Date: Saturday 2 November 2024, All Day
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Meet Me at The Yorkshire Museum is included in general admission.

Ever wanted to visit a Viking?

Run into a Roman?

Follow the footsteps of a Fossil Hunter?

Meet a Medieval Storyteller?

…. A whole host of exciting characters will be dropping into the Yorkshire Museum this year!

This is YOUR invitation to ….

…….. MEET ME AT THE YORKSHIRE!

Suitable for all ages.

Short stories and object handling throughout the day. Times will be advertised at the Museum on the day.

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Date: Saturday 2 November 2024, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Cooking Demonstration in the Castle Kitchen.

Included in general admission 

We’re excited to be opening the Castle Kitchen on various dates throughout October and November where we will be making traditional soul cakes, ready for All Souls Day on 2 November!

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Date: Thursday 7 November 2024, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

The Modern Morris & Co. Studio 

Thursday 7 November, 2pm
Jessica Clayworth, Morris & Co. Lead Designer
Included with gallery admission 

Founded in 1861, Morris & Co. has been a revolution in design and interiors since its inception. Throughout its history, the brand has evolved and adapted whilst remaining true to its core ideology and Arts & Crafts heritage. Today, Morris & Co. is a staple of the interiors market, revived from its mid-century liquidation, and a thriving heritage brand. This talk will examine the design process of our modern studio and explore how we continue this legacy of design to bring the beautiful into people’s homes and lives.

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Date: Saturday 9 November 2024, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Join us at York Art Gallery for life drawing workshops; whether you are a regular participant, would like to hone your skills, or try life drawing for the first time, these regular two-hour immersive Saturday sessions, led by Rob Oldfield, are a wonderful way to experience life drawing in a supportive and friendly environment.

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Date: Wednesday 13 November 2024, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person

Book tickets here. – Tickets coming soon

Tickets will become available approximately a month in advance.

Pick up a pencil – draw and discover!

Give yourself time to sharpen and share your drawing skills in this two-hour sketching workshop with artist Griselda Goldsbrough.

Enjoy working in sketchbooks in a relaxed and friendly group, taking inspiration from the collections at York Art Gallery. Materials provided.

These informal practical art sessions are for adults only (16+) and are suitable for absolute beginners or those who create regularly.

Sessions will run on one Wednesday each month.(Please book separately for each session).

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Date: Wednesday 13 November 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Venue: Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum

Join us for the first in our series of free talks delivered by the University of York in association with our current exhibition, Star Carr: Life after the ice.

The last hunter-gatherers: Star Carr in context with Professor Chantal Conneller 

The occupation of Star Carr represents the very earliest evidence for the Mesolithic in Britain, spanning the first 800 years of the period. However the Mesolithic lasted for around 5500 years and spanned the entirety of the British landscape, from the shores of Cornwall to the mountains of the Cairngorms,  the rock shelters of the Kentish Weald to the islands of the outer Hebrides. In this talk we will look beyond Star Carr to explore how things changed in the Mesolithic as people settled into the British landscape over the course of millennia. 

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Date: Thursday 14 November 2024, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

The Morris & Co. Wallpaper Logbooks 

Thursday 14  November, 2pm
Emma Hardy, Assistant Archivist
Included with gallery admission 

The Morris & Co. wallpaper logbooks are one of the treasures of the Sanderson Design Group Archive. Kept by Jeffrey & Co., the manufacturer who printed the wallpapers for Morris & Co., as a record of every version of every design that was put into production, they are both visually pleasing and historically significant. In this talk I will discuss the logbooks, how and why they were compiled, and what they reveal about the wallpapers produced by Morris & Co. I will explore how the firm’s wallpapers developed over time, focusing especially upon their use of special finishes, including embossed, flocked and metallic effects.

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Dates: Saturday 16 November 2024–Tuesday 24 December 2024, 12:00 am
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.

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Dates: Sunday 17 November 2024–Sunday 22 December 2024, 12:00 am
Venue: York Castle Museum

Ebenezer Scrooge on Kirkgate 
17, 22, 24, 26 and 29 November 2024 and 1, 3, 6, 13, 15, 17 and 22 December 2024
Performances throughout the day, included in general admission 

Join us at the Castle Museum this festive season, to take you on a journey of redemption, generosity and joy, in an immersive one-man show of the classic tale of A Christmas Carol!

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Date: Sunday 17 November 2024, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

10.30am – 12.30pm, free

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