10.30am – 12.30pm, free Art activities to release your creative energy! Set in the beautiful surroundings of York Art Gallery’s Studio space, this 2 hour workshop gives opportunity for discovery and time to explore a variety of art materials and inspiring themes designed to promote wellbeing. Enjoy the company of others, creating art with gentle […]

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Green Father Christmas Sunday 3 December Father Christmas will be at York Castle Museum every weekend throughout December until Christmas Eve, with performances throughout the day. A figure the Victorians may have known well, Father Christmas at the Castle Museum will be the green-clad, white-bearded man known for bringing fun and jollity to Christmas, talking […]

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Scrooge: A One Man Performance Monday 4 December 4 x 25 mins performances throughout the day. Ebeneezer Scrooge joins us at the Castle Museum this festive season, to take you on a journey of redemption, generosity and joy, in an immersive one-man show of the classic tale of A Christmas Carol. Included in museum admission, […]

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Christmas ‘Tails’ from the Museum Mice! Monday 4 December 11:30 12:00 13:30 14:00 With Story Craft Theatre York Castle Museum is home to lots of enchanting objects with their own stories to tell, but did you know that it is also home to the wonderful Museum Mice? Our cute little friends are busy in preparation […]

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Scrooge: A One Man Performance Tuesday 5 December 4 x 25 mins performances throughout the day. Ebeneezer Scrooge joins us at the Castle Museum this festive season, to take you on a journey of redemption, generosity and joy, in an immersive one-man show of the classic tale of A Christmas Carol. Included in museum admission, […]

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Christmas ‘Tails’ from the Museum Mice! Wednesday 6 December 11:30 12:00 13:30 14:00 With Story Craft Theatre York Castle Museum is home to lots of enchanting objects with their own stories to tell, but did you know that it is also home to the wonderful Museum Mice? Our cute little friends are busy in preparation […]

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Saturday 9 December Various time slots available at the HOSPITIUM in the York Museum Gardens Father Christmas is visiting the Hospitium this year and spending some time with the children to find out what their Christmas wishes are. In this magical experience they will arrive at the Hospitium and enjoy some self-led craft activities before […]

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Green Father Christmas Saturday 9 December Father Christmas will be at York Castle Museum every weekend throughout December until Christmas Eve, with performances throughout the day. A figure the Victorians may have known well, Father Christmas at the Castle Museum will be the green-clad, white-bearded man known for bringing fun and jollity to Christmas, talking […]

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Drop-in between 11am and 3pm Suitable for all ages and abilities Included in exhibition entry cost Book exhibition tickets here Join artist Jo Blaker for an anarchic celebration of breaking the rules of drawing. Each session Jo will help you to break a different drawing rule through experimental, playful and exciting activities to help you find […]

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Scrooge: A One Man Performance Saturday 9 December 4 x 25 mins performances throughout the day. Ebeneezer Scrooge joins us at the Castle Museum this festive season, to take you on a journey of redemption, generosity and joy, in an immersive one-man show of the classic tale of A Christmas Carol. Included in museum admission, […]

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