York Castle Museum
York Castle Museum was founded by Dr John Kirk, a doctor from Pickering, North Yorkshire, and houses his extraordinary collection of social history, reflecting everyday life in the county.
One of its renowned displays is the reconstructed street, Kirkgate, that has been hugely influential in museums displays worldwide. The York Castle Museum is housed in a former debtors’ prison and an adjoining former women’s prison, both of which are Grade I listed. The museum’s name comes from the fact it stands on the site of the former York Castle.
Click here to visit the York Castle Museum Website.
Latest News
- York Museums Trust’s third Heritage Hunters project concludes with celebration at York Explore’s Acomb Library
- Christmas at York Castle Museum 2023!
- New Exhibition 'Drawing attention: emerging artists in dialogue', opening this October.
- £1.4m museum funding support announced for the North of England
- York Castle Museum Partial Closure