Schools

Welcome to the York Art Gallery's schools pages.

Our gallery is home to an outstanding collection of British and European art displayed in themed galleries under the headings of People, Places and Stories, chosen to reflect areas of study in the National Curriculum. We also have a programme of special exhibitions. Click here for more information.

Our learning room, The Studio, is well-equipped to support school workshops.

Admission is free to the gallery, but we request that all groups pre-book - for more information, click on Making a Visit in the menu on the left.

A range of bookable education workshops support Early Years, Key Stage 1 & 2 and Key Stage 3 & 4 pupils. To find out more, click on Workshop Programme on the menu on the left.

Alternatively, groups are welcome to explore the galleries at their leisure, making use of our interactives. Discover more about narrative paintings in our Stories section or investigate and handle a selection of ceramics. Sketchbooks and dry art materials can be used on the galleries and some seating is avilable.

We also offer downloadable resources to use during your self-guided visit, which are available by clicking on Downloadable Resources on the menu to the left.

Our contemporary art venue, York St Mary's, is home to a specially-commissioned art installation each summer and school bookings are welcome.

We also run free Meet the Curator professional development sessions for teachers. During 2007/8 sessions will be available on art, during the autumn term, at York Art Gallery, on science, during the spring term, at the Yorkshire Museum and on history, during the summer term,at York Castle Museum. For information about forthcoming sessions, click here to contact us.

More learning resources and information from museums across the Yorkshire region are available at the My Learning website.