TAXIDERMY, Tunes and Tech is the title of an art, music and technology ‘takeover’ in Keighley.

The UnCommons group, which organises events in unusual places, is presenting the entertainment at Cliffe Castle Museum on Sunday May 28.

There will be several hours of live music, visual art and workshops alongside the museum’s collections of two-headed stuffed animals, Victorian wife-calming contraptions of local trivia.

A spokesman said: “In a one-off afternoon of bizarre sights, unusual sounds and limited edition souvenirs, UnCommons will turn this already odd place into a palace of peculiar performance.

On the bill is experimental live music from Leeds composer Napoleon IVth, spoken word and music from Reet Maff’l, instrument-making workshops from live coder Joanne Armitage, and limited edition souvenirs from artists Amelia Crouch, Luke Drozd and Katch Skinner.

Napoleon IVth has written a score specially for the event, and will remotely conduct groups of musicians stationed all around the building to perform it.

For those who want an informed guided tour around the museum’s exhibits, manager Daru Rooke will lead them round and introduce the many strange items gathered.

And for those who’d prefer a more ‘alternative’ experience, Reet Maff’l will lead a one-off, never to be repeated, musical and spoken word tour.

Audiences can buy original artwork created by Amelia Crouch, Luke Drozd and Katch Skinner, with items including ceramics and tea towels all inspired by the museum - all recently on display at South Square Gallery.

This is the third event UnCommons have programmed in West Yorkshire, having previously run events in partnership with the National Science and Media Museum and The Wild Woods in Bradford.

Previous events involved wearable technology and virtual reality, but UnCommons promise their most memorable event yet at Cliffe Castle Museum, which they call “Yorkshire’s weirdest museum”.

UnCommon events are programmed by University of Bradford‘s Producer Music and Visual Arts, Andy Abbott, and are supported by the University of Bradford, as part of its development of a Centre for Socially Applied Arts, with funds from Arts Council England.

Tickets are free, but places are limited, so audiences are advised to book in advance at eventbrite.co.uk/e/uncommons-3-cliffe-castle-museum-experience-tickets-33922984560.