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 …
Date: 4 December 2025 The Yorkshire Museum is delighted to announce they have received a generous gift of £701.24 from the villagers of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, towards continued conservation and exhibition of the incredible Iron Age discovery, the Melsonby Hoard. Discovered in 2021 by metal detectorists nearby to Melsonby village, this unprecedented discovery contains over 900 Iron Age objects, predominantly …
Date: 19 August 2025 Adopt an object: Sponsor a Viking artefact at the Yorkshire Museum. The Yorkshire Museum has launched a new object-focused fundraising programme, ‘Adopt an Object’. The programme provides the opportunity for annual sponsorship of some of the incredible collections from the recently opened Viking North exhibition. ‘Adopt an Object’ offers the chance to …
DATE: 29 July 2025 Melsonby Hoard saved for the UK thanks to National Heritage Memorial Fund and public support. The Yorkshire Museum is delighted to announce that it has received £192,096 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund alongside support from public fundraising to acquire the Melsonby Hoard for future generations. Discovered by a metal detectorist in 2021 near the …
Date: 11 June 2025 Echoes of Yorkshire: The Museum Illuminated Created by Luxmuralis Friday 24 October – Sunday 2 November 2025 Light, colour and music surround you at the extraordinary light and sound installation by Luxmuralis in the York Museum Gardens this autumn. From Friday 24 October to Sunday 2 November 2025, 6pm to 8.20pm, the internationally acclaimed Luxmuralis brings the story alive …
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 …
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