Enjoy a variety of family-friendly and adult events at York Castle Museum throughout the year.

Events - 20 Jul 19

Castle, Eye of York and Prisons: A York Past and Present Photography Walk – Sat 20 Jul 2019

Castle, Eye of York and Prisons: A York Past and Present Photography Walk

Date: Saturday 20 July 2019, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

In collaboration with My Castle Gateway, York Past and Present and York Castle Museum, come and explore the hidden nooks and crannies of the Castle area, the Eye of York and the Prisons, from finding interesting views that tell the story of the development of York, looking at specific evidence of how the area has changed to the Padded Cell in the Female Prison and graffiti carved by convicts bound for Australia, the last time they’d have written their name in the country of their birth.

Bring your camera, your questions and ideas for the how the future of area can develop!

Book your place here and find out more information at www.mycastlegateway.org

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Creativity of Heritage: Debating the Castle and the Eye of York – Sat 20 Jul 2019

Creativity of Heritage: Debating the Castle and the Eye of York

Date: Saturday 20 July 2019, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Heritage isn’t fixed, it isn’t just old buildings, it isn’t all about the past – it’s a way of debating what matters to us today and how we value it.

Neil Redfern, Principal Inspector for Historic England in Yorkshire, will explore the heritage of the Castle and Eye of York from all angles.

Neil will share specific histories and stories – whether of the founding of York, the authority of the crown and the Norman Castle, the nascent democracy and protest of Eye of York or the judicial power of Victorian Prison, the Last Drop and the founding of the Castle Museum. However – and in keeping with the tussle over meaning and power that have defined this part of York – we will immediately debate together what they mean to us (their significance) and what might these histories and stories mean for how we see the future of the area?

Book your place and find out more information here at www.mycastlegateway.org

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