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From the Factory Floor: York Castle Museum launches appeal for information about the confectionery community in the city 

Date: 26 June 2025    From the Factory Floor: York Castle Museum launches appeal for information about the confectionery community in the city    Have you or someone in your family worked at Rowntree’s/Nestle, Terry’s, Craven’s/Tangerine or other sweet factories in York? Did the smell of chocolate shape your memories of the city? York …

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York Museums Trust launch Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme to support people with memory loss and social isolation

Date: 23 June 2025    York Museums Trust launch Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme to support people with memory loss and social isolation    York Museums Trust have launched a new Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme, designed to support people living with memory loss or experiencing social isolation through meaningful and engaging interactions, using themed objects and stories as …

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Summer at York Castle Museum 2025

Summer at York Castle Museum 2025 Inspired by the spectacle of Victorian summer galas, visit the museum to celebrate the season in style!   19 July – 31 August 2025    Experience a Victorian extravaganza at York Castle Museum this summer! Inspired by the vibrant and colourful Victorian galas of years gone by, enjoy live music, exciting street performances, seasonal crafts …

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Finding nature in the heart of urban York: York Museum Gardens wildflower meadow is back.

Date: 16 June 2025    Finding nature in the heart of urban York: York Museum Gardens wildflower meadow is back.    The hugely popular wildflower meadow is back in York Museum Gardens for 2025!   The meadow, originally planted for the 2024 ‘National Treasures’ exhibition at York Art Gallery, has been rejuvenated for the 2025 summer season. The team at York Museum Gardens …

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Exclusive Harland Miller merchandise now available to buy through York Art Gallery’s new online shop 

Date: 12 June 2025  Exclusive Harland Miller merchandise now available to buy through York Art Gallery’s new online shop  Posters, bespoke candles, unique mugs and more!    Following the success of an exclusive range of Harland Miller merchandise, created in conjunction with the current exhibition ‘Harland Miller: XXX’, a new online shop has been launched to allow …

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Echoes of Yorkshire: The Museum Illuminated. A brand new lightshow at York Museum Gardens

Echoes of Yorkshire: The Museum Illuminated Created by Luxmuralis Friday 24 October – Sunday 2 November 2025 Light, colour and music surround you at the extraordinary light and sound installation by Luxmuralis in the York Museum Gardens this autumn.  From Friday 24 October to Sunday 2 November 2025, 6pm to 8.20pm, the internationally acclaimed Luxmuralis brings the story alive of the Yorkshire …

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Yorkshire Museum Announces Major Exhibition: ‘Viking North’ Opens Friday 11 July 2025

Date: 14 May 2025   Yorkshire Museum Announces Major Exhibition: ‘Viking North’ Opens Friday 11 July 2025   Viking Treasures Reveal the North’s Power Base As the premier museum in the north of England for ancient objects and rare finds,      The Yorkshire Museum in the city of York, announces its forthcoming major exhibition, Viking North, which opens Friday 11 …

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Ecce, Romani!  Eboracum Roman Festival set to return in May!

DATE: 4 April 2025   Ecce, Romani!  Eboracum Roman Festival set to return in May! Schools Week, 19 – 23 May 2025 Family festival, 24 – 31 May 2025   Greetings and salutations await visitors to York at the end of May, when some of the top attractions in the city join forces for two weeks of gladiators, centurions, gods and goddesses with the return …

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Iron Age Hoard Discovery Alters our Understanding of Life in Britain 2,000 years ago

DATE: 25 March 2025 The discovery near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, is one of the biggest and most important Iron Age hoards ever found in the UK Over 800 items dating back 2,000 years have been unearthed and taken to Durham University for stabilisation and recording Objects include vehicle components from wagons and/or chariots including 28 iron …

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Artist Harland Miller Donates Works to York Art Gallery

March 2025:  Artist Harland Miller Donates Works to York Art Gallery York Art Gallery announces the generous donation by internationally acclaimed artist Harland Miller of several important pieces of his work to the collection. This very special suite of donations form part of his ‘Bad Weather Paintings’ series and pay homage to three Yorkshire destinations close …

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