Albert Moore: Of Beauty and Aesthetics - Major New Exhibition at York Art Gallery Confirmed for 2017

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Albert Moore: Of Beauty and Aesthetics – Major New Exhibition at York Art Gallery Confirmed for 2017

7 November 2016 Albert Moore: Of Beauty and Aesthetics 1 April 2017 – 1 October 2017 In Spring 2017, York Art Gallery will present the first monographic exhibition of York born artist Albert Joseph Moore since the artist’s death in 1893. Featuring more than 20 paintings and watercolours, it will highlight the beautiful and classical women for which the artist is most famous and …

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YMT Card Exclusive – Members’ Christmas Shopping Days 2016

27 October 2016 On Saturday 19 November and Saturday 10 December 2016, YMT Cardholders will receive a 20% discount on their purchases rather than the usual 10%. This will apply to all products on sale at the York Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Museum, and the majority of products at York Art Gallery (exclusions apply – please ask a member of staff during …

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York Art Gallery Announced Winners of the Family Friendly Museum Award 2016

10 October 2016 York Art Gallery has today been announced as the Family Friendly Museum 2016 by renowned charity Kids in Museums, sponsored by Philip Mould Gallery and Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. York Art Gallery came out on top against nine other museums and galleries in UK, including Egypt Centre Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (Swansea), Hampton Court …

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Visitors Offered Ten Of York’s Most Iconic Selfie Locations With New Online Interactive Map

16 September 2016 Get your best smile and selfie-stick at the ready and follow the footprints around York to complete the brand new York Selfie Trail. Make It York has picked out the most iconic photo-spots in the city so you can take ten sensational selfies to make your Instagram followers swoon. Ten of the most iconic …

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Exclusive YMT Card Holders’ Exhibition Preview For ‘Flesh’ At York Art Gallery Announced

13 September 2016 Be the among the first to see York Art Gallery’s new exhibition Flesh at an exclusive private viewing for YMT Card holders on 22 September 2016 from 2pm to 5pm. Paintings by artists including Peter Paul Rubens, Edgar Degas, Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin, Circle of Rembrandt and Francis Bacon will show how the body and …

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Opportunity Now Available For New Trustees To Join The Board At York Museums Trust

8 September 2016 Since its formation in 2002 YMT has developed into an innovative, energetic and successful organisation responding creatively and positively to a demanding and fast changing environment. YMT works closely with partners in York and the wider museums sector. We make a significant contribution to the economic and educational welfare of the City and wider region. …

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York Art Gallery In A Spin Over World Famous Pottery Wheel

5 September 2016 Hans Coper’s pottery wheel, which he made himself in 1959 and used to create many of his world-renowned ceramic works, is on display at York Art Gallery in the Centre of Ceramic Art. The German-born British studio potter was one of the most influential ceramic artists of the Century. Starting his career under the …

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Tickets Available for York Art Gallery’s Artists Garden Party on 18 August 2016 to Launch First Commission

2 August 2016 The first artwork to be created especially for York Art Gallery’s new Artists Garden will be revealed at our Artist Launch garden party. Foundation Myths is a new commission by Ordinary Architecture, an art, architecture and design practice with an international profile. The installation, produced especially for the Artists Garden, draws on the …

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York Art Gallery Nominated for Family Friendly Museum of the Year Award

21 July 2016 York Art Gallery has been shortlisted for the 2016 Family Friendly Museum of the Year Award by renowned charity Kids in Museums. The only award where families pick the winners. The announcement comes after the Kids in Museums panel received compelling nomination letters from visitors to the gallery. One visitor who nominated the gallery said: “ …

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York Art Gallery a Runner Up for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016

7 July 2016 York Art Gallery have come runners up for the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award 2016. The Victoria and Albert Museum won the £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize at an award ceremony last night (Wednesday July 6 2016) at the Natural History Museum, London. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the award to the V& …

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