Ten thousand ceramic bowls will be piled high to create a spectacular installation of pots inside York Art Gallery for its reopening this summer. The work by internationally renowned artist Clare Twomey, will see 10,000 handmade slipcast ceramic bowls, identical in form and colour, be placed on scaffolds in the new first floor mezzanine gallery which …

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York Museums Trust has announced it is seeking proposals from companies interested in developing a set of learning resources relating to the teaching of Prehistory in Yorkshire to Primary School children. Below is the detail regarding this exciting new project, including details of how to submit a proposal for this project. 1. Background For the first …

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Goldcrests, treecreepers and a sparrowhawk were some of the highlights of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch held last weekend  at the York Museum Gardens. In one of the four guided sessions members of the public and experts spotted 18 different species in an hour. A small flock of long-tiled tits and numerous finches were also recorded. …

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York College have announced they are to hold a number of free activities at the Yorkshire Museum, as part of the York Residents’ Festival. Activities including Stonemasonry, Art and Design and IT Workshops will be taking place between Saturday 31st Jan and Sunday 1st Feb from 10am-2pm. Admission to these workshops is free with …

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Visitors to the Yorkshire Museums please be aware that Marygate car park will be closed to the public from Monday 2 February to Friday 27 February. The nearest public car park to the Yorkshire Museum is Bootham Row Car Park. Click here to find out more information about Bootham Row Car Park.  

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‘York Cemetery: World War One Commemorative Exhibition’ created by York Cemetery’s genealogists is now open in York Castle Museum’s Community Room until Sunday, 1st March. Cemetery Genealogist Janet Lea said: “Following the success of our exhibition in the cemetery chapel last year, an invitation to take it to the Castle Museum was too …

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The memories, stories and objects that tell York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history are being sought at a special roadshow at York Castle Museum. The curators at the museum and archivists at York Explore are holding the Bringing History out of the Closet event on February 7 as part of national LGBT History …

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Treecreepers, nuthatches and Britain’s smallest bird – the goldcrest – are just some of the birds you could spot at this year’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ (RSPB) Big Garden Bird Watch at York Museum Gardens. Curators and the gardens team will be leading free garden tours on Saturday January 24 to try and …

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Come along to York Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Museum this February to take part in some great family friendly events. Yorkshire Museum This February half-term become a Viking Pirate and learn how to train your dragon at the Yorkshire Museum!   Buried Treasure – Pieces of Eight Trail! Available every day, 10am-5pm Follow the …

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Schools visiting York Castle Museum can now benefit from the introduction of a set of new history hampers, to accompany a number of the museum’s school workshops. Two sets of History Hampers are now available to book for groups to use during their visit based on two themes: Houses and Homes for KS1 and …

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