18 July 2017
Ceramic works of art by one of the world’s most famous artists, Pablo Picasso, go on public display at the Centre of Ceramic Art in York Art Gallery this summer (28 July to 5 November 2017). The new exhibition showcases highlights from the Attenborough collection.
Lord and Lady Attenborough began collecting ceramics by Picasso in 1954, after …
11 July 2017
Join us on Saturday 15 July for a YMT Card Holders shopping special with 20% discount in our gift shops at the Yorkshire Museum, York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery* with a valid YMT Card.
The Yorkshire Museum shop sells a wide range of souvenirs, books, gifts and cards covering a range of themes – from …
10 July 2017
A life size bronze sculpture of an Irish Wolfhound by late York artist Sally Arnup has been posthumously gifted to York Art Gallery.
The sculpture, which is on show sitting on a rug in the Burton Gallery, has been coated in wax to allow visitors to touch it.
The gift’s unveiling coincides with …
29 June 2017
Paul Nash’s ground-breaking inter-war landscapes which transformed the genre of British landscape painting will feature in a new exhibition curated by John Stezaker at York Art Gallery this autumn.
The violent upheaval of the pastoral and romantic landscape caused by the First World War had a significant effect on Nash and his work …
27 June 2017
York Museums Trust has been successful in securing £4.9 million of Arts Council England funding over the next four years.
The Trust was rated strong in every area of its assessment except for Goal One, showing Excellence in Arts and Culture, which was rated as Outstanding.
The Trust will also receive £1.35 million over four years …
20 June 2017
The York Museums Trust phone lines have now been repaired and our central number is now contactable – 01904 687687 – which can be used for all enquiries regarding the Yorkshire Museum, York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery.
Once again, we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your patience.
19 June 2017
Please note that the York Museums Trust phone lines are currently down, which includes our central number of 01905 687687 for the Yorkshire Museum, York Art Gallery and York Castle Museum.
If you would like to contact us please do so via email at enquiries@ymt.org.uk.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope …
13 June 2017
The Best in Heritage conference will bring together over 40 award-winning museum, heritage, digital and conservation projects from China, the United States, Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Russia and Europe.
The conference will take place 28-30 September 2017 in Dubrovnik, Croatia and is a rare international platform where official, private and civil society institutions can …
6 June 2017
York Museums Trust’s business rates have been reduced following a court ruling which could have a significant impact on the way English and Welsh museums are valued in the future.
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has ruled on appeals in favour of the Trust which argued that rates should be set based on …
5 June 2017
A geological mosaic map in the York Museum Gardens has been shortlisted for The Press People’s Award in the York Design Awards 2017.
Of the 33 schemes that have entered this year’s York Design Awards, 32 have put themselves forward for The Press People’s Award. This is the only award to be voted for …