A note to all of our visitors...

Our three museums - the Workhouse Museum, Prison & Police Museum and Courthouse Museum - are now open Tuesday to Sunday. Details of our opening hours are available. 

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last few months.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Check out our Ripon Museums Online programme and join us for a talk or workshop this autumn. Read more...

The exterior of the Workhouse Museum on a sunny day in Ripon

Workhouse Museum & Garden

The grim exterior of the Police and Prison Museum

Prison & Police Museum

The exterior of the Georgian Courthouse Museum on a sunny day in Ripon

Courthouse Museum

Volunteers in Victorian costumes outside the Workhouse Museum

Events

The Master typing at his desk in his study

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Children in Victorian costumes handling museum objects

Learning

Teenagers dressed as prisoners escaping from the Police and Prison Museum

Group Visits

Volunteers dressed as scullery maids showcasing their baking

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Follow the story of poverty, crime & punishment

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Visit all three museums to walk in the footsteps of past generations Full opening times →

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The museum is one of the best places we’ve been.

Upcoming Events

Online talk: Thursday 28 October 7pm

Shocking Murder! Investigating Suspicious Death in Victorian Ripon

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Online workshop: Thursday 11 November 7pm - 8.30pm

Writing the Workhouse: Creating Fiction from Found Materials

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Women in the Workhouse: Stories from the Lives Unravelled Exhibition

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23 June 2021

Ripon Museum Trust Welcomes New Community Curator

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