We're excited to announce that the museum is now open Monday to Saturday until the end of October. We will also be open on bank holiday Sunday at the end of August. Tickets can be bought on the door but buying in advance makes entry quicker and easier for you and helps us to manage visitor numbers.
Step back in time and enjoy discovering Pickering's fascinating heritage. Immerse yourself in the past and imagine having a drink in the pub, a haircut in the barber's or queueing for sweets at the grocers. Watch our blacksmiths as they work in the forge (ring for times). Explore our agricultural and craft exhibitions before admiring images of Pickering Past by celebrated local photographer Sydney Smith (1884-1958).
Step back in time and enjoy discovering Pickering's fascinating heritage. Immerse yourself in the past and imagine having a drink in the pub, a haircut in the barber's or queueing for sweets at the grocers. Watch our blacksmiths as they work in the forge (ring for times). Explore our agricultural and craft exhibitions before admiring images of Pickering Past by celebrated local photographer Sydney Smith (1884-1958).
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Come and discover the history of Pickering; its people, trade and local industries. Explore period shops, bygones of a Victorian age, including a printer's workshop, grocers' shop, gentleman's outfitters, pub and chemist's shop. Don't miss the blacksmith's forge and industrial heritage gallery detailing the fascinating past of the Rosedale ironstone mine and railway.
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It will make a big difference in helping the museum team plan for reopening and developing ideas for the future if you could spare 5 minutes to share your thoughts. Come and see an exhibition of the black and white photographs transformed into colour for the first time! Go back in time with us to an era when washing clothes took a lot more effort than it does today!
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Fashion in the 1920's reflected a new age of freedom for women coming out of the shadow of the First World War. The hemline began to rise, the silhouette became flatter and more boyish, accessories were fun and frivolous. Come with us on a journey through Queen Victoria's reign, told by the fashions of the decades.
Behind the Scenes at Beck Isle
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We have been lucky enough to have Holly Smith working on our digital records at Beck Isle Museum, and we asked her to share her experiences with you. Holly is always full of cheer and enthusiasm, and is a pleasure to have around. A bright future awaits - now over to Holly! I'm currently working as a Documentation Assistant at Beck Isle Museum and Ryedale Folk Museum, after completing my master's in Archive Administration.
The Boer War Charity Single
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You may have walked past this print in our upstairs passage, and even stopped to admire the beautiful illustrations or to read the poem by Rudyard Kipling, but do you know the story behind it? The poem itself was perhaps Kipling's most popular work in his lifetime, but it was when Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan light opera fame) set it to music that it really took off.
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