The Big Garden Birdwatch in York Museum Gardens – by Stuart Ogilvy, Assistant Curator
Resident wildlife expert and curator of Natural Sciences, Stuart Ogilvy has been helping residents spot more than the usual feathered friends in Museum Gardens.
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Ask the Expert Q&A, 12 February: Museum Documentation by Alan Bentley
Alan Bentley, Museum Development Officer for West Yorkshire Harrogate & Craven, will be answering your questions on Museum Documentation on Friday 12 February between 2-3pm GMT.
North Land, A New CoCA Aquisition – by Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator
Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator for Art, talks about the new acquisition for the Centre of Ceramic Art.
York and the Minster: As seen in 17th Century Prints – Kyla Hollis
Kyla Hollis, our new Friends of York Art Gallery Research Scholar talks about the work she has been doing so far. The English Civil War: a sticky subject to be sure, full of upheavals, revelations, and change. Yet, it was this period that gave way to a group of great thinkers, artists, and craftsmen known …
The Puzzle of a Cross from Crayke – Maddy Pelling, Research Student
University of York Partnership student Maddy Pelling examines fragments of a free standing Anglo-Saxon stone cross in the Yorkshire Museum.
Ask the Expert Q&A, 1 December: Working with under 5’s in Museums by Humber Museum Partnership
Learning Officers from Humberside Museum Partnership will be answering your questions on Working with Under 5s on Tuesday 1 December between 2-3pm GMT. The Humber Museum Partnership includes the Museum Services of Hull, North Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The consortium is funded by the Arts Council of England as a Major Partnership …
Production Line, A New Exhibition at York Art Gallery – Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator
Collection Facilitator Fiona Green talks about the Centre of Ceramic’s Art most unusual acquisition.
Going Green at York Museums Trust – Rachel Wade
Communications Assistant Rachel Wade brings us up to speed on the latest environmental programmes and plans at the trust. York Museums Trust became an independent charitable trust on 1 August 2002 having previously been run by the City of York Council. One of our organisation’s key objectives is to protect and conserve the collections, gardens and …
Ask the Expert Q&A, 13 November: Arts Award – a creative approach to develop your offer and your audiences? by Jael Williams and Ginny Scholey
Jael Williams and Ginn Scholey from Cape UK will be answering your questions on the Arts Award on Friday 13 November between 2-3pm GMT. During times of economic, political and social change we all need to explore new ways of working and new partners to work with. Arts Award is relatively new to the Museums …
My Journey so far as a Portable Antiques Scheme Intern – Kerrie Hoffman
Kerrie Hoffman, Finds Liaison Assistant with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, talks about her experience as an intern.
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