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Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

8 June, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person Book tickets here. Fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults (16+ only). Take inspiration from our collection at York Art Gallery and enhance your drawing skills with the help and support of a community artist. Sessions will also run on one Wednesday each month as […]

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EBORACUM ROMAN FESTIVAL 2022

EBORACUM ROMAN FESTIVAL 2022

The Eboracum Roman Festival is BACK! 25 & 26 June 2022 Free Entry York Museums Trust is excited to announce that the much loved Eboracum Roman Festival will be returning this summer!   The Legions of Rome are set to take over the historic York Museum Gardens on 25 & 26 June, and promises to be a […]

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Ryedale Roman Hoard Minecraft Event

Free Online Workshop Saturday 25th June 9am-11am In partnership with Playful Anywhere we’re delighted to bring the Ryedale Roman Hoard to life in Minecraft. Test your building skill or just have fun and create your own Roman dwelling or Museum in a safe Minecraft plot world. Join us on a special Minecraft server that features a […]

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Art for Wellbeing

Art for Wellbeing

26 June, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, free Informal practical sessions for adults (16+ only), just drop-in and release your creative energy, in the company of others and with gentle guidance on hand. This is an inclusive session, suitable for all abilities. No need to book for workshop sessions. To open York Art Gallery safely we’re limiting […]

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Art for Wellbeing

Art for Wellbeing

3 July, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, free Informal practical sessions for adults (16+ only), just drop-in and release your creative energy, in the company of others and with gentle guidance on hand. This is an inclusive session, suitable for all abilities. No need to book for workshop sessions. To open York Art Gallery safely we’re limiting […]

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Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

6 April, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person Book tickets here. Fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults (16+ only). Take inspiration from our collection at York Art Gallery and enhance your drawing skills with the help and support of a community artist. Sessions will also run on one Wednesday each month as […]

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Teenage Art School 2022

Teenage Art School 2022

8th – 12th August 2022 Lead by Fast Familiar Produced in partnership with Mediale FREE   Aimed at 13 – 16 year olds, this year’s Teenage Art School at York Art Gallery, is inspired by the forthcoming exhibition Sin and some of its themes and artworks (Tracey Emin, Rembrandt, Ron Mueck). This free course, which […]

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Cam box automata workshop

Cam box automata workshop

14 August, 12pm or 2:30pm £5 per person Book tickets here Make a cam drive mechanism which bursts into kinetic life at the turn of a handle, using a box, pre-made parts, chopsticks and various bits and pieces. Individual designs and decorations are inspired from the flow of the movement, using a variety of art/craft […]

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Free Online Talk: Roman Emperors in York

18 August, 5:15pm, free The talk will be streamed live on YouTube here Sign up here for talk reminders and links sent to your inbox The sceptre head in the Ryedale Hoard depicts the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Through objects like this the names and faces of the Emperors would be well known to the citizens […]

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Poo Detectives: What did Vikings eat for dinner?

Poo Detectives: What did Vikings eat for dinner?

Ever wondered what ancient poo looks like? Intrigued by what a Viking might have eaten for their dinner? Become an archaeological scientist is this hands-on drop-in workshop and discover the stories behind poo! You’ll meet Ele Green, who will share her collection of coprolites which you’ll be able to analyse through DNA sequences to help […]

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