DATE 12th May
A new programme of guided tours, from May 19 2021
York Castle Museum reopens next week (Wednesday May 19) with an exciting range of guided tours which will offer a new perspective on some of the museum’s most famous displays and collections.
From the world-famous Victorian Street, Kirkgate, to the infamous prison cells, the …
DATE: 12th May 2021
Help York Castle Museum decide which key objects should be taken into the permanent collection to mark the COVID-19 pandemic.
York Castle Museum is asking the public to help determine which objects and memories it should collect to represent the COVID-19 pandemic in its collections.
Through online surveys and polls, five of …
Date: 6th May 2021
World-famous portrait is on loan from the National Portrait Gallery
Friday 9th July – Sunday 31st October 2021
Iconic Richard III portrait to go on display at the Yorkshire Museum on loan from the National Portrait Gallery
The exhibition will showcase the portrait alongside one of the finest groups of objects associated with …
DATE: 15th April 2021
Reyahn King, chief executive of York Museums Trust, said: “We welcome The Rowntree Society’s ongoing research into the complex issues surrounding the Rowntree company’s participation in colonialism and racialised exploitative working practices.
“By making this a priority, it aligns with our own need to rigorously examine the stories we tell …
DATE: 14 April 2021
A new display featuring rarely seen Japanese Ukiyo-e prints alongside much-loved paintings from our collection will go on show in a new Spotlight Series celebrating the reopening of York Art Gallery next month.
‘Pictures of the Floating World: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints’ will feature prints by prominent Ukiyo-e artists such as Utagawa Hiroshige, along …
DATE: 13 April 2021
The chief executive of York Museums Trust has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the National Museums Directors’ Council (NMDC), which represents the leaders of the UK’s national collections and major museums.
Reyahn King is appointed to the Committee Executive alongside Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, who will …
DATE: 24 March 2021
More than 40 ceramic works, many of international significance, have been acquired by York Art Gallery’s Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA).
The ceramics, which date from the 1970s to 2000s, were part of a larger selection of ceramics and fine art belonging to the late American collector Patricia Barnes.
Working with the Barnes’ …
DATE: 19 March 2021
The Yorkshire Museum has received a financial boost from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help fund repairs during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lifeline grants from the Culture Recovery Fund are designed to protect heritage sites and ensure that jobs and access to culture and heritage in local communities are protected during …
DATE: 5 February 2021
A Sign of Hope has been placed in York Museum Gardens as part of a campaign to bring small moments of positivity to visitors this winter lockdown.
The sign will display humorous, beautiful or positive comments, thoughts and quotes to help brighten the days of visitors, with the hope that people will send …
DATE: 21 January 2021
York Museums Trust’s #CuratorBattle campaign has won a national marketing award from the world’s largest PR Professional Body.
The online “battles” from the Yorkshire Museum’s Twitter account invite other museums to share objects under a given theme, and have generated millions of engagements and news coverage around the world.
The …