York Museums Trust

Events - 27 Aug 14

Coded Communications – Wed 27 Aug 2014

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2014, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Send your own messages and decode a special message from the museum using semaphore and Morse code in this drop-in activity.

Weekly prize draw for correct answers.

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Dinosaur Detectives – Wed 27 Aug 2014

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2014, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Calling all Dinosaur Detectives!

Precious artefacts are being found with bites taken out of them. Can you help the museum staff solve the mystery?

Which naughty dinosaur could it be? Handle dinosaur fossils from the museum collections and follow the clues to earn your Dinosaur Detective badge.

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Joining Up – Wed 27 Aug 2014

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2014, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Meet the Recruitment Officer in our new exhibition, 1914: When the World Changed Forever, and find out if you have what it takes to join the new volunteer army.

Sign up for special drill sessions where you will be put through your paces, at 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm, and 3pm.

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Dino Dress-Up – Wed 27 Aug 2014

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2014, 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Make your own dino mask and decorate it with collage techniques using our special reptilian paper.

Or you can walk with dinosaurs and create your own dinosaur feet, inspired by the museum’s collection of dinosaur footprint fossils.

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Real Reptiles – Wed 27 Aug 2014

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2014, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Your chance to get up close and personal with some real reptiles and ask our expert the things you always wanted to know.

Normal museum admission applies

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