Stay updated with breaking news from Wakefield Museums. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The lives of three residents of South Elmsall have been brought to life at the town's library museum hub.
Don Henson obituary Don Henson excavating a site in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire. He believed that ‘being an archaeologist isn’t a profession; it’s a way of being, thinking and behaving’. Photograph: Roger Martlew Don Henson excavating a site in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire. He believed that ‘being an archaeologist isn’t a profession; it’s a way of being, thinking and behaving’. Photograph: Roger Martlew JohnSchofield Thu 20 May 2021 06.26 EDT Last modified on Thu 20 May 2021 07.59 EDT My friend and colleague Don Henson, who has died aged 64 after a short illness, was a lecturer...
Scarborough is one of the 13 museum's taking part The No Going Back Peer Learning Programme is run by the Happy Museum Project, an Arts Council England-funded programme which looks at how the museum sector can respond to the challenge of creating a more sustainable future. The programme builds on the particular power of museums to draw on past stories of rapid transition and transformation, and aims to inspire museums and their communities to shape new stories and actions to address the climate and ecological emergency. The teams will work as a community of practice to explore and shape ideas...