Please note as of today, Friday 10 Oct, due to seasonal changes York Museum Gardens will be closed at 7pm and as of 26th October will be closed from 6pm. Thank you  

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Top female scientists will be hosting a day of hands on demonstrations and amazing gadgets at the Yorkshire Museum, York, next week to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. The York branch of ScienceGrrl are hoping to share their passion for all things scientific, including talking about their research (such as biology, nuclear physics, particle detection development …

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25 Viking objects from the Yorkshire Museum are to star in an exhibition at the brand new Moesgaard Museum in Denmark, opening to the public on October 11th. The objects will feature in the exhibition, Seven Vikings, telling the tales and travelogues of seven Vikings from Aros in Denmark. In telling these stories, the connection with …

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The new mezzanine level which will create a new space inside York Art Gallery has been completed as part of the gallery’s £8 million development. The mezzanine will become a new first floor above the main gallery within the original roof space of the building. When finished, the space will be one of the galleries …

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York Museums Trust will continue to provide advice and support to museums across the Yorkshire and Humber region after securing funding until 2018. The Trust will receive £945,000 from Arts Council England’s Museum Development Fund, part of Arts Council England’s Renaissance funding programme. The Trust has managed the Museum Development Yorkshire team since it was …

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10 September 2014 Coming up this October half-term (25 October – 2 November) you can bring the family to the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum to take part in some great Roman and First World War activities. At the Yorkshire Museum you can find out what life was like as a Roman Legionary and handle real objects from the …

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Young web designers are being given the chance to help create a brand new website for the York Museum Gardens. The winning students aged between 11 and 19 will win a contract to help design and build the website worth up to £3,000. To enter, students need to submit a proposal by January 30, with the shortlisted students then …

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Schoolchildren around the country will be able to learn about objects in the collections of York Museums Trust, thanks to a new national learning resource launched today (Tuesday September 2) by the British Museum and the Department for Education. The Vale of York Viking Hoard, which is jointly owned by the Yorkshire Museum and the British …

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Don your proton pack, enjoy an eyeball punch and watch Ghostbusters on the big screen 30 years after it was released, at the first of three themed food and film nights coming up at the Yorkshire Museum, York. The museum is opening up its 300 seater cinema to screen the 80s classic on Friday October 31. The evening …

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Progress of the redevelopment at York Art Gallery has been documented by a local photographer. Photographs tracking the work, which has been closed since early 2013, have been taken by Peter Heaton, showing some behind the scenes glimpses of the work involved with the £8m refurbishment. Peter has had access to the gallery throughout the project …

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