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Flip and Fly

Flip and Fly

Suitable for ages 11+ Organised by Thunk-It Theatre Included with exhibition entry charge Book tickets here A workshop exploring the elements of yourself that are super powers in non traditional ways, resulting in a short comic strip themed performance. In this SUPER workshop, the group will decide what their real life superpowers are – are […]

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Create Your Own Creepy Crawly Puppet

Create Your Own Creepy Crawly Puppet

Sessions at 10:30, 11:30, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 Suitable for ages 5+ Included in exhibition entry charge 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 […]

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Making Magical Mischief

Making Magical Mischief

1:30-2:15 and 3:00-3:45 Suitable for ages 6-11 Included with exhibition entry charge Join Martin Cooper for a session exploring the more mischievous elements of the exhibition, focusing on magic and pranks!

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Paint Your Own Pebble or Plant Pot

Paint Your Own Pebble or Plant Pot

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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Growing Bold, Growing Gold!

Growing Bold, Growing Gold!

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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Wicked Wednesdays – Monster Island

Wicked Wednesdays – Monster Island

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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Making Magical Mischief

Making Magical Mischief

1:30-2:15 and 3-3:45 Suitable for ages 6-11 Included with exhibition entry charge Join Martin Cooper for a session exploring the more mischievous elements of the exhibition, focusing on magic and pranks!

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Create Your Own World

Create Your Own World

1-2pm and 3-4pm Suitable for ages 11+ Included with exhibition entry charge. Booking required, get your tickets here. Create your own world workshop! Linked to Northern Lights, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Howl’s Moving Castle. Using creative writing and illustration we will create our own in depth fantasy world in which to base our […]

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York Museum Gardens Pop-Up Plant Shop

York Museum Gardens Pop-Up Plant Shop

Saturday 15th April 2023, 10:30am – 3:30pm 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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Wicked Wednesdays – The Rocket Launch

Wicked Wednesdays – The Rocket Launch

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! Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times With the power of imagination you might find […]

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