The chance to meet and talk to Veterans who took part in the Normandy landings will take place at York Castle museum later this month. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, when the Allied Forces landed in German occupied France. A number of the Veterans from Yorkshire are …
Join us this summer for some fun and exciting activities at both York Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Museum. At York Castle Museum we have lots of activities relating to our brand new exhibition 1914: When the World Changed Forever. Meet the Recruitment Officer in our new exhibition and find out if you have what it …
Europeana 1914-18 World War One Family History Roadshow British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorks, LS23 7BQ Saturday, August 2, 2014 11.00am – 5.00pm Do you have a box hidden deep in the attic or under the bed that holds your great grandfather’s diaries from 1914-1918? His army medals? Or a photo with a special story behind …
To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, York Castle Museum will remain open after hours on Monday 4 August for the public to explore the major new exhibition, 1914: When the World Changed Forever. Special Price for entry between 5pm and 8pm – £5 (new exhibition only) There will also be a number …
This summer, York Castle Museum will be giving visitors a taste of life during the First World War as they make their way through the brand new £1.7 million exhibition, 1914: When The World Changed Forever. Not only can visitors see some of the most brutal, odd, humorous and moving artefacts from the Great War but they …
In 2015 a number of exciting catering opportunities will arise within York Museums Trust’s portfolio of sites. We are now seeking to put in place partnerships with catering specialists with a view to: 1. offering a range of appropriate, good quality catering options on each of our sites, 2. maintaining and, in some cases, raising our reputation …
To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, York Castle Museum will remain open after hours for the public to explore the major new exhibition, 1914: When the World Changed Forever. Special Price for entry between 5pm and 8pm – £5 (new exhibition only) There will also be a number of free bookable …
Cartoons highlighting the dark humour of being at the front line in the First World War have been revealed by York Castle Museum. The sketches are by Albert E V Richards who is thought to have served with the Royal 10th Hussars as a Lance Corporal. They were drawn “somewhere at the front” in 1916 and …
Welcome to York Museums Trust’s new website! This site is designed and intended to be a place to find out all about the great activities and initiatives that York Museums Trust is involved in, as well as the great museums under the Trust’s care and much more. As well looking after York Castle …
Two of the most iconic posters of the First World War which were created by a man from York have been loaned to York Castle Museum for its major new exhibition on the conflict. Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley was one of the most talented and prolific silhouette artists of the twentieth century who created recruitment …
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