6 April, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person Book tickets here. Fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults (16+ only). Take inspiration from our collection at York Art Gallery and enhance your drawing skills with the help and support of a community artist. Sessions will also run on one Wednesday each month as […]

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21 July, 4:30pm Free online Talk / Streamed live on YouTube and Facebook Sign up here for talk reminders and links sent to your inbox Dr Owen Humphreys Metalworkers occupy a strange place in ancient societies. Their craft can be seen as both proto-scientific, the basis for industry and advancement, and as a mysterious, magical […]

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Join us at York Art Gallery for life drawing workshops; whether you are a regular participant, would like to hone your skills, or try life drawing for the first time, these regular two-hour immersive Saturday sessions, led by Rob Oldfield, are a wonderful way to experience life drawing in a supportive and friendly environment.

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14 August, 12pm or 2:30pm £5 per person Book tickets here Make a cam drive mechanism which bursts into kinetic life at the turn of a handle, using a box, pre-made parts, chopsticks and various bits and pieces. Individual designs and decorations are inspired from the flow of the movement, using a variety of art/craft […]

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18 August, 5:15pm, free The talk will be streamed live on YouTube here Sign up here for talk reminders and links sent to your inbox The sceptre head in the Ryedale Hoard depicts the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Through objects like this the names and faces of the Emperors would be well known to the citizens […]

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Ever wondered what ancient poo looks like? Intrigued by what a Viking might have eaten for their dinner? Become an archaeological scientist is this hands-on drop-in workshop and discover the stories behind poo! You’ll meet Ele Green, who will share her collection of coprolites which you’ll be able to analyse through DNA sequences to help […]

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Learn the basics of Meccano and create a moving model to take home. This event is ideal for a parent/grandparent/adult carer and child who want to work together on a single model but is also suitable for individual adults who want to create. The workshop will be run by experienced facilitators Kathleen and Harry who […]

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1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person Book tickets here. Fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults (16+ only). Take inspiration from our collection at York Art Gallery and enhance your drawing skills with the help and support of a community artist.

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Join us at York Art Gallery for life drawing workshops; whether you are a regular participant, would like to hone your skills, or try life drawing for the first time, these regular two-hour immersive Saturday sessions, led by Rob Oldfield, are a wonderful way to experience life drawing in a supportive and friendly environment.

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1.30pm – 3.30pm, free Informal practical sessions for adults (16+ only), just drop-in and release your creative energy, in the company of others and with gentle guidance on hand. This is an inclusive session, suitable for all abilities. No need to book for workshop sessions. To open York Art Gallery safely we’re limiting visitor numbers […]

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