Date: Thursday 13 July 2017, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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.

Prehistory – Make a prehistoric cave painting, dress up as cave people, and hunt the wild animals.

£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 13 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 13 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 13 July 2017, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Further your appreciation of contemporary art and enhance your experience of the Aesthetica Art Prize with lunchtime talks. Led by artists, curators and academics, they offer an insight into current themes in the art world.

Art After the Internet. Dr Cadence Kinsey, Lecturer in Recent & Contemporary Art at the University of York, investigates the relationship between art and technology. She will identify the opportunities and challenges presented by the digital age and how artists are responding to technological advancements.

Free with admission, no need to book.

For the full listing of talks and more information on the exhibition please click here.

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Date: Thursday 13 July 2017, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Join Professor Tim Barringer for a fascinating talk entitled ‘Aspiring to the Condition of Music: Albert Moore and Synaesthesia’ in association with the current Albert Moore exhibition at York Art Gallery. Professor Barringer is Paul Mellon Professor of the History of Art at Yale University and is currently an Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of York.

This event takes place in the TA Hall at the Yorkshire Museum.

£8 to include a glass of wine/cordial – click here to book through Eventbrite.

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