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Accepting items into the Museum
Moratorium on Object Entry In the last 18 months the Museum has been offered a considerable number of items for possible inclusion in the collections. Following the pandemic, we are still working with a reduced
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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