Skipton Town Hall

We want to say a huge thank you to our small yet incredibly creative, dedicated and hard working team of staff and volunteers. Craven Museum being shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 is such an honor and highlights the passion and commitment of our team. Here we are, celebrating this morning on the Yorkshire cobbles outside Skipton Town Hall cultural hub! https://lnkd.in/defbJwS  #MuseumOfTheYear #Yorkshire #Museum

Our friends in Craven who do amazing work for our local heritage and community - give them a follow!

Did you hear? ON Tour has been shortlisted for the “Outstanding Music Education Resource” prize at the Music and Drama Education Awards 2025! 🎉 ON Tour brought a live orchestral experience from Skipton Town Hall directly to classrooms nationwide, allowing students to engage with 14 musicians from the Orchestra of Opera North. This interactive performance introduced KS2 pupils to the orchestra's sections, music's storytelling power, and the conductor’s role in keeping everyone in sync. 🎶 In partnership with Opera North, AMP Music, and Skipton Town Hall, ON Tour reached over 9,300 students across the UK, especially in rural areas with limited access to live music. Teachers noted their students' excitement and engagement, saying they loved joining in and were eager to rewatch! Check out the full shortlist on the Music and Drama Education Awards 2025 website! https://lnkd.in/ejmTPDQU #ONTour #MusicEducation #OperaNorth #OrchestrasLive #MusicAndDramaAwards2025 #SkiptonTownHall #EngagingYoungMinds [Image description: Primary school children stand on stage holding signs with musicians behind them.]

If you're a teacher or home educator in North Yorkshire who would like to use local museum objects to support children's learning across multiple subjects, why not explore OUT OF THE BOX LEARNING? https://lnkd.in/dDvKxJpy This website, funded by Arts Council England and North Yorkshire Council, features learning resources for over 150 objects from museums, galleries and heritage sites across North Yorkshire. As well as information and photographs, many object pages also include interactive videos with questions and pause points to facilitate pupil discussion.   You might spot a few familiar items from the Craven Museum collection too! 🐭🧸🤩 #museumlearning

This week members of our curatorial team attended the Museums Association conference 2024: the joy of museums at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. We got to hear about all of the exciting work taking place across the museum sector and came back feeling very inspired about how we can apply this learning to Craven Museum! Thanks to the MA for bringing together museums from across the country to share ideas and talk all things museums.

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃💀🦇  We had a scarily good time creating hanging bats and pumpkins at yesterday's M&T! Keep an eye on the website for the next FREE family craft day coming up in the Christmas holidays! https://lnkd.in/ext84fRF #familyfriendlymuseum

A brilliant morning at Skipton Town Hall for the Skipton Business Expo! Lovely to see lots of familiar faces as well as having the opportunity to meet new people and find out more about the services their businesses offer 😊 #skiptonexpo #localbusinesses #businessowners #financialplanning #ecclesgreenwoodfinancialplanning

Our Exhibition Gallery is currently closed while we install an exciting new exhibition! 🧵 Curiosity: Contemporary Lace by 98 Lace is a showcase of lace artwork, including pieces inspired by items from the Craven Museum collection and a special collection of pieces created to celebrate 78 Derngate in Northampton - the only house in England designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.  🧵 Join us for the opening of the exhibition on Saturday 14 September for a Meet the Makers event - where members of 98 Lace will be based in our Hub space to give demonstrations of lace making and to talk to visitors about their work and the new exhibition. Come along between 10am and 4pm to explore the exhibition and meet the artists! Exhibition open 14 September - 23rd December | Free entry Artwork featured by Kay Palmer, Ann Allison, Christine Gibson & Pamela Layzell

Next week, North Yorkshire Adult Learning are running another Steps to Success event at Skipton Town Hall! Come along to meet with friendly advisors and learn more about local employment and volunteering opportunities!  Tuesday 10th September | 10.30am -2.30 pm | Skipton Town Hall

Are you a local teacher planning for the next school year? Craven Museum has a range of bookable sessions and resources perfect for enhancing pupils' learning! From themed Discovery Boxes containing real and replica museum artefacts, to curriculum-linked workshops delivered at the museum or in your classroom - there's plenty to choose from. 🤩 Check out our website for more details: https://lnkd.in/eDwHVUXZ To enquire or book, email cravenmuseum@northyorks.gov.uk  #MuseumLearning #PrimaryHistory #SchoolResources #SchoolTrip