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Store Tours & Research Visits

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Craven Museum? Now’s your chance! Book one of our store tours and find out how we look after all our amazing collections.

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month to explore our collection, including art, textiles, clocks and rocks. There’s something for everyone on this guided tour of the stores lead by our museum team.

To book a place please see the upcoming tour dates below. If you have any access requirements please don’t hesitate to contact us in advance.

If you would like to book a store tour for your group or organisation, please contact cravenmuseum@northyorks.gov.uk as we may be able accommodate this subject to availability.

Research visits are also available to book to see specific items from the collection. Please contact cravenmuseum@northyorks.gov.uk for further information.

Craven Museum Store Tour February 2025

Guided Tour

Craven Museum Store Tour February 2025

Craven Museum Store Tour March 2025

Guided Tour

Craven Museum Store Tour March 2025

Watch these videos for a sneak peek behind the scenes at Craven Museum!

Here’s a sneak preview of what’s in store! In this video Rachel talks about one of the many ephemera boxes in our museum collection.

A woman is looking at items in a storage box in a museum store
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In this video Jenny, our Lead Museums Curator, shows us some of the paintings, prints and clocks from the museum collection.

Looking through a door there are lots of pictures hung on a wall
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