Relaxed opening at York Castle Museum An afternoon designed for those with autism to enjoy York Castle Museum September 16 from 3pm  A Relaxed Opening at York Castle Museum will take place next month to enable those with autism to enjoy the museum. From 3pm to 5pm on Friday September 16 the noises and sound effects will …

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22 June 2016 V&A Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear 7 July 2016, 7pm – 8:30pm As part of the Shaping the Body exhibition at York Castle Museum, you are invited to enjoy a talk from Susanna Cordner, from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, fresh from the launch of their new exhibition Undressed: A Brief History …

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21 June 2016 A painting by a renowned artist depicting Yorkshire soldiers on the front line at the Somme will go on show for the first time later this month to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the battle. On Friday 24th June, York Castle Museum will open a special exhibition about the battle, focusing on Arthur Radclyffe …

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13 June 2016 York residents can visit York’s Attraction of the Year, two major new exhibitions and the new Jorvik experience in York St Mary’s for free later this month as part of York Museums Trust’s new Open Weekend. York Art Gallery, York Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Museum are all free to residents …

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24 May 2016 After being awarded with France’s highest honour in a special ceremony last week, the Veterans who took part in the biggest seaborne invasion in history will be visiting York Castle Museum to speak to the public about their experiences. The Légion d’Honneur medals were awarded to 21 Normandy Veterans, 10 of which were …

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8 May 2016 On 6 May 2016, York experienced a power cut which resulted in problems across our sites including the unavailability of the card readers at York Castle Museum for making payments. We can now confirm that the issue has been rectified and we can accept card payments again. Our sincere apologies to visitors for any inconvenience this …

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7 May 2016 Following a city-wide power cut yesterday (6 May 2016), the Yorkshire Museum, York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery are open today as normal. Please note however that the card readers are currently unavailable at York Castle Museum, and we are therefore only able to take cash payments. We apologise for this inconvenience and hope to …

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6 May 2016 Due to a city-wide power cut we have had to close York Art Gallery and the Yorkshire Museum from 3pm today, 6 May 2016. York Castle Museum will remain open. All sites will be open as normal tomorrow. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

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11 April 2016 Drop Dead Gorgeous: The Fashion for Tuberculosis in 19th Century England Explore a fascinating aspect of 1840’s fashion from 2pm on Saturday 16 April 2016 when a leading expert discusses the links between beauty, fashion and tuberculosis. Just like heroin chic in the 1990’s, some followers of fashion shaped their bodies and chose fashion accessories to …

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26 March 2016 York Castle Museum’s Senior Curator Ali Bodley featured on the Friday 25 March 2016 edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme, ‘Woman’s Hour‘, discussing the new Shaping the Body exhibition with costume historian and author, Lucy Adlington. This major new exhibition looks at the way fashion, food and fitness have shaped the body over the …

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