Kirklees Together

Activities at Kirklees Museums and galleries

Oakwell Hall

Open Tuesday-Thursday 12pm – 4pm and Weekends 12pm – 4pm.

Wild Wednesday in Winter

18 January, 10am -12pm, 1pm – 3pm.

Join our Rangers for a fun-filled session of outdoor adventures, nature discovery, and hands on activities! Perfect for children aged 5+ who love exploring the great outdoors. Meet at the Visitor Centre Courtyard. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dress for the weather – activities are all outdoors! 

Oakwell Hall and Country Park is now on Bloomberg Connects!

Bloomberg Connects is the free arts and culture app that gives you access to thousands of museums and galleries at the touch of a button.

When you download Oakwell’s digital guide you’ll get access to:

• A room-by-room audio guide
• Insight into our collections
• Fun videos
• Past and present exhibitions
• Behind the scenes content
• And much more!

So make sure to download the app ahead of your next visit so you can start exploring straight away.

Community Ranger Day

22 February, 10:00am – 12:00pm, 1:00pm – 3:00pm (You are welcome to stay for both sessions)

Join our Country Park team for a hands on experience! Help with a variety of park maintainence tasks and make a difference in your local green space. For ages 14 and above (under 18s must be acompanied by an adult). Let us know you’re attending.

Bagshaw Museum

Open Tuesday-Thursday 12pm – 4pm and Weekends 12pm – 4pm.

Holiday Children’s Prize Trails

Choose from:

• The Pyramid trail
• Spring has Sprung trail
• Chinese Luna New Year trail

During Museum opening hours, £1 per trail Includes certificate and prize!

Community Art Collaboration

Take a trip down the Nile and add to our scene to celebrate Egypt as part of our Community Art Collaboration

During Museum opening hours, Pay what you feel.

Children’s Egyptian Crafts

Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 February

Drop in 10am – 12pm, 1pm – 3pm

Get involved and Discover Ancient treasures from Egypt!

• Egyptian masks
• Sarcophagus and pop-up mummy
• 3D Pyramid
• Painted scarab pebble
• Split pin mummy 
• Sand tray archaeology dig

£4 per child

Tolson Museum

Open Monday 11am – 3pm (Well-being event) Tuesday-Thursday 12pm – 4pm and Weekends 12pm – 4pm.

Inventive Victorians crafts

During Museum opening hours, Pay as you feel.

What can you find at Tolson Museum?

Use your detective skills to find the amazing Victorian inventions in the museum. Then recreate a marvellous Victorian invention to take home with you after your visit.