The Yorkshire Museum has launched a new competition inviting primary school children to create their very own unique ‘creature’. ‘Lost Creatures’ is a primary school competition that invites children to create their own animal using the Yorkshire Museum’s Extinct Gallery as inspiration, looking at some of the special features animals and birds have evolved …
York Castle Museum has been short-listed for the Visitor Experience of the Year award at this year’s Visit York Tourism Awards. Winners will be announced at a prestigious Black Tie awards ceremony on 3 June in the Grand Station Hall of the National Railway Museum, compered by breakfast show hosts Gayle Lofthouse and Ben Fry …
Please note that the Reading Room in the Yorkshire Museum will be closed intermittently from today to allow for an exhibition redisplay. Our new exhibition ‘William Smith: The story of the rocks’ will be open from Friday 22nd May. The Reading Room will be open on some days until 18th May. Please call ahead if …
An exhibition of art textiles commemorating the First World War will go on display from May 6th in the Community Rooms at York Castle Museum as part of the 1914: When the World Changed Forever exhibition. Threads of War: An Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles Inspired by the First World War is part of an ongoing project …
Due to urgent maintenance the History of York Audio Visual Display in the Tempest Anderson Hall is currently unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and will make an announcement as soon as possible when it is open to visitors again.
Join History Wardrobe on Wednesday 6 May for a dazzling display of Fairytale Fashion. Once upon a time Lucy Adlington of The History Wardrobe planned a magical evening exploring Fairytale Fashion at York Castle Museum. On Wednesday 6 May from 6-7pm guests can step into their favourite stories as they enter a world of wonderful clothes …
York Museums Trust is developing a new, free ‘Teaching Prehistory’ online resource pack and would like teachers of Key Stage 2 pupils to be involved in the development process through a focus group on 21 May. The resources will be based on objects from Yorkshire museum collections and will support the new National Curriculum for history. The …
There is an exciting new offer available for booked groups of adults coming to visit York Castle Museum this year – they can go back to school! Our strict Victorian teacher will lead booked groups of ten or more adults in learning their three R’s, carrying out drill and an object lesson all in our …
23 – 31 May 2015 Come along to this May half term see the brand new exhibition at York Castle Museum marking 200 years since the the Battle of Waterloo whilst at the Yorkshire Museum find out about William Smith, the founder of Geology and take part in some great map making and orienteering activities. Activities are included in museum …
New commissions, Old Masters and more than 2,000 ceramic works will feature in York Art Gallery’s new displays of designated collections when it reopens on Yorkshire Day (August 1 2015). The gallery’s collection of Italian Old Masters will be displayed alongside substantial new research in The Madsen Gallery (previously called the Main Gallery). This will be …
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