16 June 2016 Applicants are invited to tender for the design and build of a new exhibition Viking, developed jointly between York Museums Trust and the British Museum. The exhibition will open in York in May 2017 for six months, after which time it will tour the UK to four other venues. We are looking for a design …
13 June 2016 York residents can visit York’s Attraction of the Year, two major new exhibitions and the new Jorvik experience in York St Mary’s for free later this month as part of York Museums Trust’s new Open Weekend. York Art Gallery, York Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Museum are all free to residents …
7 June 2016 JORVIK’s Vikings are returning to Coppergate! That’s the message from the team at JORVIK Viking Centre, who will be moving into York St Mary’s – just a few paces away from the attraction’s traditional entrance – in a partnership exhibition with York Museums Trust. The exhibition, which will run until early 2017, focuses …
23 May 2016 As part of the Eboracum Roman Festival (1-5 June 2016) two exciting expert guests will be speaking at the Yorkshire Museum. Professor, best-selling author and popular broadcaster both on TV and radio, Joann Fletcher, will be opening the festival with a fascinating discussion on Ancient Egypt in Roman Yorkshire on Wednesday 1 June 2016. Best-selling children’s …
7 May 2016 Following a city-wide power cut yesterday (6 May 2016), the Yorkshire Museum, York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery are open today as normal. Please note however that the card readers are currently unavailable at York Castle Museum, and we are therefore only able to take cash payments. We apologise for this inconvenience and hope to …
6 May 2016 Due to a city-wide power cut we have had to close York Art Gallery and the Yorkshire Museum from 3pm today, 6 May 2016. York Castle Museum will remain open. All sites will be open as normal tomorrow. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
26 March 2016 The latest episode of the prime time archaeology programme ‘Digging for Britain‘ features the Yorkshire Museum, whose collection ‘tells the story of the North and the people who settled here’, says Professor Alice Roberts, one of the show’s presenters. During the programme, (Episode 3 of the fourth series), Professor Roberts examines some of the …
26 February 2016 An 11,000 year old engraved shale pendant discovered by archaeologists during excavations at the Early Mesolithic site at Star Carr in North Yorkshire is unique in the UK, according to new research. The artwork on the tiny fragile pendant, uncovered by a research team from the Universities of York, Manchester and Chester, is the earliest …
25 February 2016 York Civic Trust, Yorkshire Philosophical Society, and the York Museums Trust announce the unveiling of a blue plaque to a distinguished scientist and former resident of York, John Phillips FRS. A blue plaque to a famous York geologist was unveiled in the Museum Gardens yesterday (at 2pm on Thursday 25 February at St Mary’s …
3 February 2016 Spectacular Sagas and Fantastical Fables February Half Term at the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery 13 – 21 February 2016 From spectacular sagas to fantastical fables, come along to the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery this February half term as artefacts and artwork are brought to life by two special storytellers. Journey into the Viking world …
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