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Japanese Prints exhibition to open for additional days during summer holidays 

Date: 29 July 2026  Popular Japanese exhibition to open for additional days during summer holidays    York Art Gallery’s popular Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Print exhibition will be open for two additional days this summer, allowing extra time to see the incredible works on display before its departure at the end of August.  The …

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Dinosaurs, Fossils, Romans and more, everything the Yorkshire Museum has in store for summer 2026.    

Date: July 2026  Dinosaurs, Fossils, Romans and more, everything the Yorkshire Museum has in store for summer 2026.     Step back in time this summer holiday and walk amongst ancient fossils and dinosaur bones, Iron Age mysteries, Roman centurions and Viking warriors. Visitors to the Yorkshire Museum are whisked back into ancient history with summer programming for all …

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The Duke of Gloucester visits nationally significant Melsonby Hoard exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum.  

Date: 28 July 2026  The Duke of Gloucester visits nationally significant Melsonby Hoard exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum.     On Wednesday 22 July, His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester visited the Yorkshire Museum in a special visit to York. Met by Kathryn Blacker, Chief Executive of York Museums Trust and Angela Dean, Chair of Trustees, The Duke was …

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Rare after-hours experience comes to York Museum Gardens this summer 

Date: 27 July 2026  Rare after-hours experience comes to York Museum Gardens this summer  Visitors are invited to experience York Museum Gardens like never before as the historic gardens open after hours for a brand-new evening events this August.  For two exclusive Friday evenings, 14 and 28 August 2026, guests can enjoy Evening in the Gardens, a relaxed adults-only experience …

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Rachael Maskell MP visits the Yorkshire Museum as part of the Festival of Archaeology. 

Date: 23 July 2026  Rachael Maskell MP visits the Yorkshire Museum as part of the Festival of Archaeology.    On Tuesday 21 July, York Museums Trust were delighted to welcome MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell to the Yorkshire Museum. Ms Maskell visited during the nationwide ‘Festival of Archaeology’ to explore the museum’s most recent exhibition, Chariots, Treasure  …

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Major exhibition celebrating the artistic legacy of York-born designer and sculptor John Flaxman to open at York Art Gallery this autumn

Date: 21 July 2026 Major exhibition celebrating the artistic legacy of York-born designer and sculptor John Flaxman to open at York Art Gallery this autumn  York Art Gallery is delighted to announce Turner, Wedgwood & Beyond: Inspired by Flaxman, a major new exhibition opening on 18 September 2026 to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of one of …

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Aesthetica Art Prize’s twentieth anniversary show now open at York Art Gallery.

17 July 2026    Aesthetica Art Prize’s twentieth anniversary show now open at York Art Gallery.    The Aesthetica Art Prize is open at York Art Gallery! The Prize, now in its twentieth year, showcases incredible talent from contemporary artists around the globe. Working across a range of mediums including digital media arts, the Prize supports York’s …

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Tennis tournaments, world cup mania and retro games: York Castle Museum serves up a summer of fun. 

Date: 14 July 2026   Tennis tournaments, world cup mania and retro games: York Castle Museum serves up a summer of fun.    York Castle Museum has put on a seasonal spectacular highlighting both the Swinging Sixties and Victorian summer galas, complete with retro games to serve up hours of summer entertainment for the whole family.   Games have …

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Japanese celebration coming to York Art Gallery this August bank holiday!

Date: 7 July 2026   Japanese celebration coming to York Art Gallery this August bank holiday!  York Art Gallery will be celebrating the close of their current incredible exhibition, Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints, during the August bank holiday 2026. With incredible Japanese-themed crafts and food, traditional harp playing and drumming sessions, as well as  …

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Victorians versus the Swinging Sixties, York Castle Museum asks who did summer better? 

Date: 6 July 2026   Victorians versus the Swinging Sixties, York Castle Museum asks who did summer better?  York Castle Museum launched their summer displays on 22 June, pitching a battle of the centuries and asking who did summer better, the Victorians or the Swinging Sixties? Kirkgate, the museum’s Victorian street, certainly makes a bet for the …

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