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New staff appointed
For the first time in its history, Nidderdale Museum will have 2 paid part-time members of staff from 1st July. An experienced Project Officer will be joined by a Trainee Placement and together they will be leading the exciting project, funded by the National Lottery...
Summer opening Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
We are please to report that from 1st August, the Museum will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1.30 - 4.30pm, unless there are changes in Covid restrictions. The one-way system has been removed and all parts of the Museum are open once again. All our...
Good News – Grant awarded
The Museum is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant of £54,800 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project will start in June 2021 and will focus on strengthening the organisation, ensuring it can continue to preserve and display the...
Re-Opening Expected 21st May
We are hoping to open for Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from 21st May 1.30-4.30pm, with additional openings as more of our stewards return. We look forward to welcoming you back just as soon as we can. Watch this space! Or check our website www.nidderdalemuseum.com,...
Hair Perming Machine mentioned on Radio York
A machine similar to one featured in a display at the Museum was mentioned on a Radio York programme today. A caller told how she had her hair permed at a village salon when she was 16 years old, and was horrified to find that she was attached to a machine with...
Your Favourite Things
The Museum has more than 32,000 artefacts, documents and photos within its collections. For those of you who have visited us, we are sure that you will have one or two favourite items that have a real meaning for you. Maybe this will be based on having seen the item...
Museum remains closed during early part of 2021
The Museum had to close in November as part of the national lockdown, and the decision was taken to remain closed during December, as it is always a quiet period. Given the uncertainty about tiers and the possibility of further lockdowns in January, it has now been...
Support for Re-opening
We are delighted to report that Stowe Family Law, in Harrogate have made a donation to Nidderdale Museum to assist with its re-opening costs. Making the Museum COVID secure, with hand sanitising stations, extra cleaning routines, establishment of a one-way system, as...
Good To Go
It has now been confirmed by VisitBritain that Nidderdale Museum has acquired the status of Good To Go. This means that the Museum has followed government and industry COVID-19 guidelines, has a Risk Assessment in place and a process to maintain cleanliness and aid...
National Heritage Open Day 12 September
The Museum opened to visitors on 29th August at weekends, and there has been a good response. On Saturday 12th September, visitors will be welcomed free of charge, as the Museum takes part in National Heritage Open Day. From then on, it is hoped that the Museum will...
Re-Opening 1.30p.m. Saturday 29th August
RE-OPENING is almost here! The Museum has been closed since 19th March in line with government restrictions. Although Museums have been able to open since 4th July, this Museum has needed to take its time to get ready and find more volunteer stewards, but that has now...
Princess Mary’s Tins
Message from Martin Barry I am a PhD student from the University of Bristol researching ‘The Materiality, Memories and Material Culture of Princess Mary’s 1914 Christmas Gift to Soldiers and Sailors during the First World War’. These little embossed brass boxes were...
700th Anniversary of Pateley Bridge
Happy 700th Birthday Pateley Bridge! 18th April 2020 is a special day for Pateley Bridge – the home town of Nidderdale Museum. It was the 700th Anniversary of the granting of its Market and Fair Charter. It was on 18th April in 1320 that King Edward II granted a...
Winter Opening
With the winter comes a decrease in visitor numbers and it is time for background work in the Museum. From 1st November the Museum will be open on Saturdays and Sundays only from 1.30 - 4.30p.m.
Future Projects
Future Projects The Museum is looking ahead to 2020 which is the 700th Anniversary of the granting of the Markets and Fairs Charter to Pateley Bridge. We hope to create a special exhibition displaying how Pateley Bridge has changed through the ages. In 2021 we expect...
Mapping Museums Project
Nidderdale Museum has been recognised by a national project highlighting the best heritage centres in the UK. Mapping Museums is a four-year project that will produce the first authoritative database of museums that have opened since 1960, shedding light on...
The Local Lotto
Harrogate has launched a Local Lotto, in which you can buy tickets for £1 a week, and choose which local cause receives 50p of that £1. Nidderdale Museum is one of these good causes, so why not sign up now? Click here to access the sign up page.
St Cuthbert’s School Mosaic
Various members of the Museum Society helped conduct a Heritage Walk with a group of children from the school. They learnt about the Pillars Past sculpture, the railway, the recreation ground, the War Memorial, the Oldest Sweetshop and then created their own drawings...
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