Editing Otley (section)

=== Otley Museum ===
Until 2010 [[Otley Museum]] was based in the [[Otley Civic Centre|Civic Centre]] when it was displaced by major redevelopment of the building.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=20 June 2009 |title=Trustees slam plans for Otley to house a national printing museum |url=https://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/4447505.Trustees_slam_plans_for_Otley_to_house_a_national_printing_museum/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=Wharfedale Observer }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=27 January 2010 |title=Otley Museum prepares to move exhibits |url=https://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/4863301.Otley_Museum_prepares_to_move_exhibits/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=Wharfedale Observer }}</ref> In January 2010, its collections, reflecting the town's story from prehistory to the present day,<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Otley Museum and Archive Trust |url=https://otleymuseum.org/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=Otley Museum & Archive }}</ref> were packed for storage while new premises were sought.<ref name=":1" /> A proposal by the Town Council to develop a National Printing Museum based on the printers' engineers collection was criticised by trustees on the basis that printing was just one aspect of the town's history and that demand for such a museum had not been demonstrated.<ref name=":0" /> In 2024, while still without a permanent physical home, the museum publicised its new website which will serve as a showcase for photographs of some of the approximately 1900 artefacts that have been curated by volunteers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Otley Museum |url=https://www.otleytowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OTLEY-MATTERS-SEP-2024-WEB-VERSION-2.pdf |access-date=8 September 2024 |work=Otley Matters |pages=3}}</ref> Visitors can view items from the collection by prior arrangement at its temporary location at [[Otley Cycle Club]].<ref name=":2" />