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 dotted around the museum which will give you an insight into contemporary collecting, interpretation and displaying objects. For younger visitors we have a family trail, games, dressing up and craft activities.
Beck Isle Museum, Bridge Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8DU
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 recieved training in welcoming and understanding visitors with dementia from Dementia Forward.