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Explore extinction with birds once hunted for sport and food

Explore extinction with birds once hunted for sport and food

Discover ‘lucky objects’. Did this damaged water bottle save a life during World War One?

Discover ‘lucky objects’. Did this damaged water bottle save a life during World War One?

Why and how did soldiers make ‘trench art’?

Why and how did soldiers make ‘trench art’?

These 19th century ‘straight’ shoes made a fashion statement

These 19th century ‘straight’ shoes made a fashion statement

A Stone Age deer skull ‘headdress’ worn by the people of Star Carr

A Stone Age deer skull ‘headdress’ worn by the people of Star Carr

The intriguing ‘Scarborough ware’ that reveals medieval Scarborough Fair

The intriguing ‘Scarborough ware’ that reveals medieval Scarborough Fair

Explore footballer Donald Bell’s Victoria Cross from the Somme

Explore footballer Donald Bell’s Victoria Cross from the Somme

Discover the story of Roman mosaics in Britain

Discover the story of Roman mosaics in Britain

Compare prehistoric axes, from jadeite and flint to bronze

Compare prehistoric axes, from jadeite and flint to bronze

Discover Victorian dairies, butter making and butter design

Discover Victorian dairies, butter making and butter design

Discover Victorian moustaches through portraits and cup design

Discover Victorian moustaches through portraits and cup design

Viking jewellery design with a man’s gold ring found in Yorkshire

Viking jewellery design with a man’s gold ring found in Yorkshire

Why do archaeologists find so many clay pipes?

Why do archaeologists find so many clay pipes?

Make do and mend with home-made children’s toys

Make do and mend with home-made children’s toys

Can Eileen Agar’s surrealist painting shed light on Lady MacBeth?

Can Eileen Agar’s surrealist painting shed light on Lady MacBeth?

Life between Ice Ages – hyena teeth from Kirkdale Cave & artwork by Tim Hopgood

Life between Ice Ages – hyena teeth from Kirkdale Cave & artwork by Tim Hopgood

Explore Roman ‘blacksmith’ pot designs & make your own relief work

Explore Roman ‘blacksmith’ pot designs & make your own relief work

A bust inspired by Victorian medicine & other works by ceramicist Karen Thompson

A bust inspired by Victorian medicine & other works by ceramicist Karen Thompson

Would you eat ice cream from a Victorian ‘penny lick’?

Would you eat ice cream from a Victorian ‘penny lick’?

The terrible knitters of Dent, knitting sheaths and a pair of gloves that travelled to war

The terrible knitters of Dent, knitting sheaths and a pair of gloves that travelled to war

Scarborough’s Shrove Tuesday skipping day, fishermen and the pancake bell

Scarborough’s Shrove Tuesday skipping day, fishermen and the pancake bell

Explore the history of tobacco, without smoking – with snuff

Explore the history of tobacco, without smoking – with snuff

Stormy Victorian history paintings from the North Yorkshire coast by Robert Ernest Roe

Stormy Victorian history paintings from the North Yorkshire coast by Robert Ernest Roe

What can we learn from Roman milestones?

What can we learn from Roman milestones?

Why can we find memento mori in and around Christian churches?

Why can we find memento mori in and around Christian churches?

The Bombardment of Whitby, 1914, explored by William Scott Hodgson

The Bombardment of Whitby, 1914, explored by William Scott Hodgson

Learn why poppies are for remembrance, with one of the very first

Learn why poppies are for remembrance, with one of the very first

Discover a British World War One nurse awarded an Italian war medal

Discover a British World War One nurse awarded an Italian war medal

Arts and crafts from the Yorkshire workshop of Beatrice Carpenter

Arts and crafts from the Yorkshire workshop of Beatrice Carpenter

How did this navigation equipment serve those at sea?

How did this navigation equipment serve those at sea?

How did royal memorabilia by Laura Knight mark a constitutional crisis?

How did royal memorabilia by Laura Knight mark a constitutional crisis?

