School Visits

The galleries at the Yorkshire Museum span millions of years of history, from the Jurassic period to Medieval York.  

The Yorkshire Museum is open for schools to visit from 10am on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  

Led workshops  

The following led workshops and experiences are currently available to book at the Yorkshire Museum:  

• Discover: Roman York Workshop – KS2 
• Discover: Prehistoric Yorkshire Workshop – KS2 
• Discover: Viking North Workshop – KS2
• Time Odyssey Experience – KS2

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Self-guided visits 

 Primary and secondary schools can make a self-guided visit to the Yorkshire Museum. We have a range of helpful resources and activities for groups to use in our galleries.  

Visit our self-guided visits page for further details.  

Pre- and post- visit resources  

 Our resources for schools page has helpful materials, including teachers’ exhibition packs, videos and 3D object scans, that you can use with your pupils before, during, or after a visit to the Yorkshire Museum. 

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SEND and access  

 Find out more how we can make school visits inclusive and accessible for pupils with SEND by visiting our SEND and access page.

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Free teacher pre-visits  

We encourage teachers to carry out a free pre-visit to familiarise themselves with the Yorkshire Museum before they come with their class.  

 Teachers are entitled to bring up to one additional adult and two children as part of a free pre-visit.  

Please contact schools@ymt.org.uk or call 01904 650348 for further details. 

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Home Educators  

 Home educating families can visit the Yorkshire Museum at our reduced school rates. These rates are only available for visits made in term time during school hours. All visits must be booked in advanced.  

 Please visit our self-guided visits page for more information.  

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Get in touch!  

If you require further information about planning a visit to the Yorkshire Museum, then please get in touch at schools@ymt.org.uk or call 01904 650348.  

If you are looking to book a visit on behalf of a Further or Higher Education organisation, or a school from outside the UK, then please complete a Group Booking Request Form or email group.bookings@ymt.org.uk.