Wakefield Museums and Castles

You can download a floor plan of the museum.

You can download a sensory map of the main galleries before your visit.

You can download a sensory map of our Oh yes it is! feature exhibition.

Copies of both sensory maps are available in the Pick and Mix station in the entrance foyer.

There are audio elements in parts of the exhibition spaces. These are not connected to headphones.

Main gallery: There is a film about the Hermitage in the medieval display. There is a screen with 5 short films in the ‘No place like home’ section.

Glass room: There is an AV screen with 3 films. All of these films are operated by push buttons. There are no headphones and audio plays out into the gallery. All films subtitled and there are handheld transcription sheets.

Oh yes it is! exhibition: There is a small AV screen in the foyer window playing archive clips from past pantomime performances. This is touchscreen. There are headphones. The clips are subtitled but as the footage is old, the audio quality is sometimes lower than usual. The pantomime song is operated by a large yellow button near the small AV screen. There is a brief pause then the audio plays out into the gallery. The song will play twice.

There are a further three short films on the large AV screen near the toilet door. These are operated by push button. There are no headphones and the audio plays out into the gallery. The films are all subtitled.

The fire alarm at Pontefract Museum is tested at 10:30am on Tuesdays.