York Castle Museum

The Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

E-mail

castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 671078

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.
Kirkgate, York Castle Museum's Victorian Street
baby changing facilities icon Food icon Shop icon Study area icon Wheelchair access icon

Take a journey through six hundred years of everyday life in Britain, from parlours to prisons, marriages to the mill house. Walk down cobbled streets, peer through windows of shops long gone and experience life in Victorian Britain.
Discover a city at war, see toys that children used to treasure and then venture into the prison cells where notorious highwayman Dick Turpin spent his last night. Young or old you'll never forget this journey to the past.

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

Venue Type:

Museum, Castle or defences

 Opening hours

Open Daily 9:30am - 5:00pm

Closed: 25 & 26 December, 1 January

 Admission charges

Adult: £6.50
Child: £4
Concession: £5.50
Under 5s: Free
Any two adults with one child: £15.50 (& £3.50 per child after that)
Special Rates for groups 10+

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

The Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

E-mail

castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 671078

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 collection of York Castle Museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.

It houses some of the country's finest collections of costume, textiles, military and social history. Kirkgate, the famous reconstructed Victorian Street that provides the core of the Castle Museum, is a milestone in the history of museums.

Collection details

Weapons and War, Toys and Hobbies, Social History, Science and Technology, Personalities, Music, Medicine, Land Transport, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archives, Agriculture

Key artists and exhibits

  • Exhibition - Spotless
  • Discover the history of keeping clean at York Castle Museum's latest exhibition - Spotless. Find out why cleanliness was next to godliness and what people used before deodorant at the exhibition which puts the spotlight on household and personal hygiene.
  • Designated Collection

The Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

E-mail

castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 671078

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.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

The Sixties

18 March 2008 — 18 March 2012 *on now

Reel back the years and travel back to a time when the cultural changes were massive but the cars and skirts were mini.
Swinging into life in March 2008, the brand new 1960s experience at York Castle Museum will change your perspective on one of the most explosive decades in recent times.
The gallery will bring the spirit of the decade back to life, looking at the iconic images but also offering alternative viewpoints in an exciting and interactive way.
Rare items from a range of collections across the Trust - social history, art, fashion and textiles, militaria, astronomy and decorative art – will all be included together with sound, light, moving images and innovative design.

Suitable for

  • All ages
  • Family friendly

Where

York Castle Museum

Admission

Adult £6.50
Child £4
Under 5s Free
Concessions £5.50
York Card Free
2 Adults 1 child £15.50, 2 children £19, 3 children £22.50

The Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

E-mail

castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 671078

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.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

Everyday Life in Victorian York

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times...”
Pupils experience opposite ends of Victorian society as they take a Grand Tour through the museum. To get an appreciation of the opportunities and limitations of the 19th century class system, all pupils will try their hand at doing the laundry, receive a short, sharp lesson in the Victorian schoolroom, explore the shops, businesses and factories in Kirkgate with a Gentleman guide and help make butter to be taken back to school.

How to obtain

Call 01904 650333 or email groupbookings@ymt.org.uk to book a 2 hour session, available 29 June-3 July 2009. Price £90 per class of 30. Visit www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/Page/WorkshopProgramme.aspx for more information.

 Digital and online resources

Bitter Sweet History - aspects of the British Slave Trade

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=260

Resources from York Castle Museum relating to the British Slave Trade

Publisher

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

Toys Through Time

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=261

Toys from the past at York Castle Museum

Publisher

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

The Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

E-mail

castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 671078

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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