Date: 6 November 2026
One Week Left of Aesthetica Art Prize!
There is only one week left to view the incredible Aesthetica Art Prize at York Art Gallery before the exhibition closes on 15 November 2026. The Prize, celebrating its twentieth year, showcases incredible talent from contemporary artists around the globe.
Working across a range of mediums including digital …
Date: 5 November 2026
York Art Gallery reveals next major exhibition, focusing on women and textiles, due to open in February 2027.
5 February – 6 June 2027
York Art Gallery is delighted to announce their next major exhibition Interwoven: Stories of Women, Textiles and Art. Opening on 5 February 2027, Interwoven will be a contemporary textile exhibition, curated by York Art Gallery, featuring …
Date: 20 October 2026
Making every day feel like Christmas Eve at York Castle Museum
14 November 2026 – 3 January 2027
Every day of the winter season will be just like Christmas Eve at York Castle Museum! The museum will be frozen in time, on the night before Christmas, capturing the heart-warming excitement of Victorian Christmas celebrations.
Create memories to last …
Date: 5 October 2026
From public campaign to national award: Yorkshire Museum celebrates Melsonby Hoard success
The Yorkshire Museum’s Melsonby Hoard exhibition, Chariots, Treasure and Power, has been named winner of the Exhibition, Display or Interpretation Project category in the Society for Museum Archaeology Awards for Excellence.
The award marks another major milestone in the …
Date: 29 September 2026
York Museum Gardens wins Platinum Award for third year running in prestigious Yorkshire in Bloom Competition
York Museum Gardens have recently celebrated a Best in Category and Platinum Award at Yorkshire in Bloom for the third consecutive year.
The Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in …
Date: 28 September 2026
Amazing discounts for families at York Castle Museum in Early Autumn Saver Promotion!
3, 4, 10 and 11 October 2026
York Castle Museum is celebrating the start of autumn by offering family tickets for the discounted price of £45! Covering two adults and up to four children, the ticket offers a significant discount for families visiting during this special …
Date: 23 September 2026
A Truly Historical Halloween: October Half-Term at York Castle Museum
24 October – 1 November 2026
Step into York’s darker past this October Half-Term as York Castle Museum brings Halloween history to life with prison escapes, Victorian autumnal traditions and family storytelling.
Brand new for 2026, visitors can explore the museum’s atmospheric Georgian Prison Cells through …
Date: 16 September 2026
Yorkshire’s link to the Bayeux Tapestry highlighted in weekend celebration.
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry excitement extends into York as the Yorkshire Museum prepares to launch a fun weekend programme of events to celebrate the display of the tapestry at the British Museum.
York and Yorkshire were also battlegrounds in 1066, …
Date: 14 September 2026
J.M.W. Turner’s Odyssey masterpiece has arrived at York Art Gallery!
J.M.W. Turner’s iconic artwork has arrived at York Art Gallery, and the curators are busy unboxing and installing lots of treasures ahead of Gallery’s new major exhibition opening this week.
On loan from the National Gallery, ‘ …
Date: 9 September 2026
York Museum Gardens reveals competition categories for upcoming Dog Show
York Museum Gardens recently revealed plans to host York’s first ever city centre dog show on 20 September 2026.
Further details of the show have been revealed, a series of technical agility classes, workshops in scent work, and interactive sessions on general obedience training …