Treecreepers, nuthatches and Britain’s smallest bird – the goldcrest – are just some of the birds you could spot at this year’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ (RSPB) Big Garden Bird Watch at York Museum Gardens. Curators and the gardens team will be leading free garden tours on Saturday January 24 to try and …

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24 January – 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm FREE Join our curators and gardens team who will be leading free guided tours of the gardens and making a note of the birds they see. The ten acre gardens are home to a wide variety of birds ranging from tawny owls to goldcrests.

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Please note that our Star Carr exhibition is currently closed due to some essential ceiling maintenance. An announcement will be made once the maintenance is complete. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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York Museums Trust has put details of more than 160,000 objects online for the first time, enabling access to thousands of items not currently on public display. More than 50,000 of these are photographed, with all the images on the database free to access, download and be used in any way. The Trust is one of a …

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13 December 2014 The intricate details and beautiful motifs of a Viking treasure hoard will be revealed to the public this week when it goes back on display after conservation. The Bedale Hoard was found by metal detectorists in 2012 and bought by the Yorkshire Museum in May this year after generous donations from the public and grants …

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Events, Activities and Holiday Fun for All Ages! York Museums Trust has published its activities programme for January to April 2015. The brochure has listings of all the fantastic, events, activities and holiday fun available for all ages at both the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum. With activities ranging from metal detecting at the Yorkshire …

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To celebrate the Yorkshire Museum’s screening of Home Alone, a competition has been launched to win tickets to the special film night event. The classic Christmas film will be shown on the big screen on Thursday 11 December and the Yorkshire Museum is giving you a chance to get your hands on a pair of …

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Watch the film on the big screen, enjoy Roman food and learn about York’s very own gladiators. Delve into the world of York’s very own gladiators, enjoy an Italian buffet then watch Russell Crowe do battle on the big screen at a special evening of Roman entertainment at the Yorkshire Museum, York. Curators …

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York Museums Trust publish their second online exhibition for the Google Cultural Institute York Museums Trust has completed a second online exhibition, Yorkshire Hoards, in partnership with the Google Cultural Institute, giving online access to the Museum’s fascinating collection of buried treasures dating from the Bronze Age to the Civil War, 1000BC-1650AD. As …

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17 October 2014 Explore what life was like on the front line this half term as two of York’s museums looks at life in the Roman legion and desert warfare in the First World War. At York Castle Museum meet Great War veteran, Frank Wood, hear his story and join him on a mission in the …

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