Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Beck Isle Museum, Bridge Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8DU
Have you ever wondered how museums decide what to collect, how they store and look after their collections or how they put together an exhibition? This is your chance to find out! As part of our National Heritage Lottery Project, we're offering visitors the opportunity to see inside a museum store and meet our dedicated team of curatorial volunteers and our curator.
You'll also find interactive challenges scattered throughout the museum, which will provide insight into contemporary collecting, interpretation, and displaying objects. For younger visitors, we have a family trail, games, dressing up and craft activities.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 20 September:
- 1030-1530
Location & directions
Beck Isle Museum, Bridge Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8DU
- Contact on day:
- Michala Pearson
- Telephone number:
- +441751473653
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Limited parking on the flat is available outside the museum. The outside galleries have a chair and wheelchair lift. The ground floor of the main house has a ramp at the entrance and is wheelchair accessible downstairs. The upstairs of the house is only accessible by a flight of stairs. Once upstairs there are five more steps spread across the space. We are Dementia Friendly and our front of house team have received training in welcoming and understanding visitors with dementia from Dementia Forward.
