York Museums Trust Learning Team to offer new English Language Workshops at York Castle Museum

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York Museums Trust Learning Team to offer new English Language Workshops at York Castle Museum

1 February 2018 Overseas students and those who speak English as a second language are being offered the chance to practice their skills on York Castle Museum’s Victorian street, Kirkgate. Two new workshops have been specially created for groups of students who are learning English to help them develop their skills while finding out more out …

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York Museums Trust offers members the chance to attend VIP Exhibition Preview with Sir David Attenborough at the Yorkshire Museum

22 January 2018 YMT Card holders are being offered the chance to win one of four pairs of tickets to the VIP launch of Yorkshire’s Jurassic World with Sir David Attenborough on Friday 23 March at the Yorkshire Museum. The lucky winners will get the opportunity to be at the opening event with Sir David Attenborough, taking …

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Sir David Attenborough to open new exhibition ‘Yorkshire’s Jurassic World’ on Friday March 23 2018 at the Yorkshire Museum

22 January 2018 Sir David Attenborough will officially open the Yorkshire Museum’s major new exhibition Yorkshire’s Jurassic World on Friday March 23. The 91 year old naturalist and television presenter will take a guided tour of the exhibition which looks at the changing landscapes of Jurassic Yorkshire and the huge creatures which inhabited them. York school children …

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Visit York Museums Trust sites for free this York Residents’ Festival January 27 and 28 2018

19 January 2018 March with the Suffragettes at York Castle Museum, learn about the birdlife of the York Museum Gardens and be inspired by the art of York Art Gallery later this month as York Museums Trust takes part in the York Residents’ Festival. On the weekend of January 27 and 28 York Castle Museum, the Yorkshire Museum and …

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York Museums Trust To Host Consultation Meetings To Improve Access Across Sites

16 January 2018 York Museums Trust’s Access Team is looking for volunteers to help develop new ideas and activities to ensure our venues are as accessible as possible to everyone. The team are putting together a consultation group which would meet every two months and want to hear the thoughts of those who may have accessibility …

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York Castle Museum wins Best Attraction and Best Christmas Experience in the Little Vikings Awards 2018

9 January 2018 York Castle Museum has been announced as the winner of two awards at this year’s Little Viking Awards. The museum won the Best Attraction for the second year in a row and also won in the Best Christmas Experience category for its Victorian Christmas at the Castle event. The Little Viking Awards recognise …

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York Venues to host Wedding Open Day at the Hospitium on 14 January 2018

9 January 2018 One of the most beautiful wedding venues in York will open its doors to future brides and grooms this weekend (Sunday 14 January 2018). Set in the stunning surroundings of York Museum Gardens, the Hospitium will be set up and dressed so couples can begin to imagine how it may look on their special day. The …

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York Venues Receive Two Nominations for the UK Wedding Awards 2018

21 December 2017 York Venues has been nominated for two awards in The UK Wedding Awards 2018. The awards website reads; “From fabulous venues to beautiful dresses, incredible jewellery to dream honeymoons, The UK Wedding Awards 2018 will identify and reward those key companies – from individuals and independents to high street favourites and designer brands – who help make the …

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Dinosaurs, Vivienne Westwood and the BFG! York Museums Trust’s Major Exhibitions and Events for 2018

18 December 2017 Take an epic journey back to Jurassic Yorkshire, marvel at a private collection of Vivienne Westwood shoes and see the illustrations which brought the BFG to life, next year at York Museums Trust attractions. In March, Yorkshire’s Jurassic World will open at the Yorkshire Museum, exploring the deepest oceans, tropical seas and ancient …

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Yorkshire Museum and DC Labs (University of York) win York Culture Award 2017 for Viking VR

24 November 2017 Virtual Reality which immersed visitors into the Viking world has been named as one of the winners at this year’s York Cultural Awards. The project, created in partnership between the Yorkshire Museum and DC Labs at the University of York, is the most realistic Virtual Reality of a Viking world ever created. It …

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