Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years
DATE: 27 July 2020
Major new exhibition – 28 May – 5 September 2021
A major new exhibition featuring the earliest works and “lost pots” of one of Britain’s most well known artists is coming to York next summer.
Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years will be showcased from 28 May to 5 September 2021 at the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) at York Art …
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York Art Gallery reopens for Yorkshire Day
DATE: 21 July 2020
Gallery trials new way of opening following impact of COVID-19
York Art Gallery is inviting people to visit for free when it reopens its doors on August 1.
The charity York Museums Trust, which runs the gallery, hope that by removing admission charges there will be a higher number and increased diversity of visitors …
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York Museums Trust appoint two new Trustees
DATE: 13 July 2020
A Principal Curator of the Natural History Museum and a former Director from Arts Council England have been appointed as new members of the York Museums Trust board of Trustees.
Miranda Lowe is a museum scientist as well as Principal Curator of Crustacea & Cnidaria at the National History Museum where she has …
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Black Lives Matter – A Statement
DATE: 1 June 2020
York Museums Trust stands in solidarity and in defiance against the systemic racism infecting and destroying communities and lives. We have watched the tragic events in Minneapolis and across the United States unfold with great sadness and horror.
Racism has devastating consequences for life and dignity, and it affects black lives in the …
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Museum Gardens at Home
DATE: 18 May 2020
Help create a home grown flower display
Sow seeds this spring and take part in a project to create a colourful community flower display in York Museum Gardens planned for this summer.
York Museums Trust are encouraging people to plant any flower seeds they have and to share their experiences, tips and results …
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Help Create Yorkshire’s Largest COVID-19 Time Capsule
DATE: 11 May 2020
Record your memories, experiences and reactions to life in lockdown!
The highs, the lows, the memorable and the mundane – York Castle Museum is inviting people to contribute to Yorkshire’s largest time capsule to document their thoughts on living through a pandemic for future generations.
The museum, which holds one of the most …
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Get ready to roll… Create your own colourful pace eggs this Easter with a free activity pack
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 …
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Future Greats: Aesthetica Art Prize 2020
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 …
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Upcoming exhibition – Harland Miller: York, So Good They Named It Once
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 …
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Famous Portrait of King Richard III to go on Display at the Yorkshire Museum
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’ …
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