An Invitation for New Visitors to Take Part in York Castle Museum Research for New Chocolate Experience

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An Invitation for New Visitors to Take Part in York Castle Museum Research for New Chocolate Experience

10 May 2017 Chocolate – What’s your experience? The Marketing and Communications team at York Museums Trust are looking for help with some visitor research. To improve visitor experience and new displays at York Castle Museum, the team will be hosting creative feedback sessions on both Tuesday 30th May and Wednesday 31st May to hear your thoughts …

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YMT Card Holders Invited To Take Part in York Castle Museum Research for new Chocolate Experience

9 May 2017 Chocolate – What’s your experience? The Marketing and Communications team at York Museums Trust are looking for help with some visitor research and are hoping that some of our YMT Card Members can help. To improve visitor experience and new displays at York Castle Museum, the team will be hosting creative feedback sessions on …

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York Art Gallery Awarded Certificate of Special Commendation at the European Museum of the Year Award 2017

8 May 2017 York Art Gallery has been awarded a Certificate of Special Commendation at the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2017. The gallery was one of only five museums to have received the Commendation out of the 46 nominees from 24 countries including Russia, Italy, Estonia and France. The gallery was the only British museum to …

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York Castle Museum Reveals Chocolate Eggs Which Have Remained Uneaten After More Than 90 Years

13 April 2017 York Castle Museum has revealed two of the oldest wrapped chocolate Easter eggs in existence: a Terry’s Chocolate egg (pictured) and a second Rowntree’s egg which are both believed to be more than 90 years old. The Rowntree’s Egg was bought by a 14 year old boy for his mother in 1926 who kept …

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Campaign to Bring Albert Moore Masterpiece Back to York

5 April 2017 York Art Gallery have launched a campaign to bring home one of York artist Albert Moore’s finest works. A Revery sees the artist at the height of his powers and is considered to be Moore’s most significant work still in private hands. The painting is currently on show in the gallery as …

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York Art Gallery Heading to Croatia for European Museum of the Year Awards 2017

31 March 2017 York Art Gallery will find out if it has won the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) at a ceremony in Croatia this May. The gallery is the only British museum on the list of 46 nominees from 24 countries. The winner will be announced on May 6 2017 at a special ceremony in Zagreb, Croatia. …

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York Art Gallery’s Leisure Land Golf Campaigns With Art Happens Reaches Its Target

Doug Fishbone, SOS, 2015, installation at New Art Exchange, photo credit Bartosz Kali. 28 March 2017 Our Art Happens campaign has been a SUCCESS! Thank you to each and every one of our wonderful donors – with your generosity, we can bring the work of seven incredible internationally acclaimed artists to York city centre this summer. Bright, bold and …

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York Art Gallery Extend Art Happens Campaign To Help Reach Leisure Land Golf Target

Doug Fishbone, SOS, 2015, installation at New Art Exchange, photo credit Bartosz Kali. 23 March 2017 Thank you to everyone who has supported our Art Happens fundraising project to bring Doug Fishbone’s Leisure Land Golf to York Art Gallery’s Artists Garden this summer. As we’ve made it to 62%, we have decided to extend our deadline …

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Final Installment Of Project Gallery Exhibition Opens At York Art Gallery Featuring Work By Laurence Payot

22 March 2017 ALIVE: Art Between Life and Science features artwork inspired by the ground-breaking medical and scientific research being undertaken at the University of York. Six artists were commissioned by the University of York’s Centre for Chronic Diseases and Disorders (C2D2) to produce the work, which highlights the powerful connection between art and science. …

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Private Donor Pledges To Match Donations For York Art Gallery’s Art Happens Campaign

Doug Fishbone, SOS, 2015, installation at New Art Exchange, photo credit Bartosz Kali. 17 March 2017 Thank you to all our donors who have helped us reach 36%. Through Art Fund a private donor has pledged to match donations pound for pound up to a total of £5,000. With just a week to go this is a fantastic opportunity to …

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