Date: 28 July 2026 

The Duke of Gloucester visits nationally significant Melsonby Hoard exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum.  

On Wednesday 22 July, His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester visited the Yorkshire Museum in a special visit to York. Met by Kathryn Blacker, Chief Executive of York Museums Trust and Angela Dean, Chair of Trustees, The Duke was given a tour of the Yorkshire Museum, York Museum Gardens and finally the museum’s most recent exhibition, Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard.  

Staff members from the curatorial and research team at the Yorkshire Museum, Andrew Woods, Glynn Davis, Emily North and Adam Parker, spoke to His Royal Highness about the rich and varied collections currently housed at the museum. The visit centred around the Melsonby Hoard, a recent, unprecedented discovery that has fundamentally altered current perceptions of life in Iron Age Britain as well as the museum’s extensive Roman and Viking exhibitions showcasing some of the finest archaeological finds and treasures from York and across Yorkshire.  

A patron of arts and humanities, the Duke of Gloucester has been a trustee of and chaired several historic organisations. 

Ms. Blacker commented; “We were delighted to welcome His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester to the Yorkshire Museum last week, it was a pleasure to present the rich history and incredible collections across the Yorkshire Museum and Museum Gardens. We have a great many stories at York Museums Trust, spanning thousands of years, we were incredibly fortunate to share our Yorkshire success story of our wonderful acquisition of the Iron Age Melsonby Hoard with The Duke. It was a delight to share all the incredible research that has already been completed, and overwhelming community support the project received. We are immensely grateful to His Royal Highness for choosing to visit us here in York.”