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Open 27 May 2023 through Summer 2024 Included in general admission, book tickets here York Castle Museum is proud to present a new community exhibition developed with York Travellers Trust, celebrating the rich history of the Gypsy and Traveller Communities (GTC) in York. Through photography, an installation designed by members of the GTC, historical information and a film, …
10 September – 6 November 2022 An exhibition from Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books Included in general admission A new exhibition celebrating the work of one of Britain’s best known children’s author–illustrators Judith Kerr is coming to York Castle Museum. From 10 September 2022, ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ will fill our community …
Try our display of historic penny arcade machines at York Castle Museum! NOW OPEN Book admission tickets here Fourteen weird and wonderful twentieth century machines are now on display across the museum for people of all ages to find, play and enjoy! These amazing machines include Automata, Mutoscopes, and a Stereoscope, and depict stories of …
Now Open until Sunday 21st August Included in admission York Museums Trust are excited to be partnering with community history project, HERSTORY.YORK (herstoryyork.org.uk), to bring a new exhibition to York Castle Museum. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and York Rotary, the exhibition will open during York International Women’s Week. …
A new exhibition in partnership with York Liberal Jewish Community Open until February 6 2022 Included in general admission An exciting new community exhibition, in partnership with York Liberal Jewish Community, is now open at York Castle Museum. The compelling history of York’s Jewish community, spanning from 1170 to the present day, is shown through a series …
An exhibition in partnership with Refugee Action York 7 October – 14 November 2021 Included in museum admission Works of art created during lockdown by asylum seekers in York are to go on show at York Castle Museum as part of an upcoming community exhibition focusing on the work of the charity Refugee Action York (RAY). The works were …
22 March 2019 – 22 March 2020 About the exhibition Just as Britain is set to break up with the European Union, York Castle Museum brings a collection of stories and symbolic possessions to the city which relate to the ways we fall out of love. Always heartfelt, sometimes humorous and often deeply moving, the collections from the Museum of …
13 July 2018 – 28 April 2019 About the exhibition Explore the passion that shoes can inspire through this prized private collection of Vivienne Westwood shoes, chosen for their beauty, innovation, and artistry. This collection showcases Westwood’s Punk fashions in the 1970s and 1980s, with celebrated designs including the ‘Seditionaries’ boots favoured by The Sex Pistols; and iconic looks …
From March 2018 A new series of displays commemorating the centenary of female suffrage. In February 1918, Parliament passed the Representation of the People Act, which gave the vote to (some) women in Britain for the first time. The Act was a significant milestone in female emancipation, widening the sphere within which women were able to exercise …
5 June – 5 November 2017 York Castle Museum’s 1960s pub was transformed into an LGBT bar brimming with tales of love, struggle and pride in the exhibition York Out of the Closet: 50 Years of LGBT History. Visitors were able to discover the stories of York’s first ever lesbian and gay protest march, the festival that brought …
