Date: Thursday 4 July 2019, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Venue: Yorkshire Museum
Activities for children aged two to five years old which include songs, stories, games and craft activities. Sessions are based on familiar preschool play areas, which are enhanced to help children learn about the museum’ collections and exhibitions through play. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the Early Years curriculum.
Date: Thursday 4 July 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
Art educates, enriches lives and holds a mirror up to society. It asks difficult questions and encourages viewers to think about both the personal and universal narratives that connect us.
In a world that is increasingly divided, contemporary media can offer solutions and present alternative ways of thinking. How does art help our wellbeing and how can it change lives?
Curator of the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition 2019 Griselda Goldsbrough discusses.
This event is free with your gallery admission. There’s no need to book.
Date: Friday 5 July 2019, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Venue: York Art Gallery
Special baby sessions linked to exhibitions, including songs and sensory activities for babies and their carers. Sessions are a mixture of free flow and adult led activities which all relate to the early years Curriculum. A perfect introduction to museums!
Date: Friday 5 July 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum
Join Professor Carenza Lewis (University of Lincoln, Time Team) as she gives a talk entitled: Digging the Black Death in your garden: public archaeology reconstructing the impact of demographic change.
Date: Sunday 7 July 2019, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens
Meet inside the Museum Street gates and gain an insight into one of the most popular gardens in York. The gardens contain a wealth of plant life, botanical specimens and wildlife, as well as the spectacular ruins of St Mary’s Abbey and the Roman Multangular Tower. Our knowledgeable guides will show you the highlights of this truly unique garden.
Tours start at 1pm every Sunday and last approximately one hour.
Free, no need to book.
Date: Tuesday 9 July 2019, 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Venue: York Museum Gardens
The outdoors can be a magical adventure for our little explorers and here at York Museums Trust we are excited to launch our York Museum Gardens Forest School. Children will be led through stories and adventures by our experienced Forest School qualified leader. Come along and join in our foraging, building, exploring and nature tracking activities that are designed to develop your little ones skills through fun and adventure. Find out more here.
Six weekly sessions lasting two hours, aimed towards children aged 2 – 5 years old.
Each session is £10, book via Eventbrite.
Date: Tuesday 9 July 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens
This lunchtime talk is ideal for gaining an insight into some of the most interesting flowers and bloom from our collection as summer is approaching fast.
Date: Saturday 13 July 2019, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum
Join the book club with a difference. A friendly bunch of people who are passionate about history, museums and books.
Come along to any of the sessions at our museum for a lively discussion regardless of whether you like or even finished the book!
Date: Sunday 14 July 2019, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens
Meet inside the Museum Street gates and gain an insight into one of the most popular gardens in York. The gardens contain a wealth of plant life, botanical specimens and wildlife, as well as the spectacular ruins of St Mary’s Abbey and the Roman Multangular Tower. Our knowledgeable guides will show you the highlights of this truly unique garden.
Tours start at 1pm every Sunday and last approximately one hour.
Free, no need to book.
Date: Tuesday 16 July 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens
This lunchtime talk is ideal for gaining an insight into some of the most interesting artefacts found from our gardens.
This talk is included with your museum admission. There’s no need to book.
Please call 01904 687687 or email enquiries@ymt.org.uk before your visit for the futher information.
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