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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A nationally rare moth which has never been found in Yorkshire before has made an appearance in the city centre of York. The White Spotted Black micro-moth is so rare it hasn’t been seen in Britain since 2011. But now experts have found the insect in the York Museum Gardens, where they were able to …
Five artists have been invited to create new work that responds to the collection of a York man who bequeathed his estate to York Museums Trust. Peter Madsen and his sister Karen Madsen left their estates to York Museums Trust in 2011, providing the £2 million financial trigger needed to instigate the £8 million development of York Art …
In 2015 a number of exciting catering opportunities will arise within York Museums Trust’s portfolio of sites. We are now seeking to put in place partnerships with catering specialists with a view to: 1. offering a range of appropriate, good quality catering options on each of our sites, 2. maintaining and, in some cases, raising our reputation …
The History of York Audio-Visual display at the Yorkshire Museum is currently closed for essential maintenance and is likely to be closed until the end of the week. We apologise for any inconvenience or disruption this may cause to our visitors during this time and will aim to have this part of the museum open …
Cartoons highlighting the dark humour of being at the front line in the First World War have been revealed by York Castle Museum. The sketches are by Albert E V Richards who is thought to have served with the Royal 10th Hussars as a Lance Corporal. They were drawn “somewhere at the front” in 1916 and …
Welcome to York Museums Trust’s new website! This site is designed and intended to be a place to find out all about the great activities and initiatives that York Museums Trust is involved in, as well as the great museums under the Trust’s care and much more. As well looking after York Castle …
Two of the most iconic posters of the First World War which were created by a man from York have been loaned to York Castle Museum for its major new exhibition on the conflict. Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley was one of the most talented and prolific silhouette artists of the twentieth century who created recruitment …
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