22 June 2016 V&A Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear 7 July 2016, 7pm – 8:30pm As part of the Shaping the Body exhibition at York Castle Museum, you are invited to enjoy a talk from Susanna Cordner, from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, fresh from the launch of their new exhibition Undressed: A Brief History …
21 June 2016 A painting by a renowned artist depicting Yorkshire soldiers on the front line at the Somme will go on show for the first time later this month to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the battle. On Friday 24th June, York Castle Museum will open a special exhibition about the battle, focusing on Arthur Radclyffe …
16 June 2016 Yorkshire schoolchildren are being given the chance to take part in a new schools competition which will see a huge artwork of unique white roses installed in York Museum Gardens. Key Stage 2 and 3 Pupils have been asked to design their very own artistic interpretation of the iconic white Yorkshire Rose. The winning design will …
3 February 2016 Spectacular Sagas and Fantastical Fables February Half Term at the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery 13 – 21 February 2016 From spectacular sagas to fantastical fables, come along to the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery this February half term as artefacts and artwork are brought to life by two special storytellers. Journey into the Viking world …
10 December 2015 York Observatory in York Museum Gardens will be open to the public on Monday 14th December for a special FREE Stargazing event. Join York Museums Trust from 6pm- 8pm, a day ahead of British astronaut Tim Peake’s 173 day mission into space, for an evening of stargazing through the historic 1850’s Cooke telescope in …
Huge congratulations to Joshua Robinson from Lord Deramore’s Primary School who has won The Yorkshire Museum’s Lost Creatures competition. Children were invited to use our Extinct Gallery as inspiration for this schools competition. Their task was to study the different adaptations of animals on display alongside our examples of extinct and endangered species …
Grayson Perry’s ‘Melanie’ to become a star piece at the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) Grayson Perry’s striking ceramic figure Melanie has been bought by York Art Gallery for its reopening on August 1 with support from the Friends of York Art Gallery, the Art Fund and the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert …
24 June 2015 Most significant Viking treasure to be found in Britain in 150 years on show from July 3 The most significant Viking treasure to be found in Britain in the last 150 years will return to York this summer after featuring in major exhibitions around Europe. The Vale of Viking Hoard was found by metal detectorists in January 2007 …
York Museums Trust is inviting tenders for the development and delivery of a brand-new exhibition the Shaping the Body exhibition. This exciting new project will bring together costume, art and archaeology from the collections across York Museums Trust to reveal the many factors that have an impact on body shape across the centuries; from economic …
York Castle Museum’s major new exhibition of the First World War, 1914:When the World Changed Forever, opens on June 28. Below are some of the more unusual, moving, brutal and odd objects that will be included in the exhibition. Gas Mask for a Horse, around 1915-18 Gas attacks were a danger to men and horses […]
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