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Creative Families

Creative Families Wednesday 18 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 inspired by our Viking North exhibition. Be inspired by the amazing collection of Viking vessels on display and make a clay coil pot.

Make and Play

Make and Play Daily, 10.30am – 3.30pm Suitable for all ages | Drop-in, included in general admission Join us in the Rec Room during your visit and discover family friendly, self-led creative activities inspired by our Viking North exhibition.

Cells Talks

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.

Creative Studio

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.

Kirkgate Talks

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.

Castle Kitchen: Coaching Inn Food

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 […]

Object Encounter

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.

Creative Families

Creative Families Thursday 19 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.

Make and Play

Make and Play Daily, 10.30am – 3.30pm Suitable for all ages | Drop-in, included in general admission Join us in the Rec Room during your visit and discover family friendly, self-led creative activities inspired by our Viking North exhibition.