Events - 4 Dec 24 | York Museums Trust

Events - 4 Dec 24

Green Father Christmas on Kirkgate – Wed 4 Dec 2024

Date: Wednesday 4 December 2024, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Green Father Christmas on Kirkgate
Included in general admission, suitable for all ages
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 16 November until Christmas Eve, with performances throughout the day.

A figure the Victorians may have known well, Father Christmas at the Castle Museum will be the green-clad, white-bearded man known for bringing fun and jollity to Christmas, talking of food, feasting, games, dancing and songs as well as his many different guises, companions and modes of transport across the world!

Visitors will be welcome to join in for fun, silliness and how to show kindness to friends and strangers over the festive period.

Please note this is not a meet Father Christmas experience.

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Exploring Mesolithic lives using archaeological science – Wed 4 Dec 2024

Date: Wednesday 4 December 2024, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Venue: Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum

Join Dr Sophy Charlton, University of York, for this free talk in association with our current exhibition ‘Star Carr: Life after the ice’.

About the talk

Advances in archaeological science techniques now mean we are able to gain additional information about early prehistoric populations, and gain deeper insights into topics such as diet and ancestry. This talk will focus on how we can apply scientific methodologies to British Mesolithic material, and the kinds of information that this kind of research has provided us with on Mesolithic populations.

Booking is not required for the talk.

Image credit: Cheddar Man, National History Museum, London. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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