Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum
Follow our trail to find letters and objects in the 1914 exhibition. Discover them all for a fun sticker prize!
50p per trail with reward sticker.
Events - 11 Aug 18
‘When the World Changed Forever’ Trail – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Explore at Castle – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum
Explore what life was like during World War One through self-guided activities.
Activities include:
– sending information using flags (an activity called ‘Semaphore’)
– testing First Aid skills using teddy bears
– designing a campaign poster
Daily 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, apart from Monday 6th and Friday 17th of August.
Street’s Alive – Up Our Street – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum
Be amazed as Kirkgate comes alive, sending visitors to a forgotten age. Who will you meet ‘Up Our Street?’
Perhaps Dolly White the washerwoman? She’s never short of gossip or chores to do, and might need help with all her washing!
Look out for all our characters across the summer and get involved in their daily lives.
Archilace Workshop – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Dates: Saturday 11 August 2018–Sunday 12 August 2018, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
Do you love plants and insects? Would you like to be involved in building part of a living installation that will be in the Artists Garden at York Art Gallery throughout the summer?
Loop.pH, the artists building a giant Pollinarium as part of new media arts festival York Mediale, will be back in the Artists Gardens, behind York Art Gallery this weekend – to build the second part of this remarkable installation.
Gardening enthusiasts, families with children and volunteers of all kinds, are invited to join in with planting a variety of interesting plant species in the plant pavillion and helping the artists construct a large space frame structure called the archilace! No experience is necessary.
Drop into the Artists Garden behind York Art Gallery anytime between 11am and 5pm to join in the fun, on what is set to be a glorious, green fingered day! Entry is absolutely free.
Dinosaur Activities – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum
Make a dinosaur from Play-Doh and create a dinosaur shadow puppet!
Dino-Doh Tails Challenge
Enjoy making your own two legged dinosaur from Play-Doh that stands up without a tail!
11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm.
There’s no need to book and admission is included with museum entry.
Shadow Puppets
Create a cool dinosaur shadow puppet and act out stories in front of our Light Box (in the science lab’s ‘star zone’).
11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm.
There’s no need to book and admission is included with museum entry.
Pick A Favourite, Make a Wish – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
Be inspired by the Friends of York Art Gallery, who are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year with a special exhibition of their favourite works. See which one is your favourite and draw your own version, then visit our Wish List Wall to add your ideas for new artworks.
If you’re completing the Arts Award then don’t forget to collect your sticker when you’ve completed your drawing.
This activity takes place daily from 1 to 31 August, 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm.
Included in admission, no need to book.
Pollinarium Activities – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
Prior to the arrival of The Pollinarium (a family friendly, audio-visual installation commissioned by York Mediale, York Museums Trust and Invisible Dust) there will be a variety of family friendly events, workshops and activities held in the Artists Garden.
As part of these events, structures will be built containing a variety of plants, to be looked after by members of the local community during August. These structures will form the entrance and walkway of The Pollinarium when it arrives in late September.
Events are free to attend, please visit the website to find out more: yorkmediale.com
Race-A-Saurus – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum
Make a dinosaur-on-wheels and somewhere for them to live. After that, have fun racing with them!
11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm.
There’s no need to book and admission is included with museum entry.
Dinosaur Activities – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum
Make a dinosaur from Play-Doh and create a dinosaur shadow puppet!
Dino-Doh Tails Challenge
Enjoy making your own two legged dinosaur from Play-Doh that stands up without a tail!
11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm.
There’s no need to book and admission is included with museum entry.
Shadow Puppets
Create a cool dinosaur shadow puppet and act out stories in front of our Light Box (in the science lab’s ‘star zone’).
11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm.
There’s no need to book and admission is included with museum entry.
Explore at Castle – Sat 11 Aug 2018
Date: Saturday 11 August 2018, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum
Explore what life was like during World War One through self-guided activities.
Activities include:
– sending information using flags (an activity called ‘Semaphore’)
– testing First Aid skills using teddy bears
– designing a campaign poster
Daily 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, apart from Monday 6th and Friday 17th of August.
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