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Yorkshire Museum & Gardens, York

Museum Gardens
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7FR
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

E-mail

yorkshire.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 687662

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
The Yorkshire Museum
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Walk in the footsteps of Romans and discover a land pillaged by Vikings. See beasts turned to stone from a time when dinosaurs ruled the planet. Discover the jewels of Kings and the spoils of war.

Set in beautiful botanical gardens situated within the heart of York, the Yorkshire Museum is a treasure house for all the family. Some of Britain's finest Roman and Viking finds, as well as internationally renowned collections of pottery and fossils, are here to be explored.

The entire collections of this museum are Designated Collections of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Daily 10.00-17.00

Closed 25/26 December, 1 January

 Admission charges

Adult: £5
Child: ££3.50
Concession: £4
Under 5's: Free
Two adults and one child: £12 (plus £3 per child after that)

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Museum Gardens
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7FR
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

E-mail

yorkshire.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 687662

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The entire collections of Yorkshire Museum & Gardens are Designated Collections of national importance.

The collections cover numismatics, archaeological finds from Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Medieval times, biology, geology and studio pottery.

Collection details

Religion, Natural Sciences, Coins and Medals, Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Museum Gardens
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7FR
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

E-mail

yorkshire.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 687662

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Paper-based and downloads

Ideas and Evidence in Science: The Kirkdale Cave

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=49

How scientists work - ideas and evidence.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Museum Gardens
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7FR
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

E-mail

yorkshire.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 687662

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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