Date: 27 July 2026 Rare after-hours experience comes to York Museum Gardens this summer Visitors are invited to experience York Museum Gardens like never before as the historic gardens open after hours for a brand-new evening events this August. For two exclusive Friday evenings, 14 and 28 August 2026, guests can enjoy Evening in the Gardens, a relaxed adults-only experience …
Date: 23 July 2026 Rachael Maskell MP visits the Yorkshire Museum as part of the Festival of Archaeology. On Tuesday 21 July, York Museums Trust were delighted to welcome MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell to the Yorkshire Museum. Ms Maskell visited during the nationwide ‘Festival of Archaeology’ to explore the museum’s most recent exhibition, Chariots, Treasure …
Date: 21 July 2026 Major exhibition celebrating the artistic legacy of York-born designer and sculptor John Flaxman to open at York Art Gallery this autumn York Art Gallery is delighted to announce Turner, Wedgwood & Beyond: Inspired by Flaxman, a major new exhibition opening on 18 September 2026 to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of one of …
17 July 2026 Aesthetica Art Prize’s twentieth anniversary show now open at York Art Gallery. The Aesthetica Art Prize is open at York Art Gallery! The Prize, now in its twentieth year, showcases incredible talent from contemporary artists around the globe. Working across a range of mediums including digital media arts, the Prize supports York’s …
Date: 14 July 2026 Tennis tournaments, world cup mania and retro games: York Castle Museum serves up a summer of fun. York Castle Museum has put on a seasonal spectacular highlighting both the Swinging Sixties and Victorian summer galas, complete with retro games to serve up hours of summer entertainment for the whole family. Games have …
Date: 7 July 2026 Japanese celebration coming to York Art Gallery this August bank holiday! York Art Gallery will be celebrating the close of their current incredible exhibition, Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints, during the August bank holiday 2026. With incredible Japanese-themed crafts and food, traditional harp playing and drumming sessions, as well as …
Date: 6 July 2026 Victorians versus the Swinging Sixties, York Castle Museum asks who did summer better? York Castle Museum launched their summer displays on 22 June, pitching a battle of the centuries and asking who did summer better, the Victorians or the Swinging Sixties? Kirkgate, the museum’s Victorian street, certainly makes a bet for the …
Press Release: 2 July 2026 Heritage Hunters: York Museums Trust’s latest community magazine launches York Museums Trust is delighted to announce the launch of its latest Heritage Hunters magazine exploring the extraordinary stories of Clifton. Heritage Hunters works with residents in areas of York that have a wealth of history but have been little researched. The …
Date: 16 June 2026 Local school children make their own Melsonby Hoard! Melsonby Methodist Primary School have made their mark at the Yorkshire Museum by creating and installing their own colourful version of the Melsonby Hoard for all to see. In March 2026, a workshop led by an archaeologist from Durham University and the Schools Learning Team …
Date: 10 June 2026 Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates its twentieth year with new exhibition at York Art Gallery opening July 2026. The Aesthetica Art Prize is returning to York Art Gallery in time for summer 2026. The Prize, now in its twentieth year, showcases incredible talent from contemporary artists around the globe. Working across a range of mediums …
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