Events

Gallery talk: The Modern Art of the Book – Thu 22 May 2025

Date: Thursday 22 May 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Gallery talk: The Modern Art of the Book by Professor Michael White
Thursday 22 May 2025 | 2pm
Included in gallery admission

Miller took inspiration from the covers of Penguin Books, the design of which was regularised in the 1940s by the celebrated German graphic designer, Jan Tschichold. This talk will investigate the sources of Tschichold’s guidelines for modern typography and book design in experimental works of art created in the 1920s by artists such as El Lisstizky and Kurt Schwitters. The story takes us from concepts of abstract art into popular book design and then back into art with Miller.

This event takes place on gallery and limited seating is available.

The talk lasts for approximately half an hour.

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Peter Addyman in Conversation – Thu 22 May 2025

Date: Thursday 22 May 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Peter Addyman in Conversation
22 may 2025 | 7pm – 8.30pm | Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum | £5 per person | Book now

There is probably no-one in York with the depth of archaeological experience that Peter Addyman has collected since he arrived in the city in 1972.Ever since he co-founded the York Archaeological Trust in 1976, he has been involved in research, digs and written papers covering all periods of archaeological research in York.

At this event Peter will be talking about some of his experiences – some known, some still not published, many of them relating to Roman sites in the city and surrounds – aided and provoked by John Oxley, the former City of York Council archaeologist.

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New perspectives on Roman York: showcasing current archaeological research – Fri 23 May 2025

Date: Friday 23 May 2025, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

New perspectives on Roman York: showcasing current archaeological research
23 May 2025 | 1pm – 5pm | Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum | £10 per person | Book now

The latest research concerning Roman York will be showcased in a symposium that brings together the most important scholars working on the archaeology of York and Yorkshire. Recent research has considerably changed the view of the city and the people who lived there.

Talks by Martin Millett, Elisha Meadows, Maureen Carroll and James Gerrard.

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Making Mosaics – Sat 24 May 2025

Date: Saturday 24 May 2025, All Day
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Making Mosaics
24 May 2025 | Included in general admission | Book now

Make a mosaic inspired by our beautiful Roman mosaic at the Yorkshire Museum in this fun and informal drop in workshop suitable for all the family.

Suitable for all ages. Drop-in throughout the day.

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Meet Me at The Yorkshire Museum – Sat 24 May 2025

Date: Saturday 24 May 2025, All Day
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Meet Me at The Yorkshire Museum
24 May 2025 | Included in general admission | Book now

Ever wanted to run into a Roman?

This is YOUR invitation to ….

…….. MEET ME AT THE YORKSHIRE!

Suitable for all ages.

Short stories, music, games and object handling throughout the day. Times will be advertised at the Museum.

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Roman Living History Camp in York Museum Gardens – Sat 24 May 2025

Dates: Saturday 24 May 2025–Sunday 25 May 2025, All Day
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Roman Living History Camp in York Museum Gardens
24 and 25 May 2025 | 10am – 5pm | Free admission

Romans will once again take over York Museum Gardens with a living history encampment demonstrating the Roman way of life. This is a family friendly and free event for everyone to enjoy.

Explore the day-to-day lives of citizens and centurions through living-history demonstrations, expert talks, hands-on activities and storytelling for all ages.

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Make a Roman face pot – Sat 24 May 2025

Dates: Saturday 24 May 2025–Saturday 31 May 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Venue: DIG

24 – 31 May 2025 | 11 am – 3pm | DIG | £3 per person, pay on arrival | DIG website

Inspired by real Roman objects, this drop-in craft allows you to make your own Roman face pot. Fragments of at least 50 of these pots have been found in York, ranging from jars with simple facial features added into the clay, to fully sculpted head-shaped urns, complete with intricate hairstyles. Despite finding so many, archaeologists don’t quite know why they were made, but there are lots of theories!

Come along to learn more about these fascinating finds and let your imagination take over whilst designing your own face pot.

£3.00 per person, pay on arrival.

Join us at DIG during the Eboracum Roman Festival and explore all things Roman! Get up close with real 2000-year-old finds on your DIG tour and explore 40 years of Roman archaeology from across York in our galleries, giving exciting glimpses into life and death in a bustling Roman city. It is also your last chance to see the ‘Soundmarks’ exhibition, where soundscapes and visual art come together and invite you to imagine the possibilities of past worlds, all inspired by Roman archaeological discoveries. You can learn more about Soundmarks here: Soundmarks.

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Making Mosaics – Sun 25 May 2025

Date: Sunday 25 May 2025, All Day
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Making Mosaics
25 May 2025 | Included in general admission | Book now

Make a mosaic inspired by our beautiful Roman mosaic at the Yorkshire Museum in this fun and informal drop in workshop suitable for all the family.

Suitable for all ages. Drop-in throughout the day.

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Roman Storytelling – Sun 25 May 2025

Date: Sunday 25 May 2025, All Day
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Roman Storytelling
25 May 2025 | Included in general admission | Book now

Join us at the museum and be captivated and amazed with great Roman stories such as…

Romulus and Remus.

The trials of Hercules.

Queen Boudicca and the Iceni Rebellion.

Short stories, suitable for all ages, times will be advertised at the Museum.

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Colour – letterpress workshop – Sun 25 May 2025

Date: Sunday 25 May 2025, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Colour
Sunday 25 May 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | £40
Book here | SOLD OUT

A letterpress workshop delivered by Thin Ice Press.

Colour is crucial to Harland Miller’s art. He has suggested, for instance, that ‘pink … suggests levity, the same subject in green has more gravity’. Join us for a fun workshop on colour and its impacts. Participants will create a set of keywords in wood type, and we will print them in multiple colours, playing with meaning, visual effect, and emotion. All participants will go home with a set of A3 posters, celebrating what colour can do, and how Miller’s work helps us to experience it differently.