Couples can now enjoy a truly historic wedding at York Castle Museum which has just been granted a wedding licence for the first ever evening ceremonies in Yorkshire.
The romantic Victorian cobbled street of Kirkgate offers a spectacular setting for those looking for an ideal vintage or unusual ceremony that is surrounded by history.
And …
The angels who were said to have protected British troops in one of the first major battles of the First World War will be the inspiration for children taking part in a workshop at York Castle Museum on Saturday 23 August.
Works from York Art Gallery depicting the famous Angels of Mons will be on show …
The chance to meet and talk to Veterans who took part in the Normandy landings will take place at York Castle museum later this month.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, when the Allied Forces landed in German occupied France.
A number of the Veterans from Yorkshire are …
Please note on Tuesday 2 September from 10am to 12pm, the Yorkshire Museum will be closed for some essential staff training. The Museum will be open as usual after this time, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Join us this summer for some fun and exciting activities at both York Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Museum.
At York Castle Museum we have lots of activities relating to our brand new exhibition 1914: When the World Changed Forever.
Meet the Recruitment Officer in our new exhibition and find out if you have what it …
Europeana 1914-18 World War One Family History Roadshow
British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorks, LS23 7BQ Saturday, August 2, 2014 11.00am – 5.00pm
Do you have a box hidden deep in the attic or under the bed that holds your great grandfather’s diaries from 1914-1918? His army medals? Or a photo with a special story behind …
To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, York Castle Museum will remain open after hours on Monday 4 August for the public to explore the major new exhibition, 1914: When the World Changed Forever.
Special Price for entry between 5pm and 8pm – £5 (new exhibition only)
There will also be a number …
This summer, York Castle Museum will be giving visitors a taste of life during the First World War as they make their way through the brand new £1.7 million exhibition, 1914: When The World Changed Forever.
Not only can visitors see some of the most brutal, odd, humorous and moving artefacts from the Great War but they …
Visitors beware; this summer dinosaurs are taking over the Yorkshire Museum in 2014!
There has been some very strange goings on at the museum with nine dinosaurs suspected of taking “bites” out of precious artefacts and the discovery of some dinosaur bones.
Children are being asked to become great dinosaur detectives to help staff solve clues …
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