York Museums Trust

Events - 17 Feb 18

Create at the Castle – Deeds not words! – Sat 17 Feb 2018

Create at the Castle - Deeds not words!

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Get creative at the Castle! Join us every day 10-18 February for self-led Suffragette-themed family arts and crafts activities.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Viking Museum Trail – Sat 17 Feb 2018

Viking Museum Trail

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Take a trail around the museum and see if you can spot our seven Viking characters to find the missing letters that spell a Viking word. Hand it in to our Visitor Experience team for your reward and to be entered in our prize draw!

The trail is available every day 10 – 25 February 2018.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Votes For Women! – Sat 17 Feb 2018

Votes For Women!

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Discover the history of the fight for women’s right to vote at the museum this half term. Put on a sash (or opt for a policeman’s helmet!) and join our Suffragette on Kirkgate, the museum’s Victorian Street. March with placards, demonstrate, and protest for your cause. Be careful you don’t get arrested by the policeman and locked up in our cell!

Marches will take place throughout the day on Kirkgate from 10am to 4pm every day 10-18 February.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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100 Years of Women’s Work – Sat 17 Feb 2018

100 Years of Women's Work

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Join us this half term to find out more about ‘Win the War’ cookery as part of this year’s ‘100 Years of Women’s Work’ memorial events. Celebrate the working lives of women during the First World War with daily demonstrations of recipes from the period in our Castle Kitchen – you might even get to have a taste!

Demonstrations will take place daily 10-18 February, 11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Modelling the Vikings! – Sat 17 Feb 2018

Modelling the Vikings!

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

As part of the Jorvik Viking Festival 2018, come along and create your own Viking peg doll. With a variety of materials on offer, you can re-use and re-cycle your way to creating a model masterpiece!

This activity takes place daily at 11am – 1pm and 2 – 4pm, 10-18 February 2018.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Museum Monkeys Specials – Vikings – Sat 17 Feb 2018

Museum Monkeys Specials – Vikings

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Discover what we have to offer for under 5s in our drop in Museum Monkeys sessions. Dress as a Viking, play Viking games and make a cardboard Viking long boat model.

This activity takes place daily at 11am – 1pm and 2 – 4pm, 10-18 February 2018.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Women Artists Trail – Sat 17 Feb 2018

Women Artists Trail

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Follow a trail to find works of art by leading female artists to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Look at the different styles and materials to create your own artwork in our Studio and add to our collage inspired by ‘Hua De Tu An, Flower Pictures II’ by Felicity Aylieff.

The Studio will be open daily 10-18 February at 11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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YMT Book Club – She Wolves by Helen Castor – Sat 17 Feb 2018

YMT Book Club - She Wolves by Helen Castor

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Why not join our regular book club? We are a friendly group who are passionate about history, museums and books.

She Wolves: The Women who Ruled England before Elizabeth by Helen Castor – Celebrated historian Helen Castor tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou.

Free with admission, no need to book.

Please note that this is a rescheduled date from 10 February 2018.

Please click here to see all of our current YMT Book Club dates.

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