Next event

Saturday 21 March & Sunday 22 March

Open Cockpit Days.

Selected Cockpits not usually open to the public are available to enter with volunteers in attendance. 

All ages and abilities welcome.  Quizzes and activity sheets available.

 

Easter opening days

The museum will be open every day throughout the Easter school holidays.

30th of March to 12th of April

Christmas Holiday Opening times

Please note that the Museum will be open everyday throughout the school Christmas holidays except for the following:
-Christmas Day
-Boxing Day
-New Years Day

Don't forget that Father Christmas will be paying us a visit over the weekend of 13th and 14th December too.

Falklands Memorial

Over the August Bank Holiday Weekend the Museum unveiled a new memorial to the British Servicemen  and Falkland Islands civilians killed during the conflict.

The service was well attended by veterans of the conflict, the event coinciding with the annual camping week which the South Atlantic Medal Association hold at SYAM. The Deputy Civic Mayor of Doncaster and the Mayor of Whitby (twinned with Stanley, the Island's capital) were in attendance.

WW1 Centenary Exhibition Opens

A new display has opened at the Museum to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the start of the First World War.
The display is housed in a newly refurbished section of Building 21 and features original uniforms, trench art and other artefacts as well as photographic displays relating to South Yorkshire in the First World War.

Also recently opened in Building 21 is a recreation of a Second World War plotting room.

Summer Opening

Please note that the museum will be open 7 days a week throughout the upcoming school holidays beginning 22nd July and running through to 31st August!

D-Day Trail

To Commemorate the 70th anniversary of  D Day, a discovery trail is now open marking the contribution of the RAF squadrons most closely associated with Doncaster and South Yorkshire, No's 616, 271 and 659 Squadrons RAF. Other stories based on displays about aircraft and equipment which are on view at the museum are included in the trail guide available from the Museum Shop.