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Bring maps from the past to life with mini robots at Pontefract Museum this February half term!
Discover how Pontefract has changed with magnificent maps.
Travel through time from the 1600s onwards.
Bring the maps to life with mini robots. Chart a course for them through history.
Join in making a shared map of the town with the places that are important to you.
Get creative and make your own imaginative map to take home.
This is part of programming for Picturing Pontefract – the next exhibition at Pontefract Museum. Visit Pontefract Museum from January 2026 to see pictures of Pontefract past, present and imagined!
Venue opening hours
Monday : 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday : 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday : 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday : 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Friday : 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday : 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday : Closed
Access facilities
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Baby Changing Facilities
- Guide Dogs Welcome
- Step Free Access
- Wheelchair Accessible
Venue Details
Find us at
5 Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA
Phone
01977722740
museums@wakefield.gov.uk