Date: 17 October 2025
New Exhibition to open at York Art Gallery showcasing the work of Yorkshire sculptor, Harold Gosney.
Harold Gosney: Materials and Making
15 November 2025 – 28 June 2026
A brand-new exhibition is due to open at York Art Gallery in November, celebrating the work of Harold Gosney (born 1937). Renowned for his sculptures, Gosney is a prolific Yorkshire artist …
Date: 9 October 2025
Christmas at York Castle Museum 2025: A Very Yorkshire Christmas
15 November 2025 – 4 January 2026
Enjoy Yorkshire Christmases through the ages as you wander through over 200 years of festive history at York Castle Museum. With period decorations, live performances, music and cookery demonstrations in the Castle Kitchen, embrace the magic of Christmas with all your senses.
Snowy …
Date: 8 October 2025
New Funding Strengthens Future of York Museums Trust
York Museums Trust is delighted to announce that it will receive vital funding support,
through the Museums Renewal Fund, of £1m from Arts Council England (ACE) and
the Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS), enabling the organisation to
invest in its longer-term sustainability and …
Press Release: 1 October 2025
October Half Term at York Castle Museum: The museum of mysteries.
Saturday 25 October – Sunday 2 November 2025
This October Half Term, experience a museum of mysteries at York Castle Museum. With a range of daily events from crafts to story-telling and other interactive activities, there’s something to keep everyone entertained and get you …
Date: 30 September 2025
York Museum Gardens wins Platinum Award for second year running in prestigious Yorkshire in Bloom Competition
Last week York Museum Gardens celebrated a Best in Category and Platinum Award at Yorkshire in Bloom. This prestigious competition is part of Britain in Bloom in association with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).
RHS Britain in …
Date: 11 September 2025
New Community Exhibition ‘Sugar, Skill and Shiftwork: York’s Confectionery Workers’ coming soon at York Castle Museum.
26 September 2025 – September 2026
York Castle Museum is delighted to announce the opening of a brand-new community-led exhibition later this month, celebrating York’s world-famous confectionery industries. The exhibition, Sugar, Skill and Shiftwork: York’s Confectionery Workers, delves …
Date: 4 September 2025
Christmas at York Castle Museum 2025
15 November 2025- 4 January 2026
Step into a festive wonderland at York Castle Museum this winter! Explore the famous Victorian Street, Kirkgate, to a soundtrack of traditional carols. Beautifully decorated trees will line the snow-covered cobblestones and fill the air with the scent of Christmas pine. Stunning period decorations …
Date 28 August
Enhance your greenspaces with wildflower seeds from York Museum Gardens!
Take home a piece of York Museum Gardens and create your own natural wildflower habitat to support pollinators and wildlife! After the success of the wildflower meadow for the second summer season, York Museum Gardens is once again collecting the seeds …
Date: 19 August 2025
Adopt an object: Sponsor a Viking artefact at the Yorkshire Museum.
The Yorkshire Museum has launched a new object-focused fundraising programme, ‘Adopt an Object’. The programme provides the opportunity for annual sponsorship of some of the incredible collections from the recently opened Viking North exhibition.
‘Adopt an Object’ offers the chance to …
Date: 12 August 2025
Contemporary artists Squidsoup and Liz West are set to exhibit a range of immersive works at York Art Gallery in a brand-new installation entitled Future Tense: Art in the Age of Transformation, running from 19 September 2025 – 25 January 2026.
Squidsoup is an artist collective who create immersive digital installations utilising light, sound, and space. Their …
