Home Education: Behind the scenes at Stores (8+)

Workshop times:

• Friday 3 July , 10am to 12pm

• Friday 3 July, 1pm to 3pm

This workshop is for home educated children aged 8+ and their families.

The Wakefield Museums and Castles collections comprises thousands of historic objects. This is far more than we can display in our museums at any one time. Our storage facility - Stores - is a huge warehouse where the artefacts not on display are kept and cared for.

In this workshop, we will:

• Undertake a guided tour led by our Registrar Lindsey

• Get hands-on with tasks performed by our Collections staff at Stores

• Guess the identity of mysterious objects

• Gain knowledge required for working in such a unique setting

If you would like more information about this workshop, please email museumslearning@wakefield.gov.uk

This session is delivered in partnership with the Community and Family Learning Team at Wakefield Council’s Adult Education Service. 

Part of our Home Education workshops programme at Wakefield Museum and Pontefract Castle.

Allergy notice: unfortunately our Museum Store Tours are not suitable for people with a nut allergy. These activities may also not be suitable for people with a dust allergy.

Information about how to reach the Museum Store will be shared with ticket holders around two weeks before the event date. The Museum Store can both be reached by public transport (bus) and parking is available.