Date: 26 June 2025 From the Factory Floor: York Castle Museum launches appeal for information about the confectionery community in the city Have you or someone in your family worked at Rowntree’s/Nestle, Terry’s, Craven’s/Tangerine or other sweet factories in York? Did the smell of chocolate shape your memories of the city? York …
Date: 23 June 2025 York Museums Trust launch Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme to support people with memory loss and social isolation York Museums Trust have launched a new Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme, designed to support people living with memory loss or experiencing social isolation through meaningful and engaging interactions, using themed objects and stories as …
Summer at York Castle Museum 2025 Inspired by the spectacle of Victorian summer galas, visit the museum to celebrate the season in style! 19 July – 31 August 2025 Experience a Victorian extravaganza at York Castle Museum this summer! Inspired by the vibrant and colourful Victorian galas of years gone by, enjoy live music, exciting street performances, seasonal crafts and …
York Castle Museum’s Fashion Gallery has been refreshed, remodelled and enhanced for 2025 with new items and fresh interpretations to show ‘Secrets of Dress’ from the Middle Ages to the opening decades of the 21st century. Not just an exhibition about fashion, this is an opportunity to look at dress and textiles from the perspective …
DATE: 16 October 2024 Christmas at York Castle Museum We’ve Got Christmas Covered! 16 November 2024 to 5 January 2025 Where can you experience the very best of a Victorian Christmas? Take a break from the 21st century and immerse yourself in all things traditional at York Castle Museum. The famous Victorian street, Kirkgate, welcomes visitors to wonder at the …
DATE: 4 July 2024 Time-travelling Summer Fun at York Castle Museum 2024 27 July- 1 September 2024 Roll up to York Castle Museum this summer holidays to enjoy lots of entertaining activities for all ages. There will be daily traditional games outside in the Exercise Yard, including favourites such as a ‘Ring Toss’ and ‘Plinko’, along with live performances three times …
DATE: May 2024 This extraordinary exhibition of the ordinary showcases 70 items that connect us to the Windrush Generation, objects that combined familiarity and practicality, and passed down the generations. ‘70 Objeks & Tings’, a small but powerful exhibition brought to York by Museumand, The National Caribbean Heritage Museum, opens from 19 June at the York Castle Museum. Museumand …
DATE: 30 April 2024 Launch event will be hosted on Tuesday, 21 May from 3:30pm at York Explore’s Acomb Library York Museums Trust is delighted to have successfully completed a third Heritage Hunters project, in partnership with York Explore, residents of Acomb and Westfield, artists and local heritage groups. From the remarkable story of early nineteenth century …
Christmas at York Castle Museum 2023! The Victorian Kirkgate and Period Rooms reopen with a fanfare to celebrate Christmas 2023 with a magical yuletide experience at York Castle Museum. With activities for all ages, there’s something to get everyone into the festive spirit. Included in general admission 8 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 Wander through our famous Victorian street, …
Important Update on York Castle Museum We have now completed surveys of the roof in the Female Prison side of York Castle Museum, which encompasses Kirkgate, the Period Rooms, Toys & Games Gallery and Shaping the Body. The survey has identified the need for mitigating work in some areas which will need to be undertaken …
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