Creative Families Friday 20 February 2026 |10.30am – 3.30pm Drop in | included in general admission  Make and curate your own portable exhibition to tell the story of your journey to York, or the things you’ve seen and done whilst in the city, in this artist-led creative workshop inspired by our new installation The Last […]

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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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Gallery Babies Thursday 26 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. Drop-in sensory play sessions for pre-walking babies and their grown-ups in the atmospheric […]

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Dive into Woodblock Printing Friday 27 February 2026 | Drop-in between 11am – 4.30pm  Tickets £7 pp  | Booking not required Celebrate the opening of Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Print by creating your own A5 monochrome Prussian print using traditional materials and techniques, guided by artist Andy Green. Drop-in activity in the […]

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Gallery Babies Thursday 5 March 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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Gallery Babies Thursday 12 March 2026, 10am – 12pm 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 will […]

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Gallery Babies Thursday 19 March 2026, 10am – 12pm 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 will […]

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Art for Wellbeing Sunday 22 March 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm Suitable for ages 16+ |  Included in general admission | Booking not required 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 […]

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Gallery Babies Thursday 26 March 2026, 10am – 12pm 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 will […]

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Gallery Tales Wednesday 1 April 2026 Session 1: 10.15am – 11am | Session 2: 11.30am – 12.15pm Suitable for ages 2-8 | £7 per child* | Book Now Join the award-winning Story Craft Theatre and step into a world of imagination where art comes alive and stories leap off the walls! This interactive storytelling adventure, inspired by the artwork […]

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