DATE: 24 November 2021
York Museums Trust are delighted to be partnering with House of Memories, an award-winning dementia awareness programme developed by National Museums Liverpool, to launch a new and free digital app that will help people living with dementia.
The newly created package, entitled ‘York Memories’, will help people recall memories using a variety of …
DATE: 23rd November 2021
York Art Gallery are delighted to have been selected as finalists for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year at the Visit York Awards 2022.
Winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony on 3 March 2022 at York Racecourse, hosted by York Mix Radio presenters Ben Fry and Laura Castle.
The Visit York Tourism …
New research project, ‘Heritage Hunters’, will look back in time and find out about the people who have previously lived in the area
To register your interest, please fill in this form
York Museums Trust are excited to be working with residents from York’s Hull Road in a new community project involving research into …
DATE: 11th November 2021
Step foot into a Christmas tale at York Castle Museum this winter and rediscover all the magic of the season!
Our famous Victorian Street, Kirkgate, has been transformed into a glistening snow-covered ‘stage’ where spectacular large-scale projections present a very special Christmas story full of festive cheer.
As the theatrical curtain rises, …
DATE: 6th October 2021
A chance to play and tell us what you would like to see for children and families in the Gardens in the future
York Museums Trust invites you to explore, play and let your imagination run wild in York Museum Gardens this half term with a series of FREE fun activities for …
DATE: 16 September 2021
October 1 2021 – February 13 2022
The UK premiere of a collaborative performance to camera series by Yorkshire-based artists Jade Montserrat and Webb-Ellis is set to open at York Art Gallery this October.
The triptych ‘Clay, Peat, Cage’ (2015) explores the North Yorkshire landscape, where Montserrat and Webb-Ellis have lived for the majority of their lives, and addresses …
DATE: 16 September 2021
An exhibition in partnership with Refugee Action York
7 October – 14 November 2021
Works of art created during lockdown by asylum seekers in York are to go on show at York Castle Museum as part of an upcoming community exhibition focusing on the work of the charity Refugee Action York (RAY).
The works were painted during …
DATE: 17 September 2021
We’re closing so we can bloom next Spring!
Thank you all for visiting us over the last four months, it has been fantastic to see so many of you enjoying the collections and exhibitions!
With the ‘Richard III Coming Home’ exhibition ending on October 31, we have decided to close the museum over …
DATE: 10 August 2021
A rare work by prominent British artist Damien Hirst is on display at York Art Gallery.
‘Side View of Skull’, is on loan from a private collector, and is a unique example of how Hirst combines two of his most distinctive motifs: the skull and the rows of spots.
The work is on …
DATE: 2 July 2021
York Museums Trust’s project #CuratorBattle received a Highly Commended from the Museum and Heritage Awards last night (July 1).
The online project, which has been enjoyed by millions on Twitter over the last year, received the award in the Best Use of Social media category, with the Black Country Living Museum winning the …