Discover the distinctive designs of clothing worn by fisherwomen

Discover the distinctive designs of clothing worn by fisherwomen

An Impressionist beach scene from the Yorkshire coast, by Florence Hess

An Impressionist beach scene from the Yorkshire coast, by Florence Hess

This painting reveals the story of the bombardment of Scarborough

This painting reveals the story of the bombardment of Scarborough

Teatime at Haworth with the Brontës, & other works by Sonia Lawson

Teatime at Haworth with the Brontës, & other works by Sonia Lawson

Design a railway poster inspired by H G Gawthorn’s Saltburn-by-Sea

Design a railway poster inspired by H G Gawthorn’s Saltburn-by-Sea

Sunglasses of V.C. recipient Derek Seagrim from WW2 North African campaign

Sunglasses of V.C. recipient Derek Seagrim from WW2 North African campaign

Explore the world of bird egg collecting with this climming kit

Explore the world of bird egg collecting with this climming kit

How did ‘Mousey Thompson’ make North Yorkshire furniture collectible?

How did ‘Mousey Thompson’ make North Yorkshire furniture collectible?

Lacemaking history and a lacemakers’ lamp that shared light before electricity

Lacemaking history and a lacemakers’ lamp that shared light before electricity

How were birch bark rolls used by Stone Age people at Star Carr?

How were birch bark rolls used by Stone Age people at Star Carr?

How might women have felt wearing the Land Army uniform?

How might women have felt wearing the Land Army uniform?

Why did school teachers and governesses think backboards were needed?

Why did school teachers and governesses think backboards were needed?

Explore lead mining with a waterwheel from the Dales

Explore lead mining with a waterwheel from the Dales

Explore truncheons, with stories of policing and the Chartist riots

Explore truncheons, with stories of policing and the Chartist riots

Explore a variety of brooch designs from Roman Britain

Explore a variety of brooch designs from Roman Britain

The RNLI on the North Yorkshire coast – with Frederick Dade & Robert Ernest Roe

The RNLI on the North Yorkshire coast – with Frederick Dade & Robert Ernest Roe

What can we learn about past life and beliefs from a hogback stone?

What can we learn about past life and beliefs from a hogback stone?

Compare arrow heads from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age

Compare arrow heads from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age

This delightful teddy survived a German U-boat attack

This delightful teddy survived a German U-boat attack

Would you rather be hired or fired as a memento mori artist?

Would you rather be hired or fired as a memento mori artist?

Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Sullivan & fundraising for the Second Anglo-Boer War

Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Sullivan & fundraising for the Second Anglo-Boer War

It’s mysterious!

It’s mysterious!

A critically-endangered turtle: food, fashion & the travels of Captain Cook

A critically-endangered turtle: food, fashion & the travels of Captain Cook

Do You Know?

Do You Know?

Why did people need a pair of pattens for walking?

Why did people need a pair of pattens for walking?

Any ideas?

Any ideas?

Create your own Roman brooch design

Create your own Roman brooch design

Explore why Herbert Royle’s Dales scenes featured on Christmas cards

Explore why Herbert Royle’s Dales scenes featured on Christmas cards

VIDEO – Create your own Roman relief-style pottery

VIDEO – Create your own Roman relief-style pottery

Create your own gingerbread design

Create your own gingerbread design

VIDEO – Create your own travel art poster

VIDEO – Create your own travel art poster

VIDEO – Create your own Victorian-style ice cream

VIDEO – Create your own Victorian-style ice cream

Explore George Soper’s representation of working horses

Explore George Soper’s representation of working horses

How did Ethel Walker paint Robin Hood’s Bay author Leo Walmsley?

How did Ethel Walker paint Robin Hood’s Bay author Leo Walmsley?

What can we learn from these 1930’s cookbook covers?

What can we learn from these 1930’s cookbook covers?

‘Fisher folk’ from Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay – by Edith Bateson & James Charles

‘Fisher folk’ from Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay – by Edith Bateson & James Charles

Exploring Stone Age hammers – would you want to use one today?

Exploring Stone Age hammers – would you want to use one today?

This Victorian toy soldier skittle was well played with

This Victorian toy soldier skittle was well played with

Hmm… Let’s think!

Hmm… Let’s think!

