Date: Thursday 1 November 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Join us October Half Term for this family-friendly event!

Be inspired by The BFG in Pictures and Roald Dahl’s imaginative descriptions of dreams to paint your own dream.

Use watercolours to make your dream: all in our magical BFG cave.

This activity takes place between 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm and is included with your museum admission. There’s no need to book.

For all our family-friendly activities happening this half term, visit our October Half Term page.

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Date: Thursday 1 November 2018, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

This event has now sold out. For all our family-friendly activities happening this half term, visit our October Half Term page.

Join us at York Art Gallery for this family-friendly event!

Create miniature magical stone paintings with Danish-born artist, Sussi Louise Smith.

Sussi creates colourful designs with the aim of spreading happiness through her depictions of everyday life. As part of the rock painting craze, she will inspire you to create your own stone paintings.

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Date: Thursday 1 November 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Join us October Half Term for this family-friendly event!

Take a trail around the museum as we look at some age-old myths about wolves, like werewolves and shapeshifters.

Then, if you dare, meet the Big Bad Wolf himself!

After that, take part in our very important debate about whether wolves should be brought back into the wild in Britain:

• Look at the reasons for and against
• Know your facts from your fiction as you use the information around the room to help you make a decision
• Take a vote in our ballot box, share your views on our ‘view point wall’ and make your own badge or banner to take home

Meanwhile, under fives can enjoy traditional stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

We’ll also have lots of fun activities to do like reading story books, dressing up and playing with puppets.

These activities take place between 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm and are included with your museum admission. There’s no need to book.

For our admission prices, please see our visitor information page.

For all family-friendly activities happening this half term, visit our October Half Term page.

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Date: Thursday 1 November 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Join us October Half Term for this family-friendly event!

Private Wood from Pocklington is waiting to enlist you in the Army. Are you ready to travel with him and leave England behind?

Find out about his story and how tough daily life was for one of our own troops on the Western Front.

Become a Tommy in the Trenches, build your own trench and find out about muddy funk holes under the command of Private Wood.

Report for duty on the 1914: When the World Changed Forever gallery.

This activity takes place between 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm and is included with your museum admission. There’s no need to book.

For our admission prices, please see our visitor information page.

For all our family-friendly activities happening this half term, visit our October Half Term page.

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Date: Thursday 1 November 2018, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Please note: this talk has now finished. For all our upcoming events, please see our events calendar.

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.

Included in admission, no need to book.

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.

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Date: Thursday 1 November 2018, 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Want to find out more about A Personal Collection of Vivienne Westwood Shoes?

Join our knowledgeable curators as they shine a spotlight on some of the fascinating shoes in this exhibition.

Each talk will start at 2pm and last around 15 minutes.

This event is included in your museum admission and there’s no need to book. For our admission prices, please see our visitor information page.

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