our collection.
Join us for a creative and relaxing session where you’ll learn the beautiful art of paper marbling.
Join Ilbert the Dragon for a fun afternoon of storytelling and hands-on play.
Celebrate the life and work of local artist Cynthia Kenny (1929-2021). Explore our changing city through her eyes.
Join us for a tour of the Pontefract Castle dungeon! Soak in the atmosphere of this eerie underground space.
Learn about history where it happened on an Explorer Tour! Walk in the footsteps of royalty and Civil War soldiers.
Discover Pontefract Museum through play, sign-supported English and making connections.
Join Charlie Bear every Tuesday during term time for a lively session of storytelling, crafts and rhymes!
A special weekly session for our littlest visitors! Meet Alphabet Cat and take part in activities, rhymes and more.
Join our friendly Castleford Museum team, rain or shine, for free fun craft activities every Saturday.
Join our friendly Pontefract Museum team, rain or shine, for free fun craft activities every Saturday.
Join our friendly Wakefield Museum team, rain or shine, for free fun craft activities every Saturday.
Get hands-on with history! Handle real historical objects from our collection.
Drop into our reference room to discover a treasure trove of photos, newspaper clippings and more.
Our monthly Meet the Curator sessions are your chance to chat with our team. Bring your objects, stories or questions!
Explore the local history of the loo, and search for evidence of old toilets in the castle grounds!
Give urban sketching a go, and be inspired by the cityscape of Wakefield.
Explore Castleford's colourful and crafty past and try out a different activity each month.
Join us for the Big Castle Birdwatch on 24 and 25 January!
Tiny treasures, big ideas – create button art with us! Unleash your creativity with our extensive collection of buttons.
Join Empath Theatre for Wakespeare Festival Day at Pontefract Castle.
Picture Pontefract in a new perspective. Explore the town through the eyes of artists, craftspeople and map makers.
Enjoy a relaxed afternoon making beautiful terracotta soy candle pots!
Uncover Roman Castleford's past through a digital dig and meet a real archaeologist!
Join us for some Stone Age-inspired experimental archaeology in this special hands-on workshop.
Make origami birds and meet new people at Pontefract Castle's February Meet-up.
In medieval and Tudor times, sheep's wool was the source of great wealth in Wakefield. Find out more in this workshop!
Go on an intergalactic trail around Pontefract Castle this February half term!
Learn about codes and ciphers. Solve puzzles hidden in the museum.
Space is amazing! Get to grips with our solar system at Pontefract Castle this February half term.
Solar system and planet-themed fun for SEND families this February half term.
Bring maps from the past to life with mini robots at Pontefract Museum this February half term!
Try your hand at being a computer game designer! Explore video game dynamics and world building. Create your own snazzy visuals.
Visit us this half term and take part in two days of wormy fun for Worm Half Term! Enjoy crafts and activities exploring video games and worms.
Meet some wiggly worms and make your own mini wormery experiment to take home!
Relaxed wormy fun and activities for SEND families.
Learn about historical skincare products and make your own this February half term.
Bring your wriggly little ones for an interactive storytime at Wakefield Museum!
Join us for SEND-friendly codebreaking activities at Castleford Museum in February half term.
Join us at this fun hands-on workshop to find out why rhubarb is so important to our local history!
Join West Yorkshire Astronomical Society for a magical evening of stargazing at Pontefract Castle.
Make origami birds and meet new people at Wakefield Museum's February Meet-up.
Create a unique embroidery hoop decoration. Be inspired by Charles Waterton and the wonders of the natural world.
Join Wendy from Wakefield Libraries to explore fascinating photos of Pontefract from the last 100 years.
Discover the secret language of fans. Design and paint your own elegant accessory.
Make a terrarium for your house plants and learn copper-foiling techniques!
200 years ago, Charles Waterton completed his famous boundary wall. It created the world's first nature reserve. Find out more in this Curator Talk.
Get creative and discover a new side to Wakefield in this welcoming poetry workshop and walk.
Explore the role of queens in medieval and Tudor times in this workshop. What was life like for these women?
Discover the beauty of East Asian traditions and learn the art of kokedama.
What was the Industrial Revolution? What was being made in Wakefield’s factories? Find out more in this workshop!
Discover the history of chocolate and craft your own tasty truffles this Easter holiday!
Be eagle-eyed and spot the birds and bugs in our displays! Creepy-crawly your way around the museum on a terrific trail.
Discover the magic of framing to see your favourite places in a new way with fun crafts.
Join us for SEND-friendly nature fun at Castleford Museum in the Easter holidays.
Celebrate spring with colourful flower crafts. Hop along on a joyful spring-themed trail.
Become a Foley artist! Bring paintings of Pontefract to life by creating your own sound effects.
Join us for SEND-friendly fun with flowers at Castleford Museum in the Easter holidays.
Miss Cliffe was a well-known business owner in the early 20th century. She ran Cliffe’s Drapers on Station Lane, Featherstone, from the 1920s to the late 1960s.
Visit South Elmsall Library Museum Hub to discover over 25 years of innovation at South Kirkby’s Production Park.
The Gawthorpe Coal Race started as a pub challenge in 1963. It is now a global sporting event. Discover the story at Ossett Library Museum Hub.
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