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Address
5 Salter Row,
Pontefract,
West Yorkshire,
WF8 1BA
Also at this Venue
Events at this Venue
date | event |
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Sat 22 May - Sat 4 Jun | The Travel Posters Of Charles Pears |
Details
Pontefract Museum is Covid-19 Secure and is re-open to visitors.
This means that it uses social distancing and other guidelines to protect the health of everyone. Staff will greet each visitor to explain viewing arrangements. For full reopening details please visit: http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/events-and-culture/museums/pontefract-museum
Pontefract Museum was built in 1904 as a Carnegie public library in the art nouveau style; this building still has many of the original fittings.
Beautiful tiles decorate the entrance and staircase, with intricate door handles and matching chairs. If you like the art nouveau style then this building is un-miss able.
Art Nouveau was based on natural forms and curved lines, found in plants and flowers. Pontefract Museum is a great example of this with beautiful plant motifs and grand curves.
Directions
Map reference: SE 455219 Lat: 53.69156 Long: -1.31243
By Road:
Jct32 M62
Follow signs for Pontefract Town Centre.
Museum is on the precinct, next to Pontefract Library
By Public Transport:
Nearest train station: Tanshelf Railway Station
Nearest bus station: Pontefract Bus Station
Nearby
Facilities
Disabled toilets
Education/study area
Facilities for educational visits
Accepts groups