Events, Activities and Holiday Fun for All Ages! York Museums Trust has published its activities programme for January to April 2015. The brochure has listings of all the fantastic, events, activities and holiday fun available for all ages at both the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum. With activities ranging from metal detecting at the Yorkshire …

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To celebrate the Yorkshire Museum’s screening of Home Alone, a competition has been launched to win tickets to the special film night event. The classic Christmas film will be shown on the big screen on Thursday 11 December and the Yorkshire Museum is giving you a chance to get your hands on a pair of …

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York Castle Museum is opening its doors after hours this December for an unforgettable Christmas experience for all the family on the beautifully decorated Victorian Street, Kirkgate. Join your guide on a festive stroll where you meet the people of Kirkgate in their Victorian attire. Visit each shop with their festive displays, looking for the …

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Watch the film on the big screen, enjoy Roman food and learn about York’s very own gladiators. Delve into the world of York’s very own gladiators, enjoy an Italian buffet then watch Russell Crowe do battle on the big screen at a special evening of Roman entertainment at the Yorkshire Museum, York. Curators …

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York Museums Trust has produced a special online exhibition of the key items from the new exhibition 1914: When the World Changed Forever, ahead of this year’s Remembrance Sunday. Through its partnership with the Google Cultural Institute, York Museums Trust has created the online exhibition to share key parts of its First World War collection …

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York Museums Trust publish their second online exhibition for the Google Cultural Institute. York Museums Trust has completed a second online exhibition, Yorkshire Hoards, in partnership with the Google Cultural Institute, giving online access to the Museum’s fascinating collection of buried treasures dating from the Bronze Age to the Civil War, 1000BC-1650AD. As …

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When Laura Potts, a founding member of York Against War, visited York Castle Museum to see the First World War exhibition, 1914: When the Word Changed Forever, she was not expecting to find her Grandfather’s name alongside a pay book in one of the display cabinets. In 1964, Ronald Mallorie Priestman, donated to York Castle Museum …

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FOR 2015 Christmas events see: Christmas at the Castle 2015 27 November – 24 December 2014 Come along to York Castle Museum for a whole month of festive fun! Meet Father Christmas Toy Gallery, 6 – 7 Dec and 13 – 24 Dec 2014 Appearances at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm (times may vary on Christmas Eve) Meet Father Christmas in our festive Toy Gallery and write your …

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Songs from the First World War theatre production Blood + Chocolate will be performed in the atmospheric setting of York Castle Museum’s new exhibition this Remembrance Sunday. Original choir members from the production, which was successfully performed on York’s streets in 2013, have reunited for the special event. Small groups of choir members will be …

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A Pop Up exhibition created and curated by students studying the Art & Design Foundation Diploma at York College has now opened at York St Mary’s. The exhibition entitled, Value of the Find, responds to the current main exhibition at York St Mary’s, Finding the Value, which sees new work being created out …

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