Behind the Scenes: Social Outreach

Covid-19 Everyday Time Capsule
The highs, the lows, the memorable and the mundane – York Castle Museum is inviting people to create their own COVID-19 Time Capsule to document their thoughts on living through a pandemic for future generations.
Find out more here and get involved.
Museum Gardens From Home
Sow seeds this spring and take part in a project to create a colourful community flower display in York Museum Gardens planned for this summer. We’re encouraging people to plant any flower seeds they have and to share their experiences, tips and results through social media, creating an online citizen gardening project. The ambition is for people to then bring their blooms to York Museum Gardens for a community display, once they have reopened for the public later this year.
Find out more and get involved.
Latest News
- Adopt an Object: Sponsor a Viking artefact at the Yorkshire Museum.
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- Aesthetica Art Prize, celebrating global contemporary artists, returns to York Art Gallery on 19 September 2025
- Not a Pot: New ceramic exhibition at York Art Gallery showcases the best sculptural and conceptual pottery from the Centre of Ceramic Art
- Melsonby Hoard saved for the UK thanks to National Heritage Memorial Fund and public support