DATE: 2 November 2022
Wander through a snow-covered Victorian winter wonderland and fill up on ye olde yuletide cheer at the most wonderful time of year!
Included in general admission from 19 November 2022 – 4 January 2023
Join us for Christmas at York Castle Museum, a festive experience perfect for the whole family.
Wander through our famous Victorian street, Kirkgate, as …
Sin has permeated life since the earliest days, but the story of its relation to art has not been told before.
York Art Gallery, 7 October 2022 – 22 January 2023
Tickets: £8, concessions
York Art Gallery’s forthcoming ground-breaking exhibition, Sin, organised by the National Gallery with York Museums Trust, explores the concept of sin through art. Sin has permeated …
DATE: 23 August 2022
York Art Gallery is celebrating the acquisition of a spectacular ceramic work from Phoebe Collings-James’s through help from the Contemporary Art Society and support from the Art Fund, the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Fund, and Sarah Nichols.
‘How many times can I surrender to you? (your living has taught …
DATE: 7 July 2022
New for Summer 2022, try our new display of historic penny arcade machines at York Castle Museum!
York Castle Museum is excited to open ‘Mechanical Marvels’, a new display of historic penny arcade machines, on 15 July 2022. Fourteen weird and wonderful twentieth century machines will go on display across the museum for people of all …
DATE: 13 June 2022
York Art Gallery has acquired a new artwork by notable British artist Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of York Art Gallery. The oil painting ‘Early Morning in a Gypsy Camp’, 1953, is now on public display in the Burton Gallery as part of the permanent collection.
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DATE: 26 April 2022
Over 30 varieties of colourful tulips are blooming in York Museum Gardens, thanks to the generous donation of £3000 that was made by the Rider York Sports and Social Club last year. Members of the club, who work for bus operator First York, helped plant the bulbs in November 2021.
Steve Williams, Gardens Manager at York …
DATE: 15 March 2022
Dive into a brick play pit at York Castle Museum this Easter and build your dream castle!
York Castle Museum are thrilled to have partnered with world renowned BRICKLIVE to offer an exciting, playful and immersive event, suitable for the whole family! Visitors will have the chance to join in the fun in …
DATE: 28 February 2022
HERSTORY.YORK
100 Women Changemakers
Opens 9 March 2022
York Museums Trust are excited to be partnering with community history project, HERSTORY.YORK (herstoryyork.org.uk), to bring a new exhibition to York Castle Museum. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and York Rotary, the exhibition will open during York International Women’s Week. It …
DATE: 2 February 2022
York Art Gallery partners with LGBT Forum to re-display the permanent collection from a LGBTQIA+ perspective
Launching Wednesday 2 February 2022
York Art Gallery and the York LGBT Forum have been working to queer the Burton Gallery by telling the stories and sharing the perspectives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) …
DATE: 20 December 2021
York Museums Trust’s project #CuratorBattle has been shortlisted in the ‘Being Social’ category at this years’ Digital Culture Awards, brought to you by Art Council England and the Digital Culture Network.
The winner will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony which will take place on 20 January 2022.
#CuratorBattle was created in March 2020 …