Pontefract Museum

We are currently creating our next feature exhibition in the temporary gallery. This means the temporary gallery space is closed and there may be some noise. While we will try to keep this noise to a minimum, some will be unavoidable.

The rest of the museum is open as normal during this time.

The exhibition ‘Oh, Yes it is! 75 years of the St Giles with St Mary’s Pantomime Society’ will open on Monday 18 November 2024.

Visit Pontefract Museum and learn all about the town's eventful history! Discover Pontefract's royal links, from the Domesday Book to the Civil Wars. Find out how local people made British political history. See how the town grew thanks to the sweet success of liquorice.

$A red brick Pontefract Museum building with various posters and big brown door$

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Pontefract Museum

Visit Pontefract Museum

How to get to Pontefract Museum

Access at Pontefract Museum

Things to see and do at Pontefract Museum

Museums and Castles Events

Schools Information

Volunteering at our Museums and Castles