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Time flies when you are making history – let’s find time to shine at Pontefract Museum!
Learn about watchmaker Maria Taylor and other local Victorian businesswomen.
Be a time-travelling detective and go on a terrific treasure hunt.
Build a working clock and decorate it with your own letters and patterns.
This event is suitable for children aged 6+
This event is part of #WordFest #MakeWordsCount and Our Year – Wakefield District 2024.
This event is inspired by the Ladies Who Launch: Celebrating Pontefract’s Women in Business exhibition at Pontefract Museum.
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
- Accessible Car Parking
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Baby Changing Facilities
- Guide Dogs Welcome
- Wheelchair Accessible
Access facilities
Event sessions
Time to Shine
Venue Details
Find us at
5 Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA
Phone
01977722740
museums@wakefield.gov.uk