26 March 2016 The latest episode of the prime time archaeology programme ‘Digging for Britain‘ features the Yorkshire Museum, whose collection ‘tells the story of the North and the people who settled here’, says Professor Alice Roberts, one of the show’s presenters. During the programme, (Episode 3 of the fourth series), Professor Roberts examines some of the …
26 March 2016 York Castle Museum’s Senior Curator Ali Bodley featured on the Friday 25 March 2016 edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme, ‘Woman’s Hour‘, discussing the new Shaping the Body exhibition with costume historian and author, Lucy Adlington. This major new exhibition looks at the way fashion, food and fitness have shaped the body over the …
16 March 2016 YMT Card Holders are invited to join us for special previews of our two fantastic new exhibitions, which will both open to the public on Friday 25 March 2016. The YMT Card preview events are – Shaping the Body at York Castle Museum on Wednesday 23 March 2pm – 7pm Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World …
16 March 2016 “History repeating!” That’s how George Osborne’s announcement today of a sugar tax on companies producing sugary drinks has been described by historians in York, who have compared the measure destined to raise £520 million in tax to the original Sugar Tax that raised £1 million per year from 1764 to 1874. “Until the early 19th century, …
15 March 2016 Aviation, moths and memories are at the heart of the latest community arts project launched by the council in partnership with York Art Gallery. City of York Council is encouraging residents to help create a huge whisper of moths and butterflies, which will be displayed for all to see in the gallery and York …
Reading the newspapers and celebrity magazines, one could easily imagine that the generously proportioned posteriors of Kim Kardashian and J-Lo were a completely new phenomenon, but visitors to a new permanent exhibition at York Castle Museum will discover that displaying a rounded rump has been a fashion staple for centuries! “Since Elizabethan times, with a …
7 March 2016 On 9 March 2016, young entrepreneurs will face a panel of judges for the final of York Museums Trust’s competition; Griffin’s Nest. This annual competition was launched by York Museums Trust to give 14 – 19 year olds experience in real-life work scenarios. This year, as part of the Create Your Future conference, the competition asked young …
26 February 2016 An 11,000 year old engraved shale pendant discovered by archaeologists during excavations at the Early Mesolithic site at Star Carr in North Yorkshire is unique in the UK, according to new research. The artwork on the tiny fragile pendant, uncovered by a research team from the Universities of York, Manchester and Chester, is the earliest …
25 February 2016 York Civic Trust, Yorkshire Philosophical Society, and the York Museums Trust announce the unveiling of a blue plaque to a distinguished scientist and former resident of York, John Phillips FRS. A blue plaque to a famous York geologist was unveiled in the Museum Gardens yesterday (at 2pm on Thursday 25 February at St Mary’s …
16 February 2016 Truth and Memory 25 March – 4 September 2016 The largest exhibition of British First World War Art for almost 100 years will be on show at York Art Gallery in 2016. The major retrospective comprises of more than 60 artworks from IWM (Imperial War Museums) and will feature some of the most iconic images to emerge from the First World …
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