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A Calderdale museum is hosting an exhibition on the history of cycling – along with lots of up-to-date items – to mark the Tour de France racing through the area next month.

Called A Century of Cycling, it is on now at the Bankfield Museum in Halifax and will celebrate Stage 2 of the Tour coming to Calderdale on Sunday, July 6. The exhibition will feature penny farthings and boneshakers from the 19th Century alongside bikes from every decade throughout the 20th Century and contemporary carbon fibre racing bikes used in the Tour.

Hundreds of lycra cycling tops will decorate the museum while Edwardian tweeds, skirts and hats from the Calderdale costume collections will contrast with the latest in urban, mountain and performance cycle wear by Victor and Liberty, of Hebden Bridge.

There will be a display about Paralympic hand cyclist Karen Darke from Mytholmroyd who won a silver medal in the London 2012 Games, cycling gear from Mark Cavendish and the bike ridden by Joaquim Rodríguez, of Spain, who finished third in the 2013 Tour de France.

A selection of paintings, prints and photographs of the route though Calderdale from the museum collections are displayed with contemporary artworks and jewellery by local artists Michelle Campbell, Kate Lycett, Martin Cowton and Abundant Glass.

Visitors can also ride a mile on one of the museum’s exercise bikes alongside film footage from the Calderdale route of the Tour de France. Children can take part in a drawing competition to win Inner Cyclist T-shirts, have a go at museum trails and decorate a yellow jersey for display plus much more.

A Century of Cycling runs at Bankfield until Saturday, August 9 and admission is free. The museum opens 10am-4pm Tuesday to Saturday. For more information go to museums.calderdale.gov.uk