RIPON Museums are offering a selection of activities, events and exhibitions for visitors to enjoy over the summer months.

Keen crafters can take part in a workshop from Yorkshire-based textiles group 6-Ply, inspired by the Lives Unravelled exhibition, which is currently on display at the Workhouse Museum.

On Saturday, August 14, from 11am to 2pm, visitors can join Hazel Waite for the Counted Threads Workhouse Workshop. Using motifs from features of the workhouse building, participants will create a stitched sample which could be used as a small picture, bookmark or greetings card. Tickets cost £10 and can be booked via the Ripon Museums website.

The Lives Unravelled exhibition is on display at the Workhouse Museum until Sunday, September 5. The exhibition consists of five textile installations, located throughout the museum, inspired by the lives of women who lived and worked in Ripon Workhouse. Inspired and prompted by their research into the workhouse, 6-Ply have created beautifully crafted and unique textile pieces, using a variety of techniques and materials, which reflect the real experiences and imagined emotions of women in Ripon Workhouse.

Over the summer holidays, family activities will run from Tuesday to Friday each week. On July 27 to 30 , August 3 to 6 and 10 to 13, the theme is Make Your Mark. Visitors can join in with the creation of a giant wall hanging depicting feelings and life during lockdown, as well as following a museum trail, baking in the Victorian kitchen and having a go at Rag Rugging.

During the second half of the holidays, the theme for the summer activities will be Garden Camp. On August 17 to 20, 24 to 27 and 30, and September 1 to 3, visitors can explore the outdoors in the Workhouse Museum Garden, make and decorate their own recycled plant pot holder, plant a seed and take it home. There will also be a museum trail, plus bird and bird call identification activities and a bird search game. Family activities are included in the cost of museum entry.

The Prison & Police Museum will be offering a creative walk through the criminal justice system with the My Path exhibition. It showcases artworks from across Yorkshire, which were submitted to the 2020 Koestler Awards for arts in the criminal justice system. Every work shown was made by someone in a prison, secure hospital, young offender institution or on probation. The exhibition runs until Sunday, September 26. Entrance to the exhibition is included in the cost of museum entry.

All tickets to Ripon Museums are valid for repeat visits over a 12-month period. For more information or to book tickets, visit riponmuseums.co.uk or telephone 01765 690799.