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#AskACurator – Our Team Is Ready For Your Questions On September 16
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 …
Contemporary Studio Ceramics Subject Specialist Network
The Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) is part of York Museums Trust which set up a Subject Specialist Network (SSN) with the aim of bringing together people with an interest in Contemporary Studio Ceramics. We currently have over 130 members and want to expand further to increase the knowledge and celebration of studio ceramics. At …
Opportunity for Ceramic Artists at the CoCA Shop
The Centre of Ceramic Art has a unique shop offering a range of work by artists working with clay. It offers ranges of high-end ceramics, affordable pieces and anything in between. The same high standards that apply to acquisitions for York Art Gallery’s collection are applied when choosing work. When acquiring work for the …
Latest Statement on Admission Charges at York Art Gallery
York Museums Trust was created as an independent charity to look after the city’s museums, gardens and gallery on behalf of the city. One of our first decisions was to remove the Council levied entrance charge to York Art Gallery making it free to all visitors. Like the protestors on Saturday, we would have …
York Art Gallery Acquires Grayson Perry work for reopening on August 1
Grayson Perry’s ‘Melanie’ to become a star piece at the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) Grayson Perry’s striking ceramic figure Melanie has been bought by York Art Gallery for its reopening on August 1 with support from the Friends of York Art Gallery, the Art Fund and the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert …
YMT Card Holder’s Art Gallery Preview Event Update – No Need to Book
Visitors that are interested in attending the YMT Card Holder’s preview event on 23 July at York Art Gallery are now able to turn up and purchase their YMT card on the day. Bookings are no longer required ahead of the event and visitors can purchase their cards from the Art Gallery welcome team on …
Three L.S Lowry Works of York on Public Display Together for the First Time
Release date: 31 July 2015 Laurence Stephen Lowry’s three works of York as well as a preliminary sketch will be reunited and shown together in public for the first time this August, for the reopening of York Art Gallery. In 1952 Lowry was commissioned by the gallery to paint a scene of the city for its annual …
York Museums Trust – Trustees Vacancy Opportunity
York Museums Trust is seeking new Trustees to support the organisation’s ambitions and plans in the years ahead. York Museums Trust (YMT) is an independent charity which manages York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York Art Gallery and York St Mary’s on behalf of the City of York Council which owns the …
Summer Fun at York Museums Trust
This Summer, come and enjoy some great events and activities at York Castle Museum, the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery, which reopens on 1 August. At the Yorkshire Museum find out about Jorvik Life and take part in some great Viking activities. Over at York Castle Museum you can find out all about the how …
Latest News
- New exhibition showcasing incredible Japanese woodblock prints due to open at York Art Gallery in February 2026.
- New Exhibition to open at York Art Gallery showcasing the work of Yorkshire sculptor, Harold Gosney.
- Contemporary art installations at York Art Gallery promise immersive exploration of light, sound and space
- Aesthetica Art Prize, celebrating global contemporary artists, returns to York Art Gallery on 19 September 2025
- Not a Pot: New ceramic exhibition at York Art Gallery showcases the best sculptural and conceptual pottery from the Centre of Ceramic Art
