Ripon Museums

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WELCOME TO RIPON MUSEUMS!

Welcome to The Yorkshire Law & Order Museums. Our three sites within the centre of the city of Ripon, tell the unique story of the Liberty Courthouse, Prison and Victorian Workhouse. Find out about the people who ended up here and what happened to them next...

Ripon Museum Trust are currently recruiting for a new Trustee.

All three museums will be open 10am - 4pm week commencing Saturday 23rd February until Friday 1st March inclusive.

Family Fun Activities at the Workhouse Museum 25th February - 1st March - 'Laundry Maids & Boot Black Boys'

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Workhouse Museum & Garden

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Prison & Police Museum

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Courthouse Museum

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Events

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Learning

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Group Visits

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Volunteer

Uncover Hidden Histories
At Ripon’s Award-winning Museums

All three museums open 10am - 4pm February half term - Sat 23rd February until Fri 1st March Full opening times →

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The kids (5yrs & 2yrs) thought it was interactive which allowed the parents to read!

Upcoming Events

9 February 2019 - 31 May 2019

‘Stolen Things’ at The Courthouse Museum

25 February 2019 - 1 March 2019

Spring half term family fun at the Workhouse - laundry maids and boot black boys

Latest from our blog

05 February 2019

Learning to read stories from the Workhouse

28 January 2019

What would a week without volunteers look like?

On Twitter

19 Feb

Our new #exhibition Secrets in the Cellar opens on 4 March at the Prison & Police Museum. Discover treasures from o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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