Wakefield Museums and Castles

A small circular line-following robot on an old map of Pontefract

Map makers

Wed 18 February 2026, 10:30am - 3pm

Pontefract Museum

Bring maps from the past to life with mini robots at Pontefract Museum this February half term!

Discover how Pontefract has changed with magnificent maps.

Travel through time from the 1600s onwards.

Bring the maps to life with mini robots. Chart a course for them through history.

Join in making a shared map of the town with the places that are important to you.

Get creative and make your own imaginative map to take home.

Free, drop-in at any time between 10:30am and 3pm. Stay for as little or as long as you like.

This is part of programming for Picturing Pontefract – the next exhibition at Pontefract Museum. Visit Pontefract Museum from January 2026 to see pictures of Pontefract past, present and imagined!

18 February 2026

10:30am - 3pm

Pontefract Museum

Free - no booking required

Families

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