Gallery Babies Thursday 12 February 2026, 10am – 12 noon Free | Pre-booking required | Sold out  Burton Gallery Drop-in sensory play sessions every Thursday during term-time, for pre-walking babies and their grown-ups, set in the atmospheric surroundings of York Art Gallery. Using our beautiful sensory toolkit, a collection of colourful squishy sculptural objects, sessions […]

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Castle Kitchen: Coaching Inn Food Saturday 21 February 2026 |10.30am – 4pm Drop-in | Included in general admission   Inspired by our new experience set in a Victorian coaching inn, The Last Stop, drop in to the Castle Kitchen to see and sample what type of foods would be available to weary travellers in the 19th century, from […]

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Sunday Sounds  Sunday 15 February 2026  Performance times: 10.30am, 12.30pm, 3pm and 4pm  Drop-in, included in general admission   Enjoy live performances of songs inspired by travelling and changes of transport through time as you explore Kirkgate. This upbeat duo will have your toes tapping before you know it! 

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Creative Families  Sunday 15 February 2026  10.30am – 3.30pm  Suitable for all ages | Drop-in, included in general admission   Join us this February half term for an artist-led creative workshop exploring our exhibition, Harold Gosney: Materials and Making. Experiment with 2D and 3D forms to create horse sculptures inspired by Gosney’s work. 

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Creative Studio  Open daily  Drop-in, self-led activity   Sketch out your dream Victorian outfit using the fabrics, hats, shoes and dresses on display for inspiration. 

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Cells Talks  Daily  11.30am and 2.30pm  Included in general admission  Discover the history of York Castle prison and some of its notorious inmates. 

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Kirkgate Talks  Daily  11.30am and 2pm  Included in general admission   Learn about the creation of the Victorian street, Kirkgate, one of the oldest recreated indoor streets of its kind in the world. 

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Object Encounter  Monday 16 – Saturday 21 February 2026 | 10.30am and 4pm Drop-in | included in general admission  Get up close to a pair of dainty, yet striking, 19th century slippers in this object handling session in Leak and Thorp’s on Kirkgate. 

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Castle Kitchen: Coaching Inn Food Saturday 21 February 2026 |10.30am – 4pm Drop-in | Included in general admission   Inspired by our new experience set in a Victorian coaching inn, The Last Stop, drop in to the Castle Kitchen to see and sample what type of foods would be available to weary travellers in the 19th century, […]

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Creative Studio  Open daily  Drop-in, self-led activity   Sketch out your dream Victorian outfit using the fabrics, hats, shoes and dresses on display for inspiration. 

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