Date: Thursday 6 July 2017, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Early Years Explorers – Activities for children aged two to five years old which include songs, stories, games and craft activities. Sessions are based on familiar preschool play areas, which are enhanced to help children learn about the gallery’s collections and exhibitions through play. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the Early Years curriculum.

Extinct – Look at dinosaur fossils, listen to the Dodo story, and play the extinct or not game.

£4.00 per child (admission applies for adults) – click here to book through Eventbrite.

York Resident’s Access YMT Card holders are eligible for free Museum Monkeys sessions.

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Date: Thursday 6 July 2017, 11:45 am - 3:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Join one of our costumed guides on our famous Victorian street Kirkgate every day at 11.45am and 3.00pm for a free 15 minute informal talk.

Each talk is different but will provide an introduction to Kirkgate, the history of York Castle Museum, and the objects on display, as well as the people who lived and worked in York during the Victorian period of 1870-1901.

Please note that talks are subject to the availability of our guides.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Date: Thursday 6 July 2017, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Join one of our knowledgeable volunteers every Tuesday and Thursday for a free talk from 12pm. The subject will vary but will relate to one of the displays in the museum.

Please note that as these talks are volunteer-led, we cannot guarantee that they will always take place. Please ring ahead on 01904 687687 or check with our Welcome Team on arrival in case of cancellation.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Date: Thursday 6 July 2017, 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

A lecture by Prof. Julian Richards (Professor of Archaeology, University of York).

From 865-875 AD a Viking Great Army travelled rapidly across England, creating fear amongst the divided Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. During this period its objectives changed from raiding and the seizure of portable wealth (silver and slaves) to political conquest and the seizure of land and permanent settlement.

This talk with present the latest archaeological discoveries – ranging from huge camps of thousands of warriors, to smaller raiding parties attacking Northumbrian farms – to illustrate this turbulent and transformative decade of English history.

Free with admission – click here to book through Eventbrite.

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