Date: Friday 14 July 2017, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Venue: King's Manor

In conjunction with York Art Gallery’s exhibition, ‘Albert Moore: Of Beauty and Aesthetics’, the University of York’s History of Art department presents a study day focusing on the life and work of the artist Albert Joseph Moore (1841-1893) and the history of York School of Art in the period of his lifetime (c. 1840-1900).

The conference will seek to refocus debates around Albert Moore, his work, as well as his social and professional networks. We will re-interrogate Moore’s frequent association with Aestheticism in the visual arts, to explore other, less well-known historical contexts for his practice, review his critical presentation as an outsider alienated from the institutional structures of the metropolis and more generally to consider what new methodological approaches might be necessary to ‘make sense of Moore’.

Click here to view the full programme and to register.

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Date: Friday 14 July 2017, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Venue: York Art Gallery

Museum Baby (under two years old) – Special baby sessions linked to exhibitions, including songs and sensory activities for babies and their carers. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the early years Curriculum. A perfect introduction to museums!

See – Look in mirrors and draw a self-portrait, look through the colour toys and make a funny face 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: Friday 14 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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