Date: 11 May 2026 Popular Health, Arts and Wellbeing Festival returns to York Museum Gardens. The York Health and Arts Mela is returning to York Museum Gardens for 2026. The Mela is a multicultural health and wellbeing festival that showcases a variety of traditional culture, food, music. This vibrant and diverse event establishes a sense of community and …
Date: 30 April 2026 New research finds drawing linked to famous fossil hunter, Mary Anning, at the Yorkshire Museum after two centuries. New scientific research has uncovered a paper trail in Yorkshire linking back to famous eighteenth-century fossil hunter, Mary Anning. Explorations into Lyme Regis, Mary Anning and the drawings and letters of Elizabeth Philpot – led by …
Date: 29 April 2026 Eboracum Roman Festival 2026 Returns to York for Hands-on Discovery and Family Fun! Eboracum Roman Festival will be back at York Museum Gardens and venues across York from 16 – 31 May 2026. York Museums Trust and city-wide partners including York Archaeological Trust, York Minster, Roman Bath Museum, Uncomfortable York, the University of York and City Screen …
York Museums Trust (YMT) is delighted that it has been awarded £2m towards the repair and upgrade at the Yorkshire Museum through the Arts Council England’s Museum Estate & Development Fund (MEND) as part of the broader Arts Everywhere Fund scheme. The Yorkshire Museum is a Grade I listed building constructed in 1827 and set …
Date: 25 March 2026 Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard 15 May 2026 – Summer 2027 Full details on the Yorkshire Museum’s exciting new exhibition. In February 2026, the Yorkshire Museum announced that the internationally significant Iron Age find, the Melsonby Hoard, would be going on display from 15 May 2026. The premier exhibition, Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of …
Date: 18 March 2026 Finding Fossils, Embracing Nature and Getting Creative. Easter at the Yorkshire Museum 2026! Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April The Yorkshire Museum is drawing on the natural world for its Easter programme with a focus on the famous fossil hunter, Mary Anning, creative activities inspired by botany, springtime trails in York Museum Gardens and daily talks …
Date: 5 March 2026 York’s Roman Story Takes Centre Stage at the 2026 Eboracum Roman Festival Romans will once again descend on York as the Eboracum Roman Festival returns, taking over York Museum Gardens and venues across the city from 16-31 May 2026. The festival’s centrepiece, the popular Living History Encampment, will be held on Saturday 23 and …
Date: 11 February 2026 Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard 15 May 2026 – Summer 2027 The Yorkshire Museum announces first-look exhibition displaying internationally significant Iron Age find. The Yorkshire Museum is delighted to announce that the internationally significant North Yorkshire Iron Age find, the Melsonby Hoard, will be displayed to the public from 15 May 2026. Following an incredible …
Date: 3 February 2026 Enjoy a Viking takeover at the Yorkshire Museum this February Half-Term. Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026 This February Half-Term, explore the Yorkshire Museum’s star exhibition, Viking North, and celebrate all things Viking. Join immersive performances from History Riot on Tuesday 17 and Friday 20 February and listen to Viking tales from a winter camp with …
Date: 11 December 2025 Still looking for the perfect gift for the history-lover in your life? York Museums Trust has an incredible range of objects available to sponsor this festive season, including a stunning medieval gold ring recently acquired by the Yorkshire Museum. The ‘Adopt an Object’ scheme was launched by York Museums Trust in summer 2025 alongside …
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