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Easter Trail

Easter Trail

Can you solve all the clues in our special Easter Trail? Complete the trail and you could be in with a chance to win a special chocolate egg! The Easter Trail costs 50p and museum admission applies. There’s no need to book.

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Early Year Explorers – Portraits

Early Year Explorers – Portraits

Early Year Explorers – activities for children aged two to five years old which include songs, stories, games and craft activities. Sessions are based on familiar preschool play areas, which are enhanced to help children learn about the museum’s collections and exhibitions through play. They’re a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which […]

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Museum Baby – Food and the Kitchen

Museum Baby – Food and the Kitchen

Museum Baby (under two years old) – Special baby sessions linked to exhibitions, including songs and sensory activities for babies and their carers. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the Early Years curriculum. A perfect introduction to our museum! At this Food and the Kitchen session, […]

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Early Year Explorers – Pottery

Early Year Explorers – Pottery

Early Year Explorers – activities for children aged two to five years old which include songs, stories, games and craft activities. Sessions are based on familiar preschool play areas, which are enhanced to help children learn about the museum’s collections and exhibitions through play. They’re a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which […]

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Museum Baby – The Great War

Museum Baby – The Great War

Museum Baby (under two years old) – Special baby sessions linked to exhibitions, including songs and sensory activities for babies and their carers. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the Early Years curriculum. A perfect introduction to our museum! At this The Great War session, try […]

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Early Year Explorers – Landscapes

Early Year Explorers – Landscapes

Early Year Explorers – activities for children aged two to five years old which include songs, stories, games and craft activities. Sessions are based on familiar preschool play areas, which are enhanced to help children learn about the museum’s collections and exhibitions through play. They’re a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which […]

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Museum Baby – Shops

Museum Baby – Shops

Museum Baby (under two years old) – Special baby sessions linked to exhibitions, including songs and sensory activities for babies and their carers. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the Early Years curriculum. A perfect introduction to our museum! At this Shops session, play in the […]

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Kids Curator’s Talk: Romans

Kids Curator’s Talk: Romans

Join us as we launch our new style of Kids Curators Talks in a dedicated room led by curatorial and learning staff. The talk takes the form of participatory involvement including dressing up, hands on activity or a demonstration. It is suitable for children aged 7 – 11 and their families. Included in Yorkshire Museum […]

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York Museum Gardens Forest School

York Museum Gardens Forest School

The outdoors can be a magical adventure for our little explorers and here at York Museums Trust we are excited to launch our York Museum Gardens Forest School. Children will be led through stories and adventures by our experienced Forest School qualified leader. Come along and join in our foraging, building, exploring and nature tracking […]

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Early Years Explorers (two – five years old)

Early Years Explorers (two – five years old)

Activities for children aged two to five years old which include songs, stories, games and craft activities. Sessions are based on familiar preschool play areas, which are enhanced to help children learn about the museum’ collections and exhibitions through play. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the Early Years curriculum.

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