Opulent embellishment: Bernardo Daddi’s St. Zenobius- Eloise Donnelly
In 1937 F.D.Lycett Green bought a picture from an art dealer in London to hang in his home in Kent.
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Conservation of Two Victorian Tile Panels on the Front Façade of York Art Gallery – Laura Turner
The cleaning of the front façade of the gallery has recently been completed and thanks to a generous grant from The Pilgrim Trust, we have also been able to conserve and protect the two historic tile panels on the front façade.
New Spaces-York Art Gallery Project an Update – Lorna Sergeant
After a very damp May work has progressed with increasing speed at York Art Gallery.
Linked by Design: Textile collections of York Castle Museum and the Board of Trade Design Register , The National Archives – Dick Turpin and Heroism at Sea – Mary M Brooks
Dr Kirk, the founder of York Castle Museum, collected colourful woven silk pictures showing Christmas scenes, portraits of notorious figures, such as the highwayman Dick Turpin, and famous buildings like York Minster.
Ask the Expert Q&A 25 July – Naomi Korn, Copyright Consultant
Naomi Korn Copyright Consultant, will be answering your questions on Copyright on Friday 25 July 2014 between 3-4pm BST.
Linked by Design: Textile collections of York Castle Museum and the Board of Trade Design Register, The National Archives – New Discoveries! – Mary Brooks
The next stage in searching for links between objects in York Castle Museum’s collection and evidence in the Board of Trade Representations and Registers of Designs 1839-1991, known widely as the BT Design Register, took me to The National Archives (TNA) in Kew Gardens, London.
Storytelling: Not Just the First World War – Sarah Mortimer
As the excitement builds towards our new exhibition opening, we whet the appetites of visitors on Sunday 22nd by showcasing a series of First World War stories researched and written by York University English students.
The Plompton Hoard: a Piece of the Puzzle that is Third-Century Britain – Emily Parton
The third century was a complicated and difficult period in the history the Roman Empire.
Identifying Haxby: A 4th century Roman coin hoard
Three weeks; that is how long it took to turn a jumble of coins into an organized, identified, photographed, and catalogued 4th century Roman coin hoard. Specifically, the Haxby Hoard.
From Rubble to Splendor – Rachel Wade
I recently joined what is affectionately referred to as a ‘hard-hat tour’. Yes, I swapped my stylish beret for a hard-hat, high-vis vest and toe-capped boots to explore York Art Gallery under construction.
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