Date: Saturday 28 January 2017, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Join our fantastic volunteers team during the York Residents’ Festival to get up close with fascinating specimens from our Natural Sciences collection.

To coincide with the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in the Museum Gardens this weekend, our volunteers will be on hand in the museum to show you some of our varied bird skulls. Find out which birds they belonged to and how they can show different adaptations.

This activity is subject to the availability of our volunteers – please ask our Welcome Team on arrival for further information.

Free with admission, no need to book.

Entrance to the museum is FREE to York Residents with a valid York Card or York student ID on 28 & 29 January 2017.

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Date: Saturday 28 January 2017, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is fun, free, really easy, and only takes an hour. If you love birds and want to help them, then this is your chance to do something that really counts.

Come along to the York Museum Gardens to take part and meet the RSPB team who are supporting us this year.

There will also be bird-spotting walks available with our knowledgeable team, each lasting an hour – 10.30-11.30am, 12-1pm and 1.30-2.30pm (free, no need to book).

This event also takes place on 29 January, 10am to 3pm.

Free, no need to book.

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Date: Saturday 28 January 2017, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

With the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch taking place in the Museum Gardens, why not join us in the Yorkshire Museum to learn more about birds as we embark on dissecting owl pellets?

An owl swallows its prey whole and regurgitates the indigestible remains such as bones, hair or fur in the form of pellets. What will you find in this amazing day of discovery? Compare your findings to our rodent skeletons to see if you can identify what was for dinner last night!

This activity takes place 11.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 4.00pm.

In addition, there will be opportunity to get up close to our collection of bird skulls in our volunteer-led ‘Hands on Here!’ activity 10am to 4pm (subject to the availability of our volunteers – please ask our Welcome Team on arrival for further information).

Free with admission, no need to book.

Entrance to the museum is FREE to York Residents with a valid York Card or York student ID on 28 & 29 January 2017.

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Date: Saturday 28 January 2017, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

A Studio drop-in session during York Residents Festival. Create your own embroidered pillowcase with artist Griselda Goldsbrough for an installation by artist Susan Aldworth. Materials will be provided.

Drop in anytime between 11am-1pm or 2-4pm.

This event also takes place on 29 January 2017.

Free with admission, no need to book.

Entrance to the gallery is FREE to York Residents with a valid York Card or York student ID on 28 & 29 January 2017.

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Date: Saturday 28 January 2017, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

The Studio will be open at York Art Gallery during the Residents’ Festival for all to take part in practical drawing activities.

Residents’ Festival Studio Drop-In open times:  Saturday 28 January and Sunday 29 January, 11am – 1pm and  2pm – 4pm.

Entrance to the gallery is FREE to York Residents with a valid York Card during Residents’ Festival. No booking required.

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Date: Saturday 28 January 2017, 11:45 am - 3:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Join one of our costumed guides on our famous Victorian street Kirkgate every day at 11.45am and 2.45pm for a free 15 minute informal talk.

Each talk is different but will provide an introduction to Kirkgate, the history of York Castle Museum, and the objects on display, as well as the people who lived and worked in York during the Victorian period of 1870-1901.

Free with admission, no need to book.

Entrance to the museum is FREE to York Residents with a valid York Card or York student ID on 28 & 29 January 2017.

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