19 May 2017 Professor Alice Roberts officially opened the major new Viking exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum last night (Thursday May 18). The television presenter and academic met curators for a tour of the exhibition before sharing her thoughts on some of her favourite artefacts on show. She had heard about the exhibition following visiting the museum last …
18 May 2017 The most realistic immersive experience ever created of the Viking World will be revealed in a new exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum this May. The Virtual Reality experience reveals what life was like in the camp of the Viking Army at Torksey, Lincolnshire, in the winter of AD872-873. Here Vikings in their thousands …
Leading archaeologists including Time Team’s Stewart Ainsworth will gather in York Museum Gardens next month to hunt for clues which may reveal the hidden location of York’s Roman Amphitheatre. The Gardens and Kings Manor were chosen as the most likely site in the city for the amphitheatre after school children, community groups and …
16 May 2017 Artist and filmmaker Susan Aldworth’s new exhibition The Dark Self was inspired by her research into sleep during a three-year residency funded by the Wellcome Trust at the University of York, working with neuroscientist Professor Miles Whittington and art historian Professor Michael White. The Dark Self explores human identity through the unconscious, subjective …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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