DATE: 21 April 2020
Some of the creepiest objects you will ever see have been submitted by museums and museum visitors from around the world after a Yorkshire Museum’s Tweet went viral.
Since it has been closed because of COVID-19, the Yorkshire Museum in York has launched a weekly #curatorbattle to challenge museums and visitors to …
DATE: 9 April 2020
Learn how to create your own colourful pace eggs and get ready to roll this Easter as York Museums Trust invites you to take part in a Yorkshire tradition dating back hundreds of years.
Pace eggs are hard boiled eggs dyed in a variety of natural colours which form the basis of a …
DATE: 17 March 2020
During the coronavirus crisis, York Museums Trust is continuing to follow government advice and the safety and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers and visitors are of the utmost importance.
In line with the latest guidelines, from tomorrow, 18th March 2020, York Castle Museum, York Art Gallery and the Yorkshire Museum will be closed until …
DATE: 29 January 2020
The Aesthetica Art Prize returns with 18 shortlisted artists who make sense of our changing world, responding to digital identities and global constructs.
The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of works that redefine the parameters of contemporary art. The annual prize, now in its 13th year, provides a platform for both established and …
DATE: 14 January 2020
We have a wide range of events happening at all our sites including York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery throughout February and March! See them all below.
If you want entry into all sites, why not buy a YMT card that gives you access to all three sites for a …
DATE: 26 November 2019
York Art Gallery presents Miller’s largest solo exhibition to date
14 Feb – 31 May 2020
Harland Miller: York, So Good They Named It Once will feature some of Miller’s best-known works alongside new paintings created especially for the exhibition.
These include his renowned ‘Penguin Book Covers’, inspired by the dust jackets of volumes …
DATE: 15 November 2019
The world-famous late 16th century portrait of Richard III will go on display at the Yorkshire Museum as part of a new exhibition, in summer 2020.
The painting, which has become synonymous with the depiction of Richard III, is on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, London, and will be displayed alongside the museum’ …
DATE: 4 November 2019
13th – 14th March 2020
Humanities Research Centre, Berrick Saul Building
University of York
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Laurajane Smith Dr Bernadette Lynch
DATE: 31 October 2019
Opening 23 November 2019
See the ground-breaking works of Gillian Lowndes (1936-2010), the most radical ceramicist of the twentieth century, in the new exhibition Gillian Lowndes: On the Edge, showcased in the Centre of Ceramic Arts (CoCA) at York Art Gallery.
From the 1970s onwards, artist Gillian Lowndes was at the forefront of a new …
DATE: 31 October 2019
The imagination, science and sublime skill behind the creation of an iconic artwork will be the focus of a major new exhibition at York Art Gallery this October.
The exhibition takes its inspiration from an important late fifteenth-century painting by the Dieric Bouts workshop, Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child, on loan …