Date: Thursday 5 March 2015, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Activities for children aged two to five years old which include songs, stories, games and craft activities. Sessions are based on familiar preschool play areas, which are enhanced to help children learn about the museums’ collections and exhibitions through play. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the Early Years curriculum.

How to book:

Book for a free five week block of sessions.

Bookings will open each half term, see the booking dates below. Please note that regular non-attendees may be asked to cancel their bookings to allow others to participate.

Bookings for March and April sessions opens 16 February.

Click here to book on our Eventbrite page.

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Date: Thursday 5 March 2015, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Venue: The Hospitium

ICOM UK, the National Museum Directors’ Council and York Museums Trust will host the third Working Internationally Conference on 5th March 2015 at The Hospitium in York.

This is the first time that the Conference has been located outside London, and is an opportunity for those involved in museums’ international work to share information and good practice, discover new developments, and network.

The programme for 2015 has five themes:

International audiences: with a focus on inbound tourists
International partnerships: working with India and Europe
Practicalities of international work: managing the risks to objects, people, finances and reputation
Putting funding packages together: case studies
Recent developments: Arts Council England and international work

The cost of the one-day conference is £35 per person including morning tea and coffee, lunch and a post conference tour of the newly refurbished York Art Gallery.

Tickets and the outline of the programme are available here

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