Date: Saturday 24 October 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Make and Play: Bayeux Tapestry Weaving
Saturday 24 October 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Included in general admission | Book Tickets

Celebrate the display of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, one of the Yorkshire Museum’s partners, by having a go at weaving in our craft room.

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Date: Saturday 24 October 2026, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Venue: Tempest Anderson Hall, The Yorkshire Museum

Bear and the Band

Saturday 24 October 2026 | 7pm 
Tempest Anderson Hall at the Yorkshire Museum, York 
Adults: £8 | Children: £4 | Book Tickets

A remarkable piece of York history is being brought back to life in Bear and the Band, an exciting new performance combining storytelling, animation and live brass music at the Yorkshire Museum in the York Museum Gardens.

There really was a bear in the York Museum Gardens. In 1831, she was sent to London – travelling there on top of a stagecoach!

Now, returning to the very gardens where the real bear once roamed, Martin Watt’s story will be brought vividly to life through live storytelling, animated film by award-winning creative designer and filmmaker Andy Burns, and live music from Kirkbymoorside Town Brass Band.

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Date: Sunday 25 October 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Make and Play: Bayeux Tapestry Weaving
Sunday 25 October 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Included in general admission | Book Tickets

Celebrate the display of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, one of the Yorkshire Museum’s partners, by having a go at weaving in our craft room.

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Date: Sunday 25 October 2026, 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

‘A Basket Full of Eggs’: Film screening and Q&A with Professor Hazel Marsh
Sunday 25 October | 2pm – 3.30pm
Free entry to the event, pre-booking not required

In partnership with the University of York and York Travellers Trust, York Museums Trust is thrilled to be hosting a free screening of a compelling film about Romani communities. There will be a presentation, screening of ‘A Basket Full of Eggs’, and Q&A with the project lead, Professor Hazel Marsh.

‘A Basket Full of Eggs’ (19 minutes, 2025) was made by Romani filmmaker Lisa Smith, founder of the UK’s first Romani-led production company, Patrin Films. The film follows the personal journey of Romani journalist Liza Mortimer as she ventures into archival collections in search of her great-grandmother, Minty Smith. What begins as a quest for a single life story becomes a powerful revelation: a rich, interwoven legacy of Romani voices, songs, and cultural influence embedded within England’s traditional folk music.

Through rare recordings and rediscovered stories of Minty Smith and other Romani folk singers, the film illuminates the vital role that Romani communities played in preserving and shaping England’s folk traditions, long overlooked yet deeply influential.

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Funded by the University of East Anglia’s AHRC Impact Acceleration Award, the film was nominated best activist film at the OffBeat 2026 Folk Film Festival.

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Date: Tuesday 27 October 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Make and Play: Bayeux Tapestry Weaving
Tuesday 27 October 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Included in general admission | Book Tickets

Celebrate the display of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, one of the Yorkshire Museum’s partners, by having a go at weaving in our craft room.

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Date: Tuesday 27 October 2026, 11:00 am-2:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

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Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Creative Families: Bayeux Tapestry
Wednesday 28 October 2026 | Drop in between 10.30am – 3.30pm
Included in general admission | Book Tickets

Join us for a Bayeux Tapestry inspired craft session, celebrating its special display at the British Museum, guided by artist Lendita.

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Date: Thursday 29 October 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Make and Play: Bayeux Tapestry Weaving
Thursday 29 October 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Included in general admission | Book Tickets

Celebrate the display of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, one of the Yorkshire Museum’s partners, by having a go at weaving in our craft room.

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Date: Friday 30 October 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Make and Play: Bayeux Tapestry Weaving
Friday 30 October 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Included in general admission | Book Tickets

Celebrate the display of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, one of the Yorkshire Museum’s partners, by having a go at weaving in our craft room.

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Date: Friday 30 October 2026, 11:00 am-2:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

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