11:15am-12pm Suitable for all ages. Free event, (exhibition entry charges apply) Booking required, get your tickets here. Story Craft Theatre will be adapting their Wicked Wednesday interactive story time for people of all ages with special needs and disabilities (SEND), with a special focus on children. With the power of imagination you might find ourselves […]

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11:15am-12pm Suitable for 0-5 year olds. Free event, (exhibition entry charges apply) Booking required, get your tickets here. Each week Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure and you are all invited! With the power of imagination you might find ourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or […]

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1-16 April Drop-in, family friendly activities Included with museum admission   Have fun exploring the Museum Gardens before you head inside to explore The Yorkshire Museum! Follow our springtime garden trail to discover new plants and flowers, and make a spring nature hat with craft materials provided by the Museum! Collect materials at reception inside […]

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Join us at the Castle Museum for special springtime activities over the Easter holidays for the whole family! Saturday 1 April – Sunday 16 April  Play Box Down by the river, have a play with all the toys and games from our Playful Anywhere box! Balls, rackets, games, and more are free to use. Open […]

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Sessions at 10:30, 11:30, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 Suitable for ages 5+ Included in museum entry  Join Gemma from Hoglets Theatre to create your own creepy crawly puppet! Together we will be making beautiful bug hand puppets from cardboard. Base your moving minibeast on one you have seen in the Museum’s gorgeous gardens or create a […]

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Saturday 1st April 2023, 10:30am – 3pm Just in time for planting season, a range of plants grown from cuttings and seed will be available to buy, as well as surplus plants from the Gardens! Our plants are grown on-site in York Museum Gardens to help reduce our carbon footprint. All supplied in 2 litre […]

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Family friendly event for all ages! Drop in between 10am-3pm Included in museum entry Join Artist Bea Knowles and get inspired by our Museum gardens and Spring. Decorate your own plant pot or pebble to take away.

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Family-friendly event Drop in between 10am and 3pm Included in museum entry In this drop-in workshop with Thunk-It Theatre CIC, young people are invited to come along to create their own masterpiece poem inspired by nature! As well as stretching our rhyming muscles – we will also be getting arty, creating a large scale art piece […]

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11:15am-12pm Suitable for 0-5 year olds. Included with exhibition entry charge Booking required, get your tickets here. Each week Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure and you are all invited! With the power of imagination you might find ourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or even […]

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2pm – 3:30pm Tickets are £6 and includes exhibition entry Suitable for ages 11+ Limited spaces, book your tickets here. In this fabulously fun workshop, the group will devise a piece of theatre that celebrates and champions the changes young people want to see in the world. This empowering workshop is open to all abilities […]

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