Join us at York Art Gallery for family friendly creative art sessions this Easter 23 April, 11am & 2pm, £10 ticket admits one adult and up to two children. Book tickets here oin community artist and designer, Lydia Caprani, whose work features in the Beyond Bloomsbury : Love, Life and Legacy exhibition, for family friendly Arty sessions. […]

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Saturday 21st May 11am – 4pm Just in time for planting season, come browse a range of plants grown from cuttings and seed, as well as surplus plants from the Gardens which will be available to buy.   The Pop Up Plant Shop will focus on sustainability by recycling pots and reducing the amount of […]

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The Eboracum Roman Festival is BACK! 25 & 26 June 2022 Free Entry York Museums Trust is excited to announce that the much loved Eboracum Roman Festival will be returning this summer!   The Legions of Rome are set to take over the historic York Museum Gardens on 25 & 26 June, and promises to be a […]

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Free Online Workshop Saturday 25th June 9am-11am In partnership with Playful Anywhere we’re delighted to bring the Ryedale Roman Hoard to life in Minecraft. Test your building skill or just have fun and create your own Roman dwelling or Museum in a safe Minecraft plot world. Join us on a special Minecraft server that features a […]

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A rousing picnic concert in the heart of medieval York! York is the kind of city that leaves a lasting impression on all her visitors because of the wealth of history, architecture and culture that the locals are lucky enough to live right on top of!​ The York Proms returns to the Museum Gardens on […]

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6th August, throughout the day Included in admission Professor Ron Wood’s Traditional Punch and Judy Show will be performing in our Exercise Yard throughout the day with a fast moving and funny show with lots of good old-fashioned knock-about fun and a cast of well-known characters. It’s free to watch with your museum entry and […]

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8th – 12th August 2022 Lead by Fast Familiar Produced in partnership with Mediale FREE   Aimed at 13 – 16 year olds, this year’s Teenage Art School at York Art Gallery, is inspired by the forthcoming exhibition Sin and some of its themes and artworks (Tracey Emin, Rembrandt, Ron Mueck). This free course, which […]

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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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Saturday 20th August 2022 The Studio, York Art Gallery 11am – 4pm. Drop in any time FREE   Inspired by the Body Vessel Clay exhibition, these workshops will focus on 3D scanning as a means of reinterpreting the relationship between object and environment. We will combine playful hand-modelling – utilising plasticine, with digital technology, to […]

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21st August, throughout the day Included in admission Roll up, roll up!  It’s Circus time at York Castle Museum as Story Craft Theatre join us for one day only on Sunday 21st August.   They’ll be popping up throughout the day in the Exercise Yard with their big energy, interactive show along with some comedy […]

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