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All museums or galleries listed here love having young visitors - so get out and about and have some fun! Click on the museum names to find out where they are and when they open.
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Rotunda Museum
The Rotunda Museum is great for Jurassic Geology - that's dinosaurs and fossils to you and me! There are amazing models and interactives and loads of hands-on stuff.
Under 18s are free. Check out the fab kids' holiday activities too.
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Jorvik Viking Centre, York
Step back in time to York at the time of the Vikings. People, smells, real Viking artefacts - you'll find them all at Jorvik.
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Scarborough Art Gallery
The gallery's colourful Resource Room has loads of art books, art materials and work sheets especially for you!
Come along to draw, read or dress up. Relax on a comfy beanbag, take a look at artworks by local kids or pick up a Gallery Quiz and head off to explore the paintings. There are always great activity days here for kids during local school holidays.
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National Media Museum, Bradford
Explore the exciting world of television in the brand new television gallery. Try your hand at reading the news; get behind the camera; ride on a virtual hoverboard or walk down Coronation Street in the virtual studio.
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Take part in a photo-tastic trail around the photography gallery and learn all about the development of photography. Every weekend and every day during school holidays take part in free art and craft activities, family gallery talks and storytelling sessions themes around film, photography and television.
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Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York
Here you can walk in the footsteps of Romans and Vikings. See beasts turned to stone from a time when dinosaurs ruled the planet. Discover the jewels of Kings and the spoils of war!
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National Railway Museum, York
This is the the largest railway museum in the WORLD! Here you can see loads of historic steam trains, special Royal trains used by our kings and queens, and modern trains like the Shinkansen - the Japanese 'Bullet' train. See how rail travel has changed over the past 200 years.
At weekends and during school holidays (weather permitting!) you can take a ride on the Miniature Railway. If you're nuts about trains, this is the museum for you!
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Whitby Museum
A treasure house of a museum - don't miss the Hand of Glory - a hanged man's hand with magical powers!
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Don't miss Aqua-Tek - the largest outdoor water play area in the UK! Learn about what happens to water before it gets to the tap, but we do warn you, you will get very, very wet!!
Take a journey through the water treatment process while spraying giant water canons, getting misted in the zap zone and learning how to make your own water filter. You don’t have to bring your swimming costume to enjoy Aqua-Tek, but do bring a towel and a change of clothes!
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Bagshaw Museum, Batley.
Rainforests, Egyptian tombs and mythical creatures are just a few of the treasures on show at this unusual museum.
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National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
Here you can learn about coal mining, take a ride on the Paddy Train and visit the pit ponies in the stables.
Take a tour 140 metres underground through a real coal mine - it's cold down there, so wrap up warm!
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The Deep, Hull
The Deep tells the story of the world's oceans. In Discovery Corner you can get up close with rock pool animals found around the British coastline.
Get in the underwater lift and find yourself face-to-face with over 3000 fish... and 40 sharks!
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Dewsbury Museum
Find out how children's lives have changed over the last century. Take a trip back to war-torn Britain as you gaze through the windows of the 1940s classroom. Discover more about toys and play, and find out why some toys are collector's items.
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