Donald Bell’s story all ages

A commemorative sculpture of war poet Wilfred Owen by Anthony Padgett

A commemorative sculpture of war poet Wilfred Owen by Anthony Padgett

What a puzzle…

What a puzzle…

Best guess please…

Best guess please…

What is it?

What is it?

Most Intriguing…

Most Intriguing…

I wonder…

I wonder…

It’s a mystery!

It’s a mystery!

Take a guess!

Take a guess!

What could it be?

What could it be?

Mystery Object

Mystery Object

Discover how to make ice cream the Victorian way with a metal mould

Discover how to make ice cream the Victorian way with a metal mould

VIDEO – Create your own badge inspired by medals

VIDEO – Create your own badge inspired by medals

Hired or Fired? Could you design ceramics for a Royal Coronation?

Hired or Fired? Could you design ceramics for a Royal Coronation?

Hired or Fired? Could you have made it as a prehistoric hunter?

Hired or Fired? Could you have made it as a prehistoric hunter?

Create your own Roman currency design

Create your own Roman currency design

Create your own surrealist portrait

Create your own surrealist portrait

VIDEO – Create your own fairy folk ‘hob’ design

VIDEO – Create your own fairy folk ‘hob’ design

Explore a range of medals and their recipients’ stories

Explore a range of medals and their recipients’ stories

VIDEO – Create your own Roman genius design

VIDEO – Create your own Roman genius design

Hired or Fired? Discover life for a footballer in the 1910s

Hired or Fired? Discover life for a footballer in the 1910s

Hired or Fired? How would you manage as a lead mine worker?

Hired or Fired? How would you manage as a lead mine worker?

Hired or Fired? Would you have liked to be a 1930’s housewife?

Hired or Fired? Would you have liked to be a 1930’s housewife?

Hired or Fired? Could you make it as an egg-collecting climmer?

Hired or Fired? Could you make it as an egg-collecting climmer?

Explore Art Galleries

Explore Art Galleries

Explore the North West

Explore the North West

Explore Museums

Explore Museums

Explore North Yorkshire

Explore North Yorkshire

Why are ammonites so important to palaeontology?

Why are ammonites so important to palaeontology?

A Bronze Age gold bracelet worn for 21st century ceremonies

A Bronze Age gold bracelet worn for 21st century ceremonies

Explore Religious Sites

Explore Religious Sites

Explore composition at Whitby Harbour by Elias Bancroft

Explore composition at Whitby Harbour by Elias Bancroft

Explore subject matter from the North York Moors by John Atkinson

Explore subject matter from the North York Moors by John Atkinson

Create your own scooter design

Create your own scooter design

Explore the Highlands of Scotland

Explore the Highlands of Scotland

Was this curious carved post thought to ward off ‘witches’?

Was this curious carved post thought to ward off ‘witches’?

Explore World War One rationing with the last loaf of bread

Explore World War One rationing with the last loaf of bread

Explore Roman genius stones designed for protection

Explore Roman genius stones designed for protection

Discover the smuggling legend of the moorland Saltersgate Inn

Discover the smuggling legend of the moorland Saltersgate Inn

Explore Roman coin design with a hoard from Yorkshire

Explore Roman coin design with a hoard from Yorkshire

Explore a railway signalman’s lamp

Explore a railway signalman’s lamp

Why did a railwayman need a horn?

Why did a railwayman need a horn?

Would this money box help you save?

Would this money box help you save?

Debate a curious object carried to Yorkshire by Roman soldiers

Debate a curious object carried to Yorkshire by Roman soldiers

Is this North York Moors ‘hob’ folktale from Viking times?

Is this North York Moors ‘hob’ folktale from Viking times?

Find out why this carved gingerbread mould took resilience

Find out why this carved gingerbread mould took resilience

Exploring stoneware – was this versatile material the best for soft drinks?

Exploring stoneware – was this versatile material the best for soft drinks?

Explore food packaging – gravy anyone?

Explore food packaging – gravy anyone?

Explore who received a British War Medal and medal iconography

Explore who received a British War Medal and medal iconography

A clue to military life in a Roman brick with a footprint

A clue to military life in a Roman brick with a footprint

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