16 March 2016 YMT Card Holders are invited to join us for special previews of our two fantastic new exhibitions, which will both open to the public on Friday 25 March 2016. The YMT Card preview events are – Shaping the Body at York Castle Museum on Wednesday 23 March 2pm – 7pm Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World …

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15 March 2016 Aviation, moths and memories are at the heart of the latest community arts project launched by the council in partnership with York Art Gallery. City of York Council is encouraging residents to help create a huge whisper of moths and butterflies, which will be displayed for all to see in the gallery and York …

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16 February 2016 Truth and Memory 25 March – 4 September 2016 The largest exhibition of British First World War Art for almost 100 years will be on show at York Art Gallery in 2016. The major retrospective comprises of more than 60 artworks from IWM (Imperial War Museums) and will feature some of the most iconic images to emerge from the First World …

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6 February 2016 Artists Jake Attree and Sue Mann have taken over the Project Gallery at York Art Gallery and are inviting you to join them! Come along to York Art Gallery between 6 February and 2 May 2016 where York born artist, Jake Attree, and Student Art Intern, Sue Mann, will be encouraging everyone to get creative on paper …

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3 February 2016 Spectacular Sagas and Fantastical Fables February Half Term at the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery  13 – 21 February 2016 From spectacular sagas to fantastical fables, come along to the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery this February half term as artefacts and artwork are brought to life by two special storytellers. Journey into the Viking world …

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29 January 2016 York Residents’ Festival January 30th and 31st Make Roman face pots, try your hand at painting a still life and meet Victorian shop keepers as part of this year’s York Museums Trust events for York Residents’ Festival 2016. Residents with a Valid York Card or York Student Card are invited to York Art Gallery, …

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16 December 2015 “A must visit”, “breath-taking art” and a “fabulous redevelopment” are some of the reviews of York Art Gallery since it reopened in the summer. The New York Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Mirror and Radio Four’s Saturday Review were among the media who commented positively on the £8 million development. The Museums Journal review …

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9 September 2015 #AskACurator  – 16 September 2015 #AskACurator is a fantastic global event in which thousands of curators answer questions online. The 2015 event is on September 16 Our team are gearing up and really keen to get your questions! To get things started we thought we’d get them to ask each other a few puzzlers… Between them, our curators …

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