York Museums Trust is seeking new Trustees to support the organisation’s ambitions and plans in the years ahead.
York Museums Trust (YMT) is an independent charity which manages York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York Art Gallery and York St Mary’s on behalf of the City of York Council which owns the …
This Summer, come and enjoy some great events and activities at York Castle Museum, the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery, which reopens on 1 August.
At the Yorkshire Museum find out about Jorvik Life and take part in some great Viking activities.
Over at York Castle Museum you can find out all about the how …
Thursday 30 July 2015, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
York Museums Trust invites you to a one off opportunity to be amongst the first to explore York Art Gallery following it’s £8 million transformation.
Ticket price £20 to include a complimentary glass of Prosecco and nibbles and the evening will feature live music. There will also be a cash bar available.
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Following their annual trip to Normandy, Veterans who took part in the biggest seaborne invasion in history will be visiting York Castle Museum to speak to the public about their experiences.
A number of Veterans, who are members of the York Normandy Veterans Association, will be attending the museum on Friday June 26th for an …
York Museums Trust is a proud participant in I Love Museums, a new campaign led by the National Museum Directors’ Council (NMDC) to demonstrate the depth of support for UK museums by empowering you, the public, to share why museums are important to you.
Museums and galleries are more popular than ever – each year there …
The Yorkshire Museum would like to inform visitors that the Escrick Ring is currently off display whilst some essential maintenance is conducted to its display case within the exhibition space.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience this may cause.
The maintenance is expected to be completed by the middle of the week commencing 15 June.
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The Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (University of York) and York Castle Museum are inviting the public to an open conversation concerning the legacy of the First World War.
The discussion, which is free and takes place between 10am and 1pm on Saturday 13 June at York Castle Museum, will be led by …
Experts from the University of Manchester have identified Britain’s oldest sauropod dinosaur from a fossil bone discovered on the Yorkshire coast.
The vertebra (backbone) originates from a group of dinosaurs that includes the largest land animals to have ever walked on Earth.
This new sauropod dinosaur, from the Middle Jurassic Period at about 176 million …
York Museums Trust has appointed the former Head of Heritage Lottery Fund West Midlands as its new Chief Executive, starting in November this year.
Reyahn King, 50, has also worked as the Director of Art Galleries at National Museums Liverpool, and Head of Exhibitions and Interpretation at Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.
She will follow Dr …
May 23 – September 30 2015
Recently rediscovered Napoleonic scenes of war, swords used in the battle and the military jacket of a Yorkshire man who guarded Napoleon on his death bed will go on show at York Castle Museum this May to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
The intricate wood blocked Napoleonic wallpaper from …