Welcome to Skipton Town Hall
We are a hub for Culture, Heritage & Community in North Yorkshire, home to the award winning Craven Museum, an Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre and Gift Shop. We host an exciting programme of Events and Performances.
Upcoming Exhibition
Nelson presents My Nana’s Cabinet – August 2025 Artist-in-Residence
Inspired by the contents of a china cabinet belonging to her grandmother, Nelson uses silk fabrics and intricate hand embroidery to meticulously recreate each object, exploring the fragility of memory. Nelson will be working in our Exhibition Gallery throughout August to complete My Nana’s Cabinet.
The accompanying exhibition will explore her research and development for this piece. At the core of Nelson’s practice is storytelling and the murkiness of the “truth” of one’s own recollections. Her practice embodies vulnerability through a combination of object (primarily hand embroidery), text and film.
Nelson is a contemporary conceptual artist based in Essex. She graduated from the Royal College of Art (2023) and featured in Skipton Town Hall’s exhibition ‘Emerging Yorkshire Artists’ in 2024.
Upcoming Events
Workshop
Skipton Pride 2025: Workshop - Working with Identity in Performance
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Watch live theatre, dance, music, film, comedy and family shows. Find activities and workshops to suit all ages and abilities.
Craven Museum is one of five finalists shortlisted for the world’s largest museum prize, Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024
Collection Stories
from Craven Museum
We care for a treasure trove of around 60,000 objects representing millions of years of Craven history. Delve deeper into the collection and find out fascinating facts about objects from the displays and special items from the museum stores.
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At Skipton Town Hall we aim to inspire and enrich the lives of our audiences through unforgettable experiences, innovative learning and rural outreach programmes. We strive to make Arts, Culture and Heritage accessible to all, and to provide every member of the community with opportunity to participate.
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Accessibility
We have a firm commitment to providing the best possible experience for all users of our venue and strive to make everything we do as inclusive as possible.
Our venue has been designed with accessibility in mind. Features include a level entrance, lift access to the first floor, a hearing loop, disabled and Changing Places toilets.
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