Digital scanning of Melsonby Hoard to create 3D handling objects As part of the effort to save the incredible Iron Age discovery, the Melsonby Hoard, the Yorkshire Museum recently welcomed Heritage360 from the University of York to undertake some 3D scanning of the hoard. Unearthed in 2021 in North Yorkshire, the Melsonby Hoard is a once …
Date: 14 May 2025 Yorkshire Museum Announces Major Exhibition: ‘Viking North’ Opens Friday 11 July 2025 Viking Treasures Reveal the North’s Power Base As the premier museum in the north of England for ancient objects and rare finds, The Yorkshire Museum in the city of York, announces its forthcoming major exhibition, Viking North, which opens Friday 11 …
Date: 13 May 2025 UK-WIDE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO FUND MUSEUM VISITS FOR 100,000 CHILDREN The Yorkshire Museum (York) is part of a UK-wide network ensuring every schoolchild has access to museums Cost cited as the major barrier as 60% of UK teachers say they had not taken their class to a museum on a school trip in the last 12 …
Date: 6 May 2025 Local NHS Supports York Health and Arts Mela Multicultural Festival for the second time at York Museum Gardens NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), in collaboration with various local organisations, is once again supporting the York Health and Arts Mela multicultural festival in the York Museum Gardens. Following the success …
DATE: 4 April 2025 Ecce, Romani! Eboracum Roman Festival set to return in May! Schools Week, 19 – 23 May 2025 Family festival, 24 – 31 May 2025 Greetings and salutations await visitors to York at the end of May, when some of the top attractions in the city join forces for two weeks of gladiators, centurions, gods and goddesses with the return …
The discovery near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, is one of the biggest and most important Iron Age hoards ever found in the UK Over 800 items dating back 2,000 years have been unearthed and taken to Durham University for stabilisation and recording Objects include vehicle components from wagons and/or chariots including 28 iron tyres, two …
Date: 10 July 2024 Mesolithic Life Comes Alive in York! ‘Britain’s Oldest House’ to be Built in Museum Gardens 7 August to 1 September 2024 Just what is it like to build and live in a Mesolithic House? 11,000 years ago our ancestors were not just surviving, they were thriving and this summer, visitors to York’s Museum Gardens …
Star Carr: Life after the ice New exhibition exploring life 11,000 years ago open at the Yorkshire Museum. Families and adults can explore what human life was like 11,000 years ago, a few hundred years after the last Ice Age, through an exciting and interactive new exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum, which brings together wonderful artefacts from …
DATE: 15 June 2023 On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July 2023 the Romans will once again take over York Museum Gardens with a living history encampment demonstrating the Roman way of life. The Roman Festival 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 …
DATE: 5 June 2023 Uncover the story of unsung hero and fossil hunter, Mary Anning, through a new family friendly display at the Yorkshire Museum. ‘Mary Anning Rocks’, an exciting new display celebrating the inspiring story of the renowned palaeontologist, is set to open on 14 July 2023 at the Yorkshire Museum! Best known for discovering Jurassic marine fossils …
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