DATE: 24 November 2021
York Museums Trust are delighted to be partnering with House of Memories, an award-winning dementia awareness programme developed by National Museums Liverpool, to launch a new and free digital app that will help people living with dementia.
The newly created package, entitled ‘York Memories’, will help people recall memories using a variety of …
DATE: 23rd November 2021
York Art Gallery are delighted to have been selected as finalists for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year at the Visit York Awards 2022.
Winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony on 3 March 2022 at York Racecourse, hosted by York Mix Radio presenters Ben Fry and Laura Castle.
The Visit York Tourism …
New research project, ‘Heritage Hunters’, will look back in time and find out about the people who have previously lived in the area
To register your interest, please fill in this form
York Museums Trust are excited to be working with residents from York’s Hull Road in a new community project involving research into …
A range of plants, including over 30 varieties of tulips, to be planted in York Museum Gardens following the donation
York Museums Trust are delighted to have received a generous donation of £3000 from the Rider York Sports and Social Club, whose members work for bus operator First York. The funds have helped purchase more than 7000 bulbs …
DATE: 11th November 2021
Step foot into a Christmas tale at York Castle Museum this winter and rediscover all the magic of the season!
Our famous Victorian Street, Kirkgate, has been transformed into a glistening snow-covered ‘stage’ where spectacular large-scale projections present a very special Christmas story full of festive cheer.
As the theatrical curtain rises, …
DATE: 28th October 2021
The Yorkshire Tea Ceremony
W.A. Ismay’s remarkable post-war ceramics collection to go on display in new exhibition at York Art Gallery’s Centre of Ceramic Art
Opens 30 October 2021
Explore the remarkable collection of W.A. Ismay MBE (1910 – 2001), the UK’s most prolific collector of post-war British studio pottery, in a …
DATE: 13th October 2021
1,800-year-old hoard, including a bust of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, secured thanks to generous support of Richard Beleson, other individual donors, Art Fund and David Aaron Ltd
A ‘truly exceptional’ 1,800-year-old Roman hoard, which includes a bust of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, has been acquired by the Yorkshire Museum.
The 13cm …
DATE: 6th October 2021
A chance to play and tell us what you would like to see for children and families in the Gardens in the future
York Museums Trust invites you to explore, play and let your imagination run wild in York Museum Gardens this half term with a series of FREE fun activities for …
DATE: 24 September 2021
October 1 2021 – February 13 2022
Twenty-five recently attributed Thomas Gainsborough (1727 – 1788) landscape drawings will go on public display for the first time at York Art Gallery next month, as part of a major exhibition staged in collaboration with the Royal Collection Trust, the National Gallery of Ireland, and Nottingham Castle Trust.
The beautiful drawings, lent by Her …
DATE: 16 September 2021
October 1 2021 – February 13 2022
The UK premiere of a collaborative performance to camera series by Yorkshire-based artists Jade Montserrat and Webb-Ellis is set to open at York Art Gallery this October.
The triptych ‘Clay, Peat, Cage’ (2015) explores the North Yorkshire landscape, where Montserrat and Webb-Ellis have lived for the majority of their lives, and addresses …
