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Meet Mary Anning!

Meet Mary Anning!

Meet Mary Anning! Included in general admission Every Friday & Saturday in York School holidays (28 July – 2 September 2023) Meet Mary Anning at the Yorkshire Museum every Friday and Saturday during the York school holidays! Explore our new display, listen to Anning’s inspiring stories and have the opportunity to ask her any questions […]

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Meet Mary Anning!

Meet Mary Anning!

Meet Mary Anning! Included in general admission Every Friday & Saturday in York School holidays (28 July – 2 September 2023) Meet Mary Anning at the Yorkshire Museum every Friday and Saturday during the York school holidays! Explore our new display, listen to Anning’s inspiring stories and have the opportunity to ask her any questions […]

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Flower bowls and still life blooms with Terra Flora

Flower bowls and still life blooms with Terra Flora

 Flower bowls and still life blooms with Terra Flora 2 September 2023, 1pm – 3pm £50 per person, booking required.   Book tickets here   A modern approach to using fresh cut flowers led by floral design studio Terra Flora.  Taking inspiration from our exhibition, this floral design workshop will guide you in creating displays […]

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Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

6th Sept, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person Book tickets here. Tickets for September will become available approximately a month in advance. Pick up a pencil – draw and discover! Give yourself time to sharpen and share your drawing skills in this two-hour sketching workshop with artist Griselda Goldsbrough. Enjoy working in sketchbooks in a relaxed and friendly […]

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Dr. Liam Herringshaw: Fossils from Teesside to Spurn: Why Mary Anning would have loved the Yorkshire Coast.

Dr. Liam Herringshaw: Fossils from Teesside to Spurn: Why Mary Anning would have loved the Yorkshire Coast.

Thursday 7 September, 4:30pm-5:30pm, ONLINE With Dr Liam Herringshaw Mary Anning never visited Yorkshire, but she’d have felt right at home among the coastal rocks and fossils. This is especially true at Redcar and Robin Hood’s Bay, where the rocks contain fossils of the same age as those of Lyme Regis and Charmouth. The Yorkshire […]

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Floral Still Life Drawing Workshop 

Floral Still Life Drawing Workshop 

Floral Still Life Drawing Workshop 9th September 2023, 10am – 12pm  £15 per person, booking required. Book tickets here The sessions are suitable for beginners and for those who have drawn before and wish to rekindle their desire to draw again. You can brush up on basic techniques and explore new ones with different media. Inspired […]

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Life Drawing – Model as Muse

Life Drawing – Model as Muse

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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Art for Wellbeing

Art for Wellbeing

10.30am – 12.30pm, free Art activities to release your creative energy! Set in the beautiful surroundings of York Art Gallery’s Studio space, this 2 hour workshop gives opportunity for discovery and time to explore a variety of art materials and inspiring themes designed to promote wellbeing. Enjoy the company of others, creating art with gentle […]

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Dr. Tori Herridge: The Adventures of Mary Anning and her Network of Trowelblazing Women

Dr. Tori Herridge: The Adventures of Mary Anning and her Network of Trowelblazing Women

Thursday 14 September 2023, 4:00-5:00, ONLINE With Dr Tori Herridge. You’ve heard of Mary Anning. Everyone pretends she has been forgotten, but actually she was famous in her own time, and has been repeatedly ‘rediscovered’ ever since. So, most likely, you have heard of her. But did you know she was just one of many […]

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Bloom Reading Group

Bloom Reading Group

Bloom Reading Group with artist Jade Blood 16 September 2023, 10.30am – 11.30am  Included with exhibition entry charge, no booking required.     Book tickets here   Join Jade for an informal reading group, she will share texts which have informed her thinking around the installation in the Bloom exhibit. The conversation will be steered by the […]

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