When Laura Potts, a founding member of York Against War, visited York Castle Museum to see the First World War exhibition, 1914: When the Word Changed Forever, she was not expecting to find her Grandfather’s name alongside a pay book in one of the display cabinets. In 1964, Ronald Mallorie Priestman, donated to York Castle Museum …
FOR 2015 Christmas events see: Christmas at the Castle 2015 27 November – 24 December 2014 Come along to York Castle Museum for a whole month of festive fun! Meet Father Christmas Toy Gallery, 6 – 7 Dec and 13 – 24 Dec 2014 Appearances at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm (times may vary on Christmas Eve) Meet Father Christmas in our festive Toy Gallery and write your …
Songs from the First World War theatre production Blood + Chocolate will be performed in the atmospheric setting of York Castle Museum’s new exhibition this Remembrance Sunday. Original choir members from the production, which was successfully performed on York’s streets in 2013, have reunited for the special event. Small groups of choir members will be …
17 October 2014 Explore what life was like on the front line this half term as two of York’s museums looks at life in the Roman legion and desert warfare in the First World War. At York Castle Museum meet Great War veteran, Frank Wood, hear his story and join him on a mission in the …
10 September 2014 Coming up this October half-term (25 October – 2 November) you can bring the family to the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum to take part in some great Roman and First World War activities. At the Yorkshire Museum you can find out what life was like as a Roman Legionary and handle real objects from the …
Schoolchildren around the country will be able to learn about objects in the collections of York Museums Trust, thanks to a new national learning resource launched today (Tuesday September 2) by the British Museum and the Department for Education. The Vale of York Viking Hoard, which is jointly owned by the Yorkshire Museum and the British …
The angels who were said to have protected British troops in one of the first major battles of the First World War will be the inspiration for children taking part in a workshop at York Castle Museum on Saturday 23 August. Works from York Art Gallery depicting the famous Angels of Mons will be on show …
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 …
